Justice Lyman Trumbull

  • Born:
    October 12, 1813 in Colchester, CT
  • Education:

    Bacon Academy
  • Illinois Supreme Court Justice:
    1848-1853
  • Succeeded by:
    Walter B. Scates
  • Represented:
    1st Division (1848-1853)
  • Political Party
    Democrat
  • Other Political Offices:

    Illinois House of Representatives (1840-1841), Secretary of State (1841-1843), U. S. Senator (1855-1873)
  • Died:
    June 25, 1896 in Chicago, IL
  • Buried:
    Oak Woods Cemetery, Chicago, IL
  • Notes:
    Portrait courtesy of the Illinois Supreme Court

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Documents

Images

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  • Lyman Trumbull Cemetery image 1
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Cases

Perry v. McHenry

County

Sangamon County
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Alton & Sangamon RR v. Carpenter

County

Sangamon County
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Merritt et al. v. Thompson

County

Grundy County
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McGinnity v. Laguerenne et al.

County

Peoria County
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Rucker et al. v. Fuller

County

Morgan County
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Blakeley v. Bestor

County

Peoria County
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O'Conner and Boyd v. Mullen

County

Sangamon County
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Major v. Hawkes et al.

County

McLean County
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Whitecraft et al. v. Vandever

County

Christian County
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Governor of the State of Illinois v. Ridgway et al.

County

Jefferson County
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