Grundy County IL Archives Biographies.....Stough, Hon Samuel A ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/il/ilfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Deb Haines ddhaines@gmail.com May 13, 2006, 8:09 pm Author: History of Grundy County, 1914 Stough, Hon. Samuel A., Judge of the Circuit Court of Grundy County, and a man of exceptional ability and sterling qualities, is one of the honored residents of Morris. He was born in Williams County, Ohio, September 2, 1852, a son of Dr. J. S. Stough. Judge Stough is a graduate of the law department of the University of Michigan, Class of 1877. Coming to Illinois he entered upon a general practice, his professional career being centered at Morris. For three terms, from 1888 to 1896, he served as State's Attorney, and in 1897 he was elected Judge of the Circuit Court on the Republican ticket. Fraternally he belongs to the Knights of Pythias. In 1892 he married Jennie Garrett and they became the parents of three children. page 905 Additional Comments: Source: History of Grundy County, Illinois, Chicago: Munsell Publishing Co. Publishers; 1914 File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/il/grundy/bios/stough1011nbs.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/ilfiles/ File size: 1.4 Kb