16 Facts About Andrew Shuman

Andrew Shuman was an American newspaper editor and politician.

Andrew Shuman left the position in 1856 to work as an assistant editor for the Chicago Evening Journal, a predecessor of the Chicago Sun-Times.

Andrew Shuman was elected the 21st Lieutenant Governor of Illinois in 1876.

Andrew Shuman was born in Manor, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania on November 8,1830.

Andrew Shuman's father died when he was seven years old and Shuman was left in the care of his uncle.

When he was fifteen years old, Andrew Shuman took an apprenticeship with the Lancaster Union and Sentinel.

Andrew Shuman followed the newspaper when operations were moved to Auburn, New York and it was renamed the Auburn Advertiser.

Andrew Shuman left the paper when he was eighteen to start his own, the Auburnian.

Andrew Shuman attended Hamilton College in Clinton from 1851 to 1853.

Andrew Shuman left the college to become an editor for the Syracuse Journal.

Andrew Shuman worked there for three years, whereupon he took a position as assistant editor at the Chicago Evening Journal in Chicago, Illinois.

In 1865, Andrew Shuman was appointed Illinois Penitentiary commissioner, a role he served for six years.

In 1876, Andrew Shuman was elected Lieutenant Governor of Illinois as a Republican on a ticket with Shelby Moore Cullom.

Andrew Shuman was a candidate for Governor of Illinois in 1880, running against Cullom.

However, before a candidate was nominated, Andrew Shuman withdrew from the race to assume the role of proprietor of the Evening Journal.

Andrew Shuman retired in 1888 over concerns about his health; he died of heart disease at a hotel in Chicago on May 5,1890.