Lott Russell Herrick (December 8, 1871 – September 18, 1937) was an American lawyer and jurist. Born in

Farmer City, Illinois Farmer City is a city in DeWitt County, Illinois, United States. The population was 1,828 at the 2020 census. Farmer City is part of Blue Ridge Community Unit School District 18 sharing facilities with nearby Mansfield and Bellflower, Illinoi ...

, Herrick graduated from Farmer City High School in 1888. He then graduated from

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in 1892 and the

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in 1894. He then practiced law with his father and later with his brother in Farmer City, Illinois. From 1902 to 1904, Herrick served as county judge of

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. He also served as president of the Board of Education of the Moore Township High School. From 1933 until his death in 1937, Herrick served on the

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. Herrick died in

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at the

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from brain lesions. He was buried in Farmer City, Illinois.Illinois Courts-Justice Lott R. Herrick
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