Joseph Hooker Shea (July 24, 1863 – December 23, 1928) was the

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from 1916 to 1921.

Biography

He was born on July 24, 1862. Shea was a member of the

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from 1897 to 1899. He was a judge of the Fortieth Judicial Circuit of Indiana from 1906 to 1912, then a judge of the

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from 1913 to 1916. He was the

from May 30, 1916 to May 5, 1921. He died on December 23, 1928. He was buried in Saint Patricks Catholic Cemetery in

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