Swedish government. Before they fled from Sweden, Erik Janson and his followers had a contentious break from the Lutheran Church. The Cambridge Lutheran church was established as an offshoot of Lars Paul Esbjörn's Augustana Lutheran Church in nearby Andover, Illinois. This religious-related tension would remain between the Augustana Lutherans (including Augustana College in Rock Island, Illinois) and the people of Bishop Hill well into the late 20th century. For more information on Cambridge's relationship with Bishop Hill see Troy Swanson's "Those Crazy Swedes: Outside Influence on the Bishop Hill Colony" in Nobler things to View: Collected Essays on the Erik-Janssonists published by the Bishop Hill Heritage Association in 1998. Notable people Dan Halldorson, former PGA golfer John P. Hand, Chief Justice of the Illinois Supreme Court John Hughes (lawman), likely inspiration for The Lone Ranger George Allen Neeves, member of the Wisconsin State Assembly Brian Phelps 25-year radio host of Los Angeles-based "Mark and Brian Show" Charles F. Wennerstrum, lawyer and justice on the Iowa Supreme Court See also Illinois Route 81 Illinois Route 82 References https://www.cambridgeil.org/index.asp?SEC=3992A7A7-584E-431C-856B-ADE840F11C6C&Type=B_DIR External links Cambridge official Web site Henry County Official Web site Villages in Henry County, Illinois Villages in Illinois County seats in Illinois