Justice Orrin N. Carter

  • Born:
    January 22, 1854 in Jefferson County, NY
  • Education:

    Wheaton College
  • Illinois Supreme Court Justice:
    1906-1924
  • Illinois Supreme Court Chief Justice:
    1911-1912, 1917-1918, 1924-1924
  • Succeeded:
    Benjamin D. Magruder
  • Succeeded by:
    Frederic R. DeYoung
  • Represented:
    7th District (1906-1924)
  • Political Party
    Republican
  • Other Political Offices:

    State's Attorney (1882-1888), Cook County Judge (1894-1906)
  • Died:
    August 16, 1928 in Glendale, CA
  • Notes:
    Portrait courtesy of the Illinois Supreme Court

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