Justice Detail

Justice James Semple

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Born:
January 5, 1798 in Green County, KY
Illinois Supreme Court Justice:
1843-1843
Succeeded:
Sidney Breese
Succeeded by:
James Shields
Represented:
2nd Circuit (1843-1843)
Political Party
Democrat
Other Political Offices:

Illinois House of Representatives (1832-1838), Illinois Attorney General (1833-1834), Charge de Affaires to Columbia (1837-1841), U. S. Senate (1843-1847)
Died:
December 20, 1866 in Elsah, IL
Buried:
Bellefontaine Cemetery, St. Louis, MO
Notes:
Portrait courtesy of the Illinois Supreme Court