Justice Francis S. Wilson

  • Born:
    February 7, 1872 in Youngstown, OH
  • Education:

    Western Reserve University
  • Illinois Supreme Court Justice:
    1935-1951
  • Illinois Supreme Court Chief Justice:
    1939-1940
  • Succeeded:
    Frederic R. DeYoung
  • Succeeded by:
    Walter V. Schaefer
  • Represented:
    7th District (1935-1951)
  • Political Party
    Democrat
  • Other Political Offices:

    Cook County Attorney (1911-1912), Circuit Court Judge (1920-1935), Appellate Court Judge (1927-1935)
  • Died:
    March 14, 1951 in Springfield, IL
  • Buried:
    Memorial Park Cemetery, Evanston, IL
  • Notes:
    Portrait courtesy of the Illinois Supreme Court

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