Justice Jesse B. Thomas Jr.

  • Born:
    July 31, 1806 in Lebanon, OH
  • Education:

    Transylvania University
  • Illinois Supreme Court Justice:
    1843-1845, 1847-1848
  • Succeeded:
    Richard M. Young, Stephen A. Douglas
  • Succeeded by:
    Norman H. Purple
  • Represented:
    5th Circuit (1843-1845), 7th Circuit (1847-1848)
  • Political Party
    Whig
  • Other Political Offices:

    Illinois House of Representatives (1834-1835), Attorney General (1835-1836), Circuit Court Judge (1837-1839)
  • Died:
    February 21, 1850 in Chicago, IL
  • Buried:
    Rosehill Cemetery, Chicago, IL (previously interred at City Cemetery)
  • Notes:
    Portrait courtesy of the Illinois Supreme Court

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Documents

Images

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Cases

Nelson Alley et al. v. People

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County

Warren County
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Rogers v. Hall

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County

Schuyler County
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Hamilton et al. v. Cook County

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County

Cook County
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Hall v. O'Brien et al.

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County

Cass County
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Swiggart et al. v. Harber et al.

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County

St. Clair County
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Letcher v. Norton

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County

Madison County
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McDowell v. Wight

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County

Jo Daviess County
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Webb v. Lasater

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County

Hamilton County
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Alley et al. v. People

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County

Warren County
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Bines et al. v. Proctor et al.

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County

Peoria County
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