Justice Joseph N. Carter

  • Born:
    March 12, 1843 in Hardin County, KY
  • Education:

    Illinois College, University of Michigan
  • Illinois Supreme Court Justice:
    1894-1903
  • Illinois Supreme Court Chief Justice:
    1898-1899
  • Succeeded:
    Simeon P. Shope
  • Succeeded by:
    Guy C. Scott
  • Represented:
    4th District (1894-1903)
  • Political Party
    Republican
  • Other Political Offices:

    Illinois House of Representatives (1878-1882)
  • Died:
    February 6, 1913 in Quincy, IL
  • Buried:
    Woodland Cemetery, Quincy, IL
  • Notes:
    Portrait courtesy of the Illinois Supreme Court

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