John Dean Caton
1812–95
American jurist, author, and naturalist. Opened Chicago’s first law office, 1833. Admitted to the Illinois bar. Appointed associate justice of the supreme court of Illinois, 1842, eventually serving as chief justice in 1855, 1857–64. Owned a large property in Ottawa, Illinois. Travelled widely in the United States, Europe, and Asia. Wrote several books, including The antelope and deer of America (1877).
Source
DAB.
Bibliography
DAB: Dictionary of American biography. Under the auspices of the American Council of Learned Societies. 20 vols., index, and 10 supplements. New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons; Simon & Schuster Macmillan. London: Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford. 1928–95.
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