John P. Meyer Sr. (August 17, 1920 – October 31, 2013) was an American judge and politician.
Meyer was born in
Danville, Illinois. He graduated from
Danville High School in 1937. He received his bachelor's degree from the
University of Notre Dame and his law degree from the
Notre Dame Law School. He was admitted to the Illinois bar and practiced law in Danville. Meyer served in the
United States Army during
World War II. Meyer served in the
Illinois House of Representatives
The Illinois House of Representatives is the lower house of the Illinois General Assembly. The body was created by the first Illinois Constitution adopted in 1818. The House under the current constitution as amended in 1980 consists of 118 re ...
from 1948 to 1952. He was a
Republican. Meyer then served in the
Illinois Senate
The Illinois Senate is the Upper house, upper chamber of the Illinois General Assembly, the legislative branch of the government of the U.S. state, State of Illinois in the United States. The body was created by the first state constitution adop ...
from 1952 to 1962. Meyer served as an Illinois Circuit Court judge. He wrote a book: ''Observations of an Elderly Gentleman.'' Meyer raised and raced thoroughbred horses with his wife. He died in Danville, Illinois.
['Illinois Blue Book 1961-1962,' Biographical Sketch of John P. Meyer, pg. 204-205]
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People from Danville, Illinois
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20th-century American judges
20th-century American lawyers
United States Army personnel of World War II
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