Overview
David McCulloch (January 25, 1832 – September 17, 1907) was a prominent Illinois lawyer and judge.
Biography
David McCulloch was born on January 25, 1832, in Big Spring, Pennsylvania. He was educated in a log schoolhouse, before attending Marshall College in Mercersburg, Pennsylvania, 1848-1852.
In 1852, McCulloch moved to Peoria, Illinois and opened a classical school in the basement of First Methodist Church. In 1854, he read law at the partnership of Manning & Merriam. In fall 1855, he was elected as a school commissioner for Peoria County, Illinois, a post he would hold for six years.
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