Alan E. Ashcraft Jr.

Alan E. Ashcraft Jr.
Member of the Illinois House of Representatives
In office
1941–1945
Personal details
Born
Alan Emerson Ashcraft Jr.

(1906-03-05)March 5, 1906
Beloit, Wisconsin, U.S.
DiedMay 6, 1961(1961-05-06) (aged 55)
Evanston, Illinois, U.S.
Alma materDeerfield Academy
University of Vermont
Northwestern University School of Law
ProfessionPolitician, lawyer, judge

Alan Emerson Ashcraft Jr. (March 5, 1906 – May 6, 1961) was an American politician and judge.

Biography

Ashcraft was born in Beloit, Wisconsin. He graduated from Deerfield Academy in Deerfield, Massachusetts. Ashcraft went to University of Vermont and to Northwestern Pritzker School of Law. Ashcraft practiced law in Chicago, Illinois. He lived in Evanston, Illinois and served on the Evanston City Council from 1935 to 1941. Ashcraft then served in the Illinois House of Representatives from 1941 to 1945 and was involved with the Republican Party. Ashcraft served as an Illinois Superior Court judge from 1947 until his death. Ashcrafy died in a hospital in Evanston, Illinois following a cerebral hemorrhage.[1][2]

References

  1. ^ Illinois Blue Book 1943–1944, Biographical Sketch of Alan E. Ashcraft Jr., pp. 376–377
  2. ^ "Judge Dies", The Southern Illinoisan (Carbondale, Illinois), May 7, 1961, p. 6