Editing Jerseyville, Illinois (section)

==Notable people==
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* [[Kathie Conway]], member of the [[Missouri House of Representatives]]
* [[Hugh W. Cross]], (1896–1972) former Illinois [[Lieutenant Governor of Illinois|Lieutenant Governor]] and member of the [[Illinois House of Representatives]]
* [[Russell E. Dunham]], (1920–2009) World War II veteran and recipient of the [[Medal of Honor]]. He resided in Jerseyville.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Jones|first1=Emil|last2=Philip|first2=Pate|title=Senate Resolution 116, 91st General Assembly|date=May 7, 1995|publisher=[[Illinois General Assembly]]|access-date=November 29, 2020|url=https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/legisnet91/srgroups/sr/910SR0116LV.html}}</ref>
* [[Brent Hawkins]], former football player for the [[Saskatchewan Roughriders]] of the [[Canadian Football League|CFL]], and for the [[Jacksonville Jaguars]] of the [[NFL]]
* [[Arthur Scott King]], (1876–1957) noted physicist and astrophysicist
* [[Anthony L. Knapp]], (1828–1881) US congressman and Illinois senator
* [[Robert M. Knapp]], (1831–1889) US congressman and former mayor of Jerseyville
* [[Stan McGarvey]], former NCAA Division II head football coach.
* [[Thomas J. Selby]], (1840–1917) congressman and former mayor of Jerseyville
* [[Jim Watson (Illinois politician)|Jim Watson]], former member of the [[Illinois House of Representatives]]