Alan Emerson Ashcraft Jr. (March 5, 1906 – May 6, 1961) was an American politician and judge.

Biography

Ashcraft was born in

Beloit, Wisconsin Beloit is a city in Rock County, Wisconsin, United States. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 36,657 people. History Twelve men in Colebrook, New Hampshire, created the "New England Emigrating Company" in October 1836 and sen ...

. He graduated from

Deerfield Academy Deerfield Academy is an elite coeducational preparatory school in Deerfield, Massachusetts. Founded in 1797, it is one of the oldest secondary schools in the United States. It is a member of the Eight Schools Association, the Ten Schools Admis ...

Deerfield, Massachusetts Deerfield is a town in Franklin County, Massachusetts, United States. Settled near the Connecticut River in the 17th century during the colonial era, the population was 5,090 as of the 2020 census. Deerfield is part of the Springfield, Massachu ...

. Ashcraft went to

University of Vermont The University of Vermont (UVM), officially the University of Vermont and State Agricultural College, is a public land-grant research university in Burlington, Vermont. It was founded in 1791 and is among the oldest universities in the United ...

and to

Northwestern Pritzker School of Law Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law is the law school of Northwestern University, a private research university. It is located on the university's Chicago campus. Northwestern Law has been ranked among the top 14, or "T14" law sch ...

. Ashcraft practiced law in

Chicago (''City in a Garden''); I Will , image_map = , map_caption = Interactive Map of Chicago , coordinates = , coordinates_footnotes = , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name ...

Illinois Illinois ( ) is a state in the Midwestern United States. Its largest metropolitan areas include the Chicago metropolitan area, and the Metro East section, of Greater St. Louis. Other smaller metropolitan areas include, Peoria and Rockf ...

. He lived in

Evanston, Illinois Evanston ( ) is a city, suburb of Chicago. Located in Cook County, Illinois, United States, it is situated on the North Shore along Lake Michigan. Evanston is north of Downtown Chicago, bordered by Chicago to the south, Skokie to the west, ...

and served on the Evanston City Council from 1935 to 1941. Ashcraft then served in the Illinois House of Representatives from 1941 to 1945 and was involved with the Republican Party. Ashcraft served as an Illinois Superior Court judge from 1947 until his death. Ashcrafy died in a hospital in Evanston, Illinois following a cerebral hemorrhage."Judge Dies", ''The Southern Illinoisan'' (Carbondale, Illinois), May 7, 1961, p. 6

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ashcraft, Alan E. Jr. Politicians from Beloit, Wisconsin Politicians from Evanston, Illinois Lawyers from Evanston, Illinois Lawyers from Chicago Deerfield Academy alumni Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law alumni University of Vermont alumni Illinois city council members Republican Party members of the Illinois House of Representatives Illinois state court judges 1906 births 1961 deaths 20th-century American legislators 20th-century American judges 20th-century American lawyers 20th-century Illinois politicians