Benjamin R. Sheldon

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American judge

Places

United States of America

was

Judge

Work field

Law

Gender

Male

Birth

15 April 1811 People who share this birthday

Star sign

Aries People who share this birthday

Death

13 April 1897 People who died on this day

Age

86 years

Education

Williams College

Yale Law School

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Biography

Benjamin R. Sheldon (April 15, 1811 – April 13, 1897) was an American jurist.

Born in New Marlborough, Massachusetts, Sheldon received his bachelor's degree from Williams College in 1831 and his law degree from Yale Law School in 1836. Sheldon lived in Galena, Illinois until 1871, when he moved to Rockford, Illinois to live with his sister. He served as an Illinois circuit court judge from 1848 to 1870. Sheldon then served on the Illinois Supreme Court from 1870 until his retirement in 1885. He was chief justice. Sheldon died at his home in Rockford, Illinois.

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