Background
Herrick, Wirt was born on October 8, 1889 in Farmer City, Illinois, United States. Son of George Washington and Dora (Knight) Herrick.
Herrick, Wirt was born on October 8, 1889 in Farmer City, Illinois, United States. Son of George Washington and Dora (Knight) Herrick.
Bachelor of Arts, Univercity Illinois, 1913, Bachelor of Laws, 1913.
Admitted to Illinois bar, 1914, practiced in Farmer City and Clinton, since 1914. States attorney Dewitt County, Illinois, 1924-1936. Trustee University of Illinois.
Served as Second lieutenant Field Artillery, United States Army, World War I.
Married Dorothy Rich, September 5, 1918. Children: Margaret (Mistress Francis Even), Anne, Dora (Mistress John Truman), George Wirt.