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Lott R. Herrick

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Herrick's official photograph, c. 1935.

Lott Russell Herrick (December 8, 1871 – September 18, 1937) was an American lawyer and jurist.

Born in Farmer City, Illinois, Herrick graduated from Farmer City High School in 1888. He then graduated from University of Illinois in 1892 and the University of Michigan Law School in 1894. He then practiced law with his father and later with his brother in Farmer City, Illinois. From 1902 to 1904, Herrick served as county judge of DeWitt County, Illinois. He also served as president of the Board of Education of the Moore Township High School. From 1933 until his death in 1937, Herrick served on the Illinois Supreme Court. Herrick died in Rochester, Minnesota at the Mayo Clinic from brain lesions. He was buried in Farmer City, Illinois.[1][2][3]

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  1. ^ Farthing, Paul. "Obituaries". In Hughes, Edward J. (ed.). Illinois Blue Book 1937-1938. Springfield, Illinois: Illinois Secretary of State. p. 248. Retrieved August 14, 2024.
  2. ^ 'Lott R. Herrick Dead, State Justice, Dead At Age 65,' Chicago Tribune, December 19, 1937, part1, pg. 18
  3. ^ Illinois Courts-Justice Lott R. Herrick