Background
Holdom, Jesse was born on August 23, 1851 in London, England. Son of William and Eliza Holdom.
Holdom, Jesse was born on August 23, 1851 in London, England. Son of William and Eliza Holdom.
Academic education in London, until 1868, when he came to Chicago.
Studied in law office Judge Joshua C. Knickerbocker, 1870-1872. Admitted to bar, 1873. Clerk, Tenneys, Flower & Abercrombie, 1876-1878.
In firm of Knickerbocker & Holdom, 1878-1888.
Alone, 1888-1898; judge Superior Court of Cook County, Illinois, 1898-1906. Justice Appellate Court, 1st District, 1906-1910.
Senior member Holdom, Manierre & Pratt, Chicago, 1912-1915. Judge Circuit Court and justice of the Appellate Court of Illinois, 1915-1921.
Member of law firm Holdom, Pratt & Zeiss, 1923-1927.
Judge Superior Court of Cook County, 1928. Justice Appellate Court, 1927-1930.
Member Holdom, Manierre & Pratt, Chicago, 1912-1915. Member of law firm Holdom, Pratt & Zeiss, 1923-1927.
Married Edith I. Foster, 1877. Married second, Mabel Brady (died January 4, 1930).