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Solomon Hicks Bethea
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois · 1905
Solomon Hicks Bethea , Judge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. Solomon Hicks Bethea (May 18, 1852 – August 3, 1909) was an American attorney, politician and judge. He was appointed United States district judge for the Northern District of Illinois by Theodore Roosevelt. He also served as United States Attorney for the same district, was a member of the Illinois House of Representatives for one term, and was Mayor of Dixon, Illinois.
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Private practice, Dixon, Illinois, 1877-1898; State representative, Illinois, 1882-1883; Mayor, Dixon, Illinois; U.S. attorney for the Northern District of Illinois, 1899-1905
Biography
Solomon Hicks Bethea (May 18, 1852 – August 3, 1909) was an American attorney, politician and judge. He was appointed United States district judge for the Northern District of Illinois by Theodore Roosevelt. He also served as United States Attorney for the same district, was a member of the Illinois House of Representatives for one term, and was Mayor of Dixon, Illinois.
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