Judge David F. Matchett, Sr., and family papers, 1868-1974 (bulk 1895-1970).

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Judge David F. Matchett, Sr., and family papers, 1868-1974 (bulk 1895-1970).

Correspondence, legal documents, financial records, scrapbooks, newspaper clippings, and other papers of Judge David F. Matchett, Sr., his wife Jennie Elizabeth Moore Matchett, and his son David F. Matchett, Jr. Present are materials related to Judge David F. Matchett's involvement with the National Light, Heat and Power Company of Chicago (Ill.), Cornell University, and the Chicago Bar Association. Also included are correspondence and legal documents related to David F. Matchett, Jr.'s settling of the estate of Roberta Jerrems. Topics include law, politics (both Matchetts were Republicans), and family matters. Mr. and Mrs. Matchett, Sr., resided in the Woodlawn neighborhood of Chicago for many years; David F. Matchett, Jr., had a law practice in Northfield, Ill.

1 oversize folder.

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SNAC Resource ID: 8082039

Chicago History Museum

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Republican Party (Chicago, Ill.)

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Cornell University

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Matchett, Jennie Elizabeth Moore.

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Devereaux, Robert

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Matchett, David F. (David Fleming), 1867-1946.

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Judge David F. Matchett, Sr. (1867-1946) was a lawyer and judge who served for many years on the Illinois Appellate Court. His son, David F. Matchett, Jr. (1910-1974) practiced law in suburban Northfield (Ill.) until his death in 1974. He ran for judge of the Superior Court of Cook County in 1959 and lost. From the description of Judge David F. Matchett, Sr., and family papers, 1868-1974 (bulk 1895-1970). (Chicago History Museum). WorldCat record id: 713350219 ...

Republican Party (Cook County, Ill.)

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Chicago Bar Association

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National Light, Heat and Power Company.

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Matchett, David F. (David Fleming), 1910-1974.

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Jerrems, Roberta.

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