History of Marshall, (Clark County) Illinois United States of America

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Biographical Sketch of John Scholfield

John Scholfield, jurist, was born in Clark county, Ill., Aug. 1, 1834; son of Thomas and Ruth (Beauchamp) Scholfield. The Scholfields came from England to Pennsylvania at an early date in the pioneer immigration to the province, settled in West Chester, and after the Revolution removed to Loudoun county, Virginia; a part of the family removing thence to Muskingum county, Ohio, and thence to Clark county, Ill. He was brought up on a farm; taught a district school and studied law, 1851?54; was graduated at the Louisville law school, LL.B., 1855; was admitted to the bar, and elected state attorney for the 4th judicial circuit in 1856. He was married, Dec. 29, 1859, to Emma J., daughter of John and Jane (Archer) Bartlett of Marshall, Ill. He canvassed his district for the Democratic national ticket in 1856; was elected a representative in the state legislature in 1860, and was a delegate to the state constitutional convention of 1869. He was a justice of the supreme court of the state, 1873?90 and 1890?93, and chief justice, 1891. He refused a seat on the bench of the supreme court of the United States, offered him by President Cleveland in 1888. He died at Marshall, Ill., Feb. 13, 1893.

From: Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans, Johnson, Rossiter, editor