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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  • Lyman Trumbull Cemetery image 1
  • David M. Woodson cemetery 02
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