Background
Caton, John Dean was born on March 19, 1812 in Monroe, New York, United States. Son of Robert and Hannah (Dean) Caton.
Caton, John Dean was born on March 19, 1812 in Monroe, New York, United States. Son of Robert and Hannah (Dean) Caton.
Honorary Doctor of Laws, Hamilton College, 1866.
1st political convention held in Illinois, 1834. Justice of the peace, Ottawa. Admitted to Illinois bar, 1835.
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court Illinois, 1842-1864, chief justice, 1855, 1857-1864.
President Illinois & Mississippi Telegraphic Company, 1852-1867. Author: A Summer in Norway, 1875.
The Antelope and Deer of America, 1877. Contributor papers on nature subjects to Ottawa Academy Science.
Married Laura Sherill, July 1835, Member, secretary.