Justice George W. Bristow

  • Born:
    September 23, 1894 in Grand Chain, IL
  • Education:

    Harvard Law School, University of Illinois
  • Illinois Supreme Court Justice:
    1951-1961
  • Illinois Supreme Court Chief Justice:
    1954-1955, 1961-1961
  • Succeeded:
    Walter T. Gunn
  • Succeeded by:
    Robert C. Underwood
  • Represented:
    3rd District (1951-1961)
  • Political Party
    Republican
  • Other Political Offices:

    State's Attorney (1920-1924), Circuit Court Judge (1927-1942), Appellate Court Judge (1942-1951)
  • Died:
    November 12, 1961 in Chicago, IL
  • Buried:
    Edgar Cemetery, Paris, IL
  • Notes:
    Portrait courtesy of the Illinois Supreme Court

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