John Eldridge Northup

Background

Northup, John Eldridge was born on August 28, 1868 in Marshall County, Iowa, United States. Son of James Eldridge and Ippoletta (Eastman) Northup.

Education

Bachelor of Arts, Drake University, Des Moines, Iowa, 1891. Graduate student of University of Chicago, 1893-1895.

Career

Chisholm, December 26, 1894;Admitted to Illinois bar, 1899, and practiced at Chicago, since 1899. Member Pringle, Northup & Terwilliger, 1902-1904, Northup, Arnold & Fairbank, 1912-1916, Northup & Klein, 1917-1922. With Mayer, Meyer, Austrian & Platt, 1922-1926.

Assistant state’s attorney, Cook Company, 1906-1912.

Special state’s attorney Cook Company, 1913-1914. Special assistant to attorney general of the United States, 1921-1922.

1st assistant United States district attorney, 1926-1929. Appointed 1st assistant states attorney, Illinois, 1929, and led in securing Chicago Sanitary District fraud convictions, 1932.

Achievements

• John Eldridge Northup has been listed as a reputable lawyer by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member firm Kane, Northup & Rathbun. Mason, Odd; member Royal League.

Connections

Married Mary Elizabeth.

Father:

James Eldridge Northup

Mother:

Ippoletta (Eastman) Northup

Spouse:

Mary Elizabeth.