Alfred M. Craig
Alfred Marion Craig | |
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Justice of the Supreme Court of Illinois | |
In office 1873–1900 | |
Preceded by | Charles B. Lawrence |
Succeeded by | John P. Hand |
Personal details | |
Born | January 15, 1832 Paris, Illinois |
Died | September 6, 1911 Galesburg, Illinois | (aged 79)
Political party | Democratic |
Alfred Marion Craig (January 15, 1832 – September 6, 1911) was an American judge from
Biography
He was born on January 15, 1832, in Paris, Illinois, the son of David and Mintie Craig. He attended public schools and Knox College, graduating in 1853. He moved to Lewistown and studied law under Hezekiah H. Weed and William C. Goudy. Craig was admitted to the bar in 1855 and moved to Knoxville to form the law firm of Manning, Douglas & Craig.[2]
In 1864, Craig was elected as Knox County judge. He formed a new practice with his brother-in-law C. K. Harvey in 1868. Craig represented Knoxville in the unsuccessful legal battle to remain the
Craig was often coveted for political candidacy, but he refused all offers. Grover Cleveland considered Craig to fill the Chief Justice vacancy on the Supreme Court of the United States, but he instead chose to name Melville Fuller. Outside of his law interests, Craig also had large landholdings. He was the president of the Banks of Galesburg and the Bank of Altoona, and was a director of the First National Bank of Knoxville.[2]
Craig married Elizabeth Harvey on August 4, 1857. They had three children, one of whom, Charles C. Craig, also sat on the Illinois Supreme Court.[3] He died in Galesburg on September 6, 1911, from pneumonia and was buried in Hope Cemetery.
References
- ^ Leigh Bienen. The Life and Times of Florence Kelley in Chicago 1891-1899 – via Northwestern University School of Law.
- ^ a b c Moses, John (1896). Biographical Dictionary and Portrait Gallery of the Representative Men of the United States. Chicago, Illinois: The Lewis Publishing Company. pp. 60–62.
- ^ Illinois Supreme Court-Charles C. Craig Archived October 4, 2015, at the Wayback Machine