William H. Stead
Illinois Attorney General
In office
1905–1913
Personal details
Born
William Henry Stead

(1858-06-12)June 12, 1858
Marseilles, Illinois
DiedApril 13, 1918(1918-04-13) (aged 59)
Chicago, Illinois
Political partyRepublican
Spouse
Ida Martin
​
(m. 1883)​
Education
OccupationPolitician, lawyer
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William Henry Stead (June 12, 1858 – April 13, 1918) was an American politician and lawyer.

Biography

William H. Stead was born on a farm near Marseilles, Illinois on June 12, 1858.[1][2] He went to Central Normal College, in Ladoga, Indiana and DePauw University. In 1882, Stead was admitted to the Illinois bar and practiced law in Ottawa, Illinois.[1]

He married Ida Martin on September 12, 1883.[3]

A Republican, Stead served as Ottawa City Attorney and States Attorney for LaSalle County, Illinois. From 1905 until 1913, he served as Illinois Attorney General.[2] He was chief counsel for Chicago and Rock Island Railway Company and also served as Director of the Illinois Department of Trade and Commerce.[1]

On April 13, 1918, Stead killed himself with a firearm in a hotel in Chicago.[1][4]

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 Proceedings of the Illinois State Bar. 1918. p. 125. Retrieved April 5, 2023 – via Google Books.
  2. 1 2 Rose, James A., ed. (1909). Blue Book of the State of Illinois. Illinois Secretary of State. p. 112. Retrieved April 5, 2023 – via Google Books.
  3. ↑ Raum, Green B. (1900). History of Illinois Republicanism. Chicago: Rollins Publishing Company. p. 614. Retrieved April 5, 2023 – via Internet Archive.
  4. ↑ "William H. Stead". The National Underwriter. 22 (16): 8. April 18, 1918. Retrieved April 5, 2023 – via Internet Archive.


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