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H. Billiiiifs Was Fii-sl(lt;i •VllonThr f'it\ Co.wt of Alton ono of lh«* oldest vui h It itnm;tis in lh«»Statu of Illinois ’a.i' or'ijamzpd in 1859 find its fust M^sion wa*01 of Alton was elelt; fed judge ofvlt;held Aprilto't judgeII of that \n,ir It*u«v 111 i 11 i \\ Hi!!Judge Iidlings was dumdfhfather of Mrs. John 1. * Hilda* M« Adams of 1107 Liberty StM•«. Mlt; Adams ^ the daughtei of the late (ieorge 1 lev* itt. andher mother was a daughter of Judge Billings, tlreat giandchtl-dren of Judge Billings includeHern 1! , John Ik Mlt; \damv Mis. Janies Hindu-.in Mrs Phoe tie Cox of PlBpenix An/on t and Mrs, pmma lou Cantrell «»f 1the ( 11\ Court anlt;1 served until 1905 when Judge Punnegan re- ^turned to the bench. —In 1017 1 ,e\ i 1 Ya|j(| was AI elei ted judge of the Citv Court si|^|] mm \t*d until ll§Sl. in that\ e. i r William P P*ynt«»n wasHelt; ted judge and served until sihis death in 1951, The incumbent, Judge 1 H Streeper, was elect- lt;lt;ed in 1962 and has served since , f When ttie court was organized, aiJames \V Ia\ is was its clerk and q|served until I SKI when John W. Asti assumed the office. In 18,a Pali i« k \\ aid be* aine the cler kuftlt; l#*rk of lt;onrtmiIn die last lt;entu! v, Hm’m* also slt;ledo Ohiovv lienallThe Alton Citv Courtopened had junsdn tion inchan* er v and common law lt;ases® to?except murder. In 1874 the nantof the court was changed h\ iegjs latrve enactment to the Cn Courtof Alton.Judge Billings* w followed in 1865 by Hem v S Baker wt*» seiv-ed on ttie bom h until Sept «• when he was succeeded byAlexander If. (lamhrill. In 1885 James I.. Dunnegan was c!*a tedand nerved until 190J.vet v • •lt;I as del kJames Thointon 1876-7*. fatrnond Noonan. 1x78-91. anlt;t h i an els Brandeweide 1891-1901In 1909, Silas K. Connor was clelt; PhI clerk and served until 1911 when he was succeeded by Allen lt;1. MacDonald.In 1919 James 1. i ’allahan was elected * lerk and after his death in 1925 was sult; ceeded hv hisdaughtet MargaretI he incumtent Felix T Bov. chert was elected in 1941 and hav been io-elelt;ded since thenUvAlex Hope Served The first Sunday School in liltAlexander W Hope one time t*is wax established at Alton inmayor of Alton and son of a may , M,4
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Alton Daily Telegraph
Alton, Illinois, US
Tue, Sep 04, 1962
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