Background
Strawn, Lester Herbert was born on March 18, 1855 in in Putnam Company, Illinois, United States. Son of Henry C. and Mary (Powell) S. graduate Ottawa (Illinois) High School, 1871.
Strawn, Lester Herbert was born on March 18, 1855 in in Putnam Company, Illinois, United States. Son of Henry C. and Mary (Powell) S. graduate Ottawa (Illinois) High School, 1871.
At Chicago University, 1871-1872, University of Michigan, C. E., 1876.
Admitted to Illinois bar, 1879, to Supreme Court of United States, 1905.
Member Illinois State Bar Association (v.-p., 1902-1903).
Married Fairbury, Illinois, July 3, 1883, Louise Taylor.