Charles Samuel Deneen ( May 4 , 1863 – February 5 , 1940 ) was an American attorney and politician who served as the 23rd Governor of Illinois , from 1905 to 1913 . He was the first Illinois governor to serve two consecutive terms totalling eight years . Notably , he was governor during the infamous Springfield race riot of 1908 , which he helped put down . He later served as a U.S. Senator from Illinois , from 1925 to 1931 . Deneen had previously served as a member of the Illinois House of Representatives in 1892 . As an attorney , he had been the lead prosecutor in Chicago 's infamous Adolph Luetgert murder trial
Springfield race riot of 1908
Springfield race riot of 1908
Charles S. Deneen