Paul Farthing
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Born(1887-04-12)April 12, 1887
DiedDecember 2, 1976(1976-12-02) (aged 89)
Belleville, Illinois
Alma materMcKendree University and University of Illinois Law School

Paul Farthing (April 12, 1887 – December 2, 1976) was an American jurist.

Born in Odin, Illinois, Farthing was blinded in a hunting accident when he was twelve years old. Farthing went to the Illinois School for the Blind. He then received his bachelor's degree from McKendree University in 1909 and his law degree from University of Illinois Law School. Farthing practiced law in East St. Louis, Illinois.[1] He served as master in chancery of the city court in East St. Louis, Illinois and as St. Clair County, Illinois judge. From 1933 to 1942, Farthing served on the Illinois Supreme Court and from 1937 to 1938, served as chief justice of the Illinois Supreme Court. Farthing died in Belleville, Illinois.[2][3]

Notes

  1. ^ Wieck, Agnes Burns (1928-10-26). "A Blind Man's Plea". The American Guardian. p. 2. Retrieved 2022-07-04 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ Illinois Supreme Court-Justice Paul Farthing
  3. ^ 'Undaunted by Blindness,' second edition, Clifford E. Olstrom, Perkins School for the Blind: 2011, Biographical Sketch of Paul Farthing


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