Background
Herrick, Lott Russell was born on December 8, 1871 in Farmer City, Illinois, United States. Son of George W. and Dora C. (Knight) Herrick.
Herrick, Lott Russell was born on December 8, 1871 in Farmer City, Illinois, United States. Son of George W. and Dora C. (Knight) Herrick.
Born in Farmer City, Illinois, Herrick graduated from Farmer City High School in 1888. He then graduated from University of Illinois in 1892 and the University of Michigan Law School in 1894.
From 1902 to 1904, Herrick served as county judge of DeWitt County, Illinois. He also served as president of the Board of Education of the Morris Township High School. From 1933 until his death in 1937, Herrick served on the Illinois Supreme Court.
Herrick died in Rochester, Minnesota at the Mayo Clinic from brain lesions.
He was buried in Farmer City, Illinois.
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Married Harriet North. Swigart, April. Children: Mildred (Mistress Ralph L. McClelland, deceased), Helen (Mistress James G. Thomas).