Justice Oscar E. Heard

  • Born:
    June 26, 1856 in Freeport, IL
  • Education:

    Northwestern University
  • Illinois Supreme Court Justice:
    1924-1933
  • Illinois Supreme Court Chief Justice:
    1927-1928, 1932-1933
  • Succeeded:
    James H. Cartwright
  • Succeeded by:
    Elwyn R. Shaw
  • Represented:
    6th District (1924-1933)
  • Political Party
    Republican
  • Other Political Offices:

    State's Attorney (1884-1900), Circuit Court Judge (1909-1924), Appellate Court Judge (1919-1924)
  • Died:
    July 15, 1940 in Freeport, IL
  • Buried:
    Oakland Cemetery, Freeport, IL
  • Notes:
    Portrait courtesy of the Illinois Supreme Court

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