Harry B. Hershey

Harry B. Hershey (March 8, 1885 – August 3, 1967) was an American jurist.

Born in Mifflin, Ohio, Hershey went to the Taylorville High School in Taylorville, Illinois. He received his bachelor's degree from University of Illinois and his J.D. degree from University of Chicago Law School. Hershey practiced law in Taylorville, Illinois and served as city attorney for Taylorville. Hershey also served as mayor of Taylorville from 1922 to 1926 and was the state's attorney for Christian County, Illinois. In 1940, Hershey was the Democratic nominee for Governor of Illinois. Hersey was appointed director of the Illinois Department of Insurance by Governor Adlai Stevenson and served in 1949 and 1950. Hershey served on the Illinois Supreme Court from 1951 until 1966. Hershey died in a hospital in Taylorville, Illinois.[1][2]

Notes
  1. Illinois Supreme Court-Harry B. Hershey
  2. 'Former Judge Harry Hershey Is Dead At 82,' Chicago Tribune, September 1, 1967, section 1, pg. 12
Party political offices
Preceded by
Henry Horner		 Democratic nominee for Governor of Illinois
1940		 Succeeded by
Thomas J. Courtney


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