Richard Elrod
Richard Elrod | |
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Judge of the Sheriff of Cook County, Illinois | |
In office 1970–1986 | |
Preceded by | Joseph I. Woods |
Succeeded by | James E. O'Grady |
Member of the Illinois House of Representatives | |
In office 1969–1970 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Chicago, Illinois | February 17, 1934
Died | April 19, 2014 Chicago, Illinois | (aged 80)
Political party | Democratic Party |
Alma mater | Northwestern University |
Richard J. Elrod (February 17, 1934 – April 19, 2014) was an American jurist, sheriff, and legislator.
Biography
Born to a
Elrod's father was
Elrod was Chicago's Assistant Corporation Counsel from 1958 through 1970, and its Chief City Prosecutor from 1960 through 1970.[3]
Elrod served in the Illinois House of Representatives, in 1969, as a Democrat. While serving in the Illinois General Assembly, Elrod was seriously injured and left paralyzed while helping a Chicago police officer capture a man during the Days of Rage conflict in 1969.
Elrod was elected
From 1986 until 1988, he worked as the Senior Assistant Attorney General,[3] working under Illinois Attorney General Neil Hartigan.
Elrod was then appointed as a judge on the Circuit Court of Cook County in August 1988, where he continued to serve until his death in 2014.[3] He died of cancer in Chicago, Illinois.[9][10]
Personal life
In 1955, he married Marilyn Mann; they had two children: Steven Elrod and Audrey Elrod Lakin. After his death, services were held at Temple Am Shalom in Glencoe, Illinois.[11] His sister was Gloria Sheppard Bliss.
In popular culture
Elrod appears as a character in Saul Bellow's 1982 novel The Dean's December, both for the Days of Rage injury he received early in the novel and later in the protagonist Albert Corde's friendship during Elrod's career as Sheriff of Cook County.
Notes
- ^ Goldsborough, Bob (21 April 2014). "Former Cook sheriff, judge Richard Elrod dies". chicagotribune.com. Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
- ^ "Chicago's 24th ward: politics the old fashioned way". Chicago Now. 9 April 2012. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
- ^ a b c "Richard Elrod". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
- ^ Goldsborough, Bob (21 April 2014). "Former Cook sheriff, judge Richard Elrod dies". chicagotribune.com. Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
- ^ Chicago Tribune, 11/7/1974
- ^ Chicago Tribune, 11/9/1978
- ^ Chicago Tribune, 11/4/1982
- ^ O`Connor, Matt (8 November 1990). "GOP'S HOPES FOR O'GRADY GO SOUR". chicagotribune.com. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
- ^ 'Former Cook County Sheriff Richard J Elrod dies at 80' Chicago Sun-Times, Mitch Dudek, April 21, 2014
- ^ 'Illinois Blue Book 1969-1970,' Biographical Sketch of Richard J. Elrod, pg. 214-215
- ^ "Hon. Richard J. Elrod, Cook County Circuit Judge and dedicated and beloved civic leader and public servant, passed away at the age of 80". Chicago Tribune. April 21, 2014.