Justice Joseph Philips

  • Born:
    October 6, 1784 in Kentucky
  • Illinois Supreme Court Justice:
    1818-1822
  • Illinois Supreme Court Chief Justice:
    1818-1822
  • Succeeded by:
    Thomas Reynolds
  • Represented:
    3rd Circuit (1819-1822)
  • Other Political Offices:

    Secretary of Illinois Territory (1816-1818)
  • Died:
    July 26, 1857 in Murfreesboro, TN
  • Buried:
    City Cemetery, Murfreesboro, TN

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