Justice James B. Ricks

  • Born:
    December 23, 1852 in Christian County, IL
  • Education:

    Illinois Wesleyan University
  • Illinois Supreme Court Justice:
    1901-1906
  • Illinois Supreme Court Chief Justice:
    1904-1905
  • Succeeded:
    Jesse J. Phillips
  • Succeeded by:
    William M. Farmer
  • Represented:
    2nd District (1901-1906)
  • Political Party
    Democrat
  • Other Political Offices:

    Mayor of Taylorville (1889-1889)
  • Died:
    July 23, 1906 in Taylorville, IL
  • Buried:
    Oak Hill Cemetery, Taylorville, IL
  • Notes:
    Portrait courtesy of the Illinois Supreme Court

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