Justice Walter T. Gunn

  • Born:
    June 4, 1879 in LaSalle County, IL
  • Education:

    Greer College, Illinois Wesleyan University
  • Illinois Supreme Court Justice:
    1938-1951
  • Illinois Supreme Court Chief Justice:
    1940-1941
  • Succeeded:
    Lott R. Herrick
  • Succeeded by:
    George W. Bristow
  • Represented:
    3rd District (1938-1951)
  • Political Party
    Republican
  • Other Political Offices:

    Other Political Offices: Corporation Counsel of the City of Danville
  • Died:
    October 13, 1956 in Danville, IL
  • Buried:
    Spring Hill Cemetery, Danville, IL
  • Notes:
    Portrait courtesy of the Illinois Supreme Court

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