Background
Lacey, John Wesley was born on October 13, 1848 in Randolph Company, Indiana, United States. Son of Review Henry J. and Elizabeth (Thompson) Lacey.
Lacey, John Wesley was born on October 13, 1848 in Randolph Company, Indiana, United States. Son of Review Henry J. and Elizabeth (Thompson) Lacey.
Bachelor of Arts, De Pauw University, 1871, Master of Arts, 1874. Doctor of Laws, Denver University, 1914.
Professor mathematics, Quincy (Illinois) College, 1871-1872. Principal schools, Owensville, Indiana, 1872-1873. Superintendent public schools, Noblesville, Indiana, 1873-1874.
Principal high school, Pekin, Illinois, 1874-1875.
Admitted to bar, 1876. Practiced at Marion, Indiana, 1876-1884.
Chief justice Supreme Court of the Wyoming Ty., 1884-1886.
Mason (33°).
Married Elizabeth Van Devanter, October 10, 1878.