About Benjamin R. Sheldon
Lived 1811 – 1897 (aged 85). Benjamin R. Sheldon was an American judge.
Benjamin Robbins 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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American judge (1811–1897)
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Benjamin R. Sheldon was born on 15 April 1811.
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Benjamin R. Sheldon died on 13 April 1897.
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Benjamin R. Sheldon was a judge.
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