James Michael Slattery (July 29, 1878 – August 28, 1948) was a

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from

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. Born in

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, he attended parochial schools and St. Ignatius College (now known as Loyola University Chicago). He was employed as a secretary with the building departments of the city of Chicago in 1905, and graduated from Illinois College of Law at Chicago in 1908. He was admitted to the bar that year and commenced practice in Chicago, and was a member of the Illinois College of Law faculty from 1909 to 1912. He was superintendent of public service of

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from 1910 to 1912 and was secretary of Webster College of Law in Chicago from 1912 to 1914. He was counsel for the Lincoln Park Commission in 1933 and 1934 and for the Chicago Park District, 1934 to 1936. He was chairman of the Illinois Commerce Commission from 1936 to 1939. In 1939,

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rushed back to Illinois from

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, to prevent political rival and acting Governor

John Henry Stelle John Henry Stelle (August 10, 1891 – July 5, 1962) was an American politician who served as the National Commander of American Legion, The American Legion from 1945 to 1946. He previously served as the List of governors of Illinois, 29th Gover ...

from appointing the late J. Hamilton Lewis's successor. Slattery served from April 14, 1939, to November 21, 1940, when a duly elected successor qualified. Slattery was an unsuccessful candidate in the special election to fill the vacancy, and resumed the practice of law in Chicago. He died at his summer home at Lake Geneva, Wisconsin and was interred in Calvary Cemetery,

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1878 births 1948 deaths American legal scholars Politicians from Chicago People from Lake Geneva, Wisconsin Illinois lawyers Democratic Party United States senators from Illinois Illinois Democrats Burials at Calvary Cemetery (Evanston, Illinois) {{Illinois-politician-stub