# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/john-henry-stelle
# Generated: 2026-08-14T00:59:40.302Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/john-henry-stelle"
name: "John Henry Stelle"
slug: "john-henry-stelle"
description: "John Henry Stelle was an American politician who served as the national commander of the American Legion from 1945 to 1946. He previously served as the 29th governor of Illinois (1940–1941), the 34th lieutenant governor of Illinois (1937–1940), and the treasurer of Illinois (1935–1937). He was also the chairman of the American Legion Executive Committee that, in six short months, drafted what would become known as the G.I. Bill of Rights and be known during the remainder of his life and in the years since as \"The Father of the G.I. Bill\"."
tagline: "American politician (1891-1962)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/John_Henry_Stelle_Lt._Gov_Portrait.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "United States"
  isoCode: "US"
category:
  name: "Politicians"
  slug: "politicians"
profileType:
  name: "Politician"
  slug: "politician"
birthDate: "1891-08-10"
deathDate: "1962-07-05"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           41.18
  momentum:             0
  historical:           9.40864
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     60
  profileCompleteness:  70
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
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    title: "John Henry Stelle"
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    title: "جان هنری ایستل"
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    title: "John Henry Stelle"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Henry_Stelle"
    title: "John Henry Stelle"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Stelle"
    title: "John Stelle"
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    title: "ג'ון הנרי סטליי"
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    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://la.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ioannes_Stelle"
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    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump