Background
Vickers, Alonzo Knox was born on September 25, 1853 in on farm, Massac County, Illinois, United States. Son of James I. and Celia (Smith) Vickers.
Vickers, Alonzo Knox was born on September 25, 1853 in on farm, Massac County, Illinois, United States. Son of James I. and Celia (Smith) Vickers.
Educated grammar and high schools, Illinois. Admitted to Illinois bar, 1882.
Vickers received a basic public education and assisted on the family farm as a youth. Upon admission to the bar, Vickers practiced in and around Vienna, Illinois, also serving as that city"s attorney. He served one term in the Illinois House of Representatives from 1886 to 1888.
In 1891, he was elected to the 1st Illinois circuit court, practicing there for eleven years until elevation to the Illinois Appellate Court.
In 1906, Vickers was elected to the Supreme Court of Illinois. He died before completing his nine-year term.
Vickers was born on September 25, 1853 in Massac County, Illinois. He was raised on the family farm and attended public school.
He later attended a school in Metropolis, Illinois, then taught in county schools.
While teaching, Vickers studied law under R. West. McCartney and was admitted to the bar in 1882. He established a practice in small Vienna, Illinois and edited a paper there. Vickers & Gillespie practiced until 1890.
Vickers served as city attorney of Vienna.
In 1886, he was elected as a Republican to the Illinois House of Representatives, serving one two-year term. In 1891, Vickers was elected to the 1st Illinois circuit court.
He would hold this position for the next eleven years, succeeding in two re-election bids. In 1903, the Supreme Court of Illinois named Vickers to the 2nd district of the Illinois Appellate Court.
In 1906, Vickers was elected to the Supreme Court, replacing Carroll C. Boggs.
He served as Chief Justice in 1910. Vickers died on January 21, 1915 before his nine-year term was complete. He was buried in Vienna Fraternal Cemetery in Vienna.
Vickers was a member of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, Knights of Pythias, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, and was a Freemason.
Married Leora East. Armstrong, November 18, 1880.