Justice Charles C. Craig

  • Born:
    June 16, 1865 in Knoxville, IL
  • Education:

    Illinois Wesleyan University, Knox College, Notre Dame University, U. S. Naval Academy
  • Illinois Supreme Court Justice:
    1913-1918
  • Illinois Supreme Court Chief Justice:
    1916-1917
  • Succeeded:
    John P. Hand
  • Succeeded by:
    Clyde E. Stone
  • Represented:
    5th District (1913-1918)
  • Political Party
    Democrat
  • Other Political Offices:

    Illinois House of Representatives (1899-1902)
  • Died:
    August 24, 1944 in Galesburg, IL
  • Buried:
    Hope Cemetery, Galesburg, IL
  • Notes:
    Portrait courtesy of the Illinois Supreme Court

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