Background
House, Byron Orvil was born on September 27, 1901 in St. Louis. Son of Harold Henry and Olive (Edwards) House.
House, Byron Orvil was born on September 27, 1901 in St. Louis. Son of Harold Henry and Olive (Edwards) House.
Bachelor of Laws, University Illinois, 1926.
Admitted to Illinois bar, 1926. Member of law firm House & House, Nashville, Illinois, 1926-1956. States attorney, Washington County, 1945-1946.
Circuit judge Third Illinois Judicial Circuit, 1956-1957. Justice Illinois Supreme Court, 1957-1969, chief justice, 1959-1960.
Member National Commision on Reform Federal Criminal Laws, 1967-1969. Government appeal agent S.S.S., World World War World War II. Member Washington County, Illinois State (chairman school law section 1952-1954), Am.bar associations, Pi Kappa Phi, Phi Alpha Delta.
Married Mildred Irene Holston, June 9, 1925. Children: James B., Marilyn I. (Mistress George Mitchell), Dorothy Holston.