Benjamin R. Sheldon

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. Notes 1811 births 1897 deaths People from Berkshire County, Massachusetts People from Rockford, Illinois Williams College alumni Yale Law School alumni Illinois state court judges Chief Justices of the Illinois Supreme Court 19th-century American judges Justices of the Illinois Supreme Court