 Picture Courtesy of Jim Kuntz
THOMAS CARLIN
Thomas Carlin, sixth Governor of Illinois (1838-1842), was an early settler of Illinois and a prominent figure in organizing Greene County and establishing Carrollton as its county seat
Born in Kentucky in 1789, Carlin came to the Illinois Territory and served in the War of 1812. He settled on farm land, part of which is now Carrollton.
He served as the county's first sheriff (1821), as a captain in the Black Hawk War Militia (1832), as a senator (1825-33), and as a land office receiver (1834).
He died in 1852 and is buried in the Carrollton City Cemetery.
Greene County Historical and Genealogical Society, Greene County Board, and The Illinois State Historical Society, 2000.
5th St. & Main St., courthouse lawn, Carrollton, Greene County Illinois
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