Justice Jacob W. Wilkin

  • Born:
    June 7, 1837 in Licking County, OH
  • Education:

    McKendree College
  • Illinois Supreme Court Justice:
    1888-1907
  • Illinois Supreme Court Chief Justice:
    1894-1895, 1901-1902
  • Succeeded:
    John M. Scott
  • Succeeded by:
    Frank K. Dunn
  • Represented:
    3rd District (1888-1907)
  • Political Party
    Republican
  • Other Political Offices:

    Circuit Court Judge (1879-1885), Appellate Court Judge (1885-1888)
  • Died:
    April 4, 1907 in Danville, IL
  • Buried:
    Marshall City Cemetery, Marshall, IL
  • Notes:
    Portrait courtesy of the Illinois Supreme Court

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  • Jacob Wilkin Cemetery 01
  • Jacob Wilkin Cemetery 02
  • wilkin-Marshall Cemetery
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