Justice Elwyn R. Shaw

  • Born:
    October 19, 1888 in Lyndon, IL
  • Education:

    University of Michigan
  • Illinois Supreme Court Justice:
    1933-1942
  • Illinois Supreme Court Chief Justice:
    1938-1939
  • Succeeded:
    Oscar E. Heard
  • Succeeded by:
    William J. Fulton
  • Represented:
    6th District (1933-1942)
  • Political Party
    Democrat
  • Other Political Offices:

    U.S. District Judge (1944-1950)
  • Died:
    July 18, 1950 in Cedarville, IL
  • Buried:
    Oakland Cemetery, Freeport, IL
  • Notes:
    Portrait courtesy of the Illinois Supreme Court

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Images

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  • Elwyn Shaw cemetery image 1
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