Justice Alfred M. Craig

  • Born:
    January 15, 1831 in Edgar County, IL
  • Education:

    Knox College
  • Illinois Supreme Court Justice:
    1873-1900
  • Illinois Supreme Court Chief Justice:
    1878-1879, 1881-1882, 1888-1889, 1895-1896
  • Succeeded:
    Charles B. Lawrence
  • Succeeded by:
    John P. Hand
  • Represented:
    5th District (1873-1900)
  • Political Party
    Democrat
  • Other Political Offices:

    State's Attorney (1856-1856), Knox County Judge (1861-1865)
  • Died:
    September 6, 1911 in Galesburg, IL
  • Buried:
    Hope Cemetery, Galesburg, IL
  • Notes:
    Portrait courtesy of the Illinois Supreme Court

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