Justice Detail

Justice Gustavus Koerner

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Born:
November 20, 1809 in Frankfurt, Germany
Education:

Transylvania University, University of Heidelberg
Illinois Supreme Court Justice:
1845-1848
Succeeded:
James Shields
Succeeded by:
Samuel D. Lockwood
Represented:
2nd Circuit (1845-1848)
Political Party
Democrat
Other Political Offices:

Illinois House of Representatives (1842-1844), Lieutenant Governor (1853-1857), Minister to Spain (1862-1864), Illinois House of Representatives (1870-1872)
Died:
April 9, 1896 in Belleville, IL
Buried:
Walnut Hill Cemetery, Belleville, IL
Notes:
Portrait courtesy of the Illinois Supreme Court