Justice Charles B. Lawrence

  • Born:
    December 17, 1820 in Vergennes, VT
  • Education:

    Union College of Law
  • Illinois Supreme Court Justice:
    1864-1873
  • Illinois Supreme Court Chief Justice:
    1870-1873
  • Succeeded:
    Corydon Beckwith
  • Succeeded by:
    Alfred M. Craig
  • Represented:
    3rd Division (1864-1873), 5th District (1870-1873)
  • Political Party
    Republican
  • Other Political Offices:

    Circuit Court Judge (1861-1864)
  • Died:
    April 9, 1883 in Decatur, AL
  • Buried:
    Hope Cemetery, Galesburg, IL
  • Notes:
    Portrait courtesy of the Illinois Supreme Court

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Court History Timeline

Documents

Images

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Cases

Chicago and Alton Railroad Company v. Hogarth

County

Cook County
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Barbour et al. v. White et al.

County

Cook County
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In re the Rule upon the Western Marine and Fire Insurance Company et al.

County

Cook County
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Deltzer et al. v. Scheuster

County

Marshall County
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Derby v. Gage et al.

County

Cook County
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Gordon et al. v. Bankard et al.

County

Cook County
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Manly v. Pettee

County

Cook County
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Hanford v. Obrecht

County

Kankakee County
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Maloney v. People

County

Woodford County
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Mosheimer v. Ussleman

County

Clinton County
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