Justice Ralph L. Maxwell

  • Born:
    April 9, 1905 in Nashville, IL
  • Education:

    University of Illinois
  • Illinois Supreme Court Justice:
    1951-1956
  • Succeeded:
    Charles H. Thompson
  • Succeeded by:
    Byron O. House
  • Represented:
    1st District (1951-1956)
  • Political Party
    Republican
  • Other Political Offices:

    State's Attorney (1936-1945), Circuit Court Judge (1945-1951)
  • Died:
    August 29, 1956 in Kirkwood, MO
  • Buried:
    Greenwood Cemetery, Nashville, IL
  • Notes:
    Portrait courtesy of the Illinois Supreme Court

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