Josiah Lamborn

Josiah Lamborn (January 31, 1809 – March 31, 1847) was an American politician who served as attorney general of Illinois of Illinois from 1840 to 1843 and was the chief prosecuting attorney in the trial of five defendants accused in the killing of Joseph Smith.

Early life and education Lamborn was born in Chester County, Pennsylvania, and raised in Cincinnati and Washington County, Kentucky. He was educated at Transylvania University.

Career In the early 1830s, he moved to Jacksonville, Illinois, where he became involved as a leader of the anti-Jacksonian wing of the Democratic Party.

In December 1840, Lamborn was elected attorney general of Illinois. As attorney general, he appeared or argued before the Supreme Court of Illinois in 46 cases. During his tenure, it was rumored that Lamborn was corrupt and that he had accepted bribes.