Justice Sidney Breese

  • Born:
    July 15, 1800 in Whitesboro, NY
  • Education:

    Hamilton College, Union College (Schenectady, NY)

  • Illinois Supreme Court Justice:
    1841-1843, 1857-1878
  • Illinois Supreme Court Chief Justice:
    1867-1870, 1873-1874
  • Succeeded:
    Walter B. Scates
  • Succeeded by:
    David J. Baker, James Semple
  • Represented:
    2nd Circuit (1841-1843), 1st Division (1857-1870), 1st District (1870-1878)
  • Political Party
    Democrat
  • Other Political Offices:

    State's Attorney (1822-1827), U.S. District Attorney (1827-1829), Circuit Judge (1835-1841), U.S. Senator (1843-1849), Illinois House of Representatives (1851-1852), Circuit Judge (1855-1857)
  • Died:
    June 27, 1878 in Pinckneyville, IL
  • Buried:
    Carlyle Cemetery, Carlyle, IL
  • Notes:
    Portrait courtesy of the Illinois Supreme Court

Succession of Illinois Supreme Court Justices (PDF)

Court History Timeline

Documents

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Cases

American Express Company v. Pinckney

County

Cook County
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Baker v. Williams

County

Rock Island County
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Armstrong v. People

County

Rock Island County
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Baker et al. v. Administrator of Backus, dec'd.

County

Cook County
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Banks v. Banks

County

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Benedict v. Dillehunt

County

Macon County
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Brownell v. Dixon

County

McLean County
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Brundage v. Camp

County

Sangamon County
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Buchter v. Dew

County

Clinton County
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Clifford v. Town of Eagle

County

LaSalle County
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