Justice Paul Farthing

  • Born:
    April 12, 1887 in Odin, IL
  • Education:

    McKendree College, University of Illinois
  • Illinois Supreme Court Justice:
    1933-1942
  • Illinois Supreme Court Chief Justice:
    1937-1938
  • Succeeded:
    Warren W. Duncan
  • Succeeded by:
    Charles H. Thompson
  • Represented:
    1st District (1933-1942)
  • Political Party
    Democrat
  • Other Political Offices:

    County Court Judge (1930-1933), Court of Claims (1950-1954)
  • Died:
    December 2, 1976 in Belleville, IL
  • Buried:
    Valhalla Cemetery, Belleville, IL
  • Notes:
    Portrait courtesy of the Illinois Supreme Court

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