Simeon P. Shope, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Simeon P. Shope

American judge

Date of Birth: 03-Dec-1837

Place of Birth: Akron, Ohio, United States

Date of Death: 23-Jan-1920

Profession: judge, politician

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Simeon Peter Shope (December 3, 1837 – January 23, 1920) was an American attorney and politician from Ohio.
Coming to Illinois as a small child, Shope worked on the family farm before become a teacher.
He studied law and formed a practice in Lewistown, Illinois with Lewis W.
Ross.
Shope practiced in the town until 1877, when he was elected to a circuit court.
In 1885, Shope was elected to the Supreme Court of Illinois, filling an unexpired term.
Shope declined re-election in 1894 and instead opened a law practice in Chicago, Illinois.