Justice Jesse L. Simpson

  • Born:
    January 13, 1884 in Troy, IL
  • Education:

    Illinois Wesleyan University
  • Illinois Supreme Court Justice:
    1947-1951
  • Illinois Supreme Court Chief Justice:
    1950-1951
  • Succeeded:
    June C. Smith
  • Succeeded by:
    Harry B. Hershey
  • Represented:
    2nd District (1947-1951)
  • Political Party
    Republican
  • Other Political Offices:

    Edwardsville City Attorney (1914-1918), County Court Judge (1946-1947)
  • Died:
    May 7, 1973 in Highland, IL
  • Buried:
    Valley View Cemetery, Edwardsville, IL
  • Notes:
    Portrait courtesy of the Illinois Supreme Court

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