Justice Walter B. Scates

  • Born:
    January 18, 1808 in South Boston, Virginia
  • Illinois Supreme Court Justice:
    1841-1847, 1853-1857
  • Illinois Supreme Court Chief Justice:
    1855-1857
  • Succeeded:
    Lyman Trumbull
  • Succeeded by:
    Sidney Breese, William A. Denning
  • Represented:
    3rd Circuit (1841-1847), 1st Division (1853-1857)
  • Political Party
    Democrat
  • Other Political Offices:

    Circuit Court Judge (1836-1841), Illinois Attorney General (1836-1836)
  • Died:
    October 26, 1886 in Evanston, IL
  • Buried:
    Rosehill Cemetery, Chicago, IL
  • Notes:
    Portrait courtesy of the Illinois Supreme Court

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