Background
Hand, John Pryor was born on November 10, 1850 in on farm in Henry Company, Illinois, United States. Son of Henry and Mary (Hanna) Hand.
Hand, John Pryor was born on November 10, 1850 in on farm in Henry Company, Illinois, United States. Son of Henry and Mary (Hanna) Hand.
Educated Rock River Seminary, Mount Morris, Illinois, 1866-1870. Bachelor of Laws, State University of Iowa, 1875.
Admitted to bar, 1875. Company judge Henry Company, Illinois, 1885-1890. Assistant United State Attorneys, Northern District, Illinois, at Chicago, 1890-1894.
Justice Supreme Court of the Illinois, 1900-July 15, 1913, resigned.
Chief justice, 1903-1904, 1907-1908.
Married Elizabeth Brayton, October 26, 1871.