Nathaniel Clinton Sears

Background

Sears, Nathaniel Clinton was born on August 23, 1854 in Gallipolis, Ohio, United States. Son of Amos Gould and Susan (Davis) Sears.

Education

Bachelor of Arts, Amherst, 1875, Master of Arts, 1878. Law student, University of Berlin, 1875-1876. (Doctor of Laws, Northwestern University, 1898).

Career

Admitted to Illinois bar, January 1, 1878. Elected judge Superior Court of Cook Company, Illinois, 1893. Appointed The American Association Foreign Justice Appellate Court of Illinois, 1897.

Reapptd., 1900, chief justice Appellate Court, 1902.

Resigned April 1, 1903, to enter firm of Sears, Meagher & Whitney, Chicago, retired. Republican candidate for mayor of Chicago, 1897.

Was member Chicago Board of Education.

Achievements

• Nathaniel Clinton Sears has been listed as a reputable lawyer by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Chicago Board of Education</td><tr><td class="label_burgverd11px"><b>Death</b></td></tr><tr><td> Died May 7, 1934.

Connections

Married Laura Raymond Davidson, May 26, 1887.

Father:

Amos Gould Sears

Mother:

Susan (Davis) Sears

Spouse:

Laura Raymond Davidson