Justice Benjamin R. Sheldon

  • Born:
    April 15, 1811 in Sandisville, MA
  • Education:

    Williams College, Yale University
  • Illinois Supreme Court Justice:
    1870-1888
  • Illinois Supreme Court Chief Justice:
    1876-1877, 1883-1884, 1887-1888
  • Succeeded by:
    Joseph M. Bailey
  • Represented:
    6th District (1870-1888)
  • Political Party
    Republican
  • Other Political Offices:

    Circuit Court Judge (1848-1870)
  • Died:
    April 13, 1897 in Rockford, IL
  • Buried:
    Greenwood Cemetery, Rockford, IL
  • Notes:
    Portrait courtesy of the Illinois Supreme Court

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Cases

Cherry v. Carthage College

County

Hancock County
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