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Edward C. Akin

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Edward C. Akin
Illinois Attorney General
In office
1897–1901
Mayor of Joliet, Illinois
In office
1895
Personal details
Born(1852-07-19)July 19, 1852
Lockport Township, Illinois
DiedJune 21, 1936(1936-06-21) (aged 83)
Joliet, Illinois
Resting placeOakwood Cemetery, Joliet
Political partyRepublican
Spouse
Louise M. McRoberts
(m. 1877)
EducationUniversity of Michigan
OccupationLawyer, politician
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Edward C. Akin (July 19, 1852 – June 21, 1936) was an American lawyer and politician.

Biography

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Edward C. Akin was born in Lockport Township, Will County, Illinois on July 19, 1852.[1] He attended the Joliet, Illinois public school system and went to college at the University of Michigan. He worked as a teller at the First National Bank of Joliet.

He married Louise M. McRoberts in 1877.[1]

In 1878, Akin was admitted to the Illinois bar. He served as Joliet City Attorney in 1887 and as State's Attorney of Will County in 1888. In 1895, Akin was elected Mayor of Joliet and was a Republican.

From 1897 to 1901, Akin served as Illinois Attorney General.[2]

Akin died at his house in Joliet, Illinois on June 21, 1936, and was buried at Oakwood Cemetery.[2][3]

Notes

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  1. ^ a b Raum, Green B. (1900). History of Illinois Republicanism. Chicago: Rollins Publishing Company. pp. 272–274. Retrieved March 20, 2023 – via Internet Archive.
  2. ^ a b "Edward C. Akin, Attorney Gen. In Nineties, Buried". Chicago Tribune. June 24, 1936. p. 25. Retrieved March 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Illinois Blue Book 1897, Biographical Sketch of Edward C. Akin, p. 134
Party political offices
Preceded by Republican nominee for Attorney General of Illinois
1896
Succeeded by
Legal offices
Preceded by Attorney General of Illinois
1897 – 1901
Succeeded by