son of Elihu B. Washburne; born and raised in Galena; relocated to Chicago where he practiced law and served one term as mayor John Henry Weber (1779–1859), assistant superintendent of U.S. government lead mines in Galena in 1833; served briefly as superintendent until his retirement in 1840, previously an explorer and fur trader; explored territory in the Rocky Mountains and in Utah; namesake of Weber State University 20th-century residents Leo E. Allen (1898–1973), U.S. Congressman (1933–1961) representing the 13th and 16th districts; Jo Daviess County Clerk; taught at Galena; practiced law John W. Cox, Jr., Congressman from Illinois' 16th (1991–1993), the first Democrat to serve the area since 1850 Edgar Cunningham (1910–1980), first African American Eagle Scout; married in Galena and briefly lived there G. Walter Dittmar (1872–1949), lived and practiced dentistry in Galena; faculty member at University of Illinois-Chicago College of Dentistry; president of the American Dental Association Katharine Gibbs (1863–1934), born in Galena; founder of Gibbs College John Hope (1911–2002), meteorologist who specialized in hurricane forecasting; on-air personality on The Weather Channel; lived his final years in Galena Thomas B. Howard (1854–1920), born and raised in Galena; commander in chief of the U.S. Pacific Fleet prior to entry into World War I; sailed around the world with the Great White Fleet Donald William Kerst (1911–1993), physicist, born in Galena, earned a Ph.D. from University of Wisconsin in 1937; professor at University of Illinois, 1938–1957; during World War II, worked at Los Alamos, New Mexico; was employed at the General Atomic Laboratory, La Jolla, working on the Manhattan Project (1957–1962); developed the betatron in 1940 and became the first person to accelerate electrons using magnetic fields Francis Marshall, brigadier general during World War I; awarded the Army Distinguished Service Medal for his achievements in his command during the Meuse-Argonne Offensive Don McNeill (1907–1996), radio personality, creator and host of Don McNeill's Breakfast Club, which aired for more than 30 years Christian Narkiewicz-Laine, architect, artist, poet, writer, architecture critic, former architecture critic of the Chicago Sun-Times, former editor of Inland Architect, former director of the American Institute of Architects, former executive of Joseph P. Kennedy Enterprises, Inc., president of the Chicago Athenaeum: Museum of Architecture and Design Jim Post, folk singer-songwriter, playwright and actor; former member of band Friend and Lover; wrote the top 10 Billboard hit "Reach Out of the Darkness" in 1968 Adlai Stevenson II (1900–1965), politician; owned