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

Images

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Cases

Alexander et al. v. Tams et al.

Tams and others sued Alexander and others to sell real estate that the deceased Wilbourn had sold to Alexander to avoid unsatisfied judgments. The circuit court found Tams and others couldn't subject the land to payment but awarded them $700, Wilbourn's contribution. Alexander and others appealed. The Illinois Supreme Court reversed the lower court's judgment and remanded the case to allow Alexander's administrator to become a party.

County

Cass County