Solomon Hicks Bethea

Judge Solomon Hicks Bethea

Personal

Birthday:

5/18/1852

Birthplace:

Lee County, IL

Date of Death:

8/3/1909

Place of Death:

Dixon, IL

Race or Ethnicity:

White

Gender:

Male

Prior Employment:

Private practice, Dixon, Illinois, 1877-1898
State representative, Illinois, 1882-1883
Mayor, Dixon, Illinois
U.S. attorney for the Northern District of Illinois, 1899-1905

Education

Name of School:

Read law

Degree Year:

1876

Judicial Career

Court Name:

U. S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois

Court Name:

Illinois Northern District Court

President Nominating:

Theodore Roosevelt

Party Affiliation of President:

Republican

Commission Date:

3/18/1905

Termination Date:

8/3/1909

Termination Reason:

Death