Historical encyclopedia of Illinois, ed . 9). During the past few years shehas shown a predilection for subjects connectedwith early Illinois history, and has publishedpopular romances under the title of The Storyof Tonty, The White Islander, The Lady ofFort St. John, Old Kaskaskia and The Chaseof Sant Castin and other Stories of the Frenchin the New World. CATON, John Dean, early lawyer and jm-ist,was born in Monroe County, N. Y., March 19,1813. Left to the care of a widowed mother atan early age, his childhood was spent in povertyand manual labor. At 15 he was set to learn atrade, but an inf
Historical encyclopedia of Illinois, ed . 9). During the past few years shehas shown a predilection for subjects connectedwith early Illinois history, and has publishedpopular romances under the title of The Storyof Tonty, The White Islander, The Lady ofFort St. John, Old Kaskaskia and The Chaseof Sant Castin and other Stories of the Frenchin the New World. CATON, John Dean, early lawyer and jm-ist,was born in Monroe County, N. Y., March 19,1813. Left to the care of a widowed mother atan early age, his childhood was spent in povertyand manual labor. At 15 he was set to learn atrade, but an infirmity of sight compelled him toabandon it. After a brief attendance at anacademj at Utica, where he studied law betweenthe ages of 19 and 21, in 1833 he removed toChicago, and shortly afterward, on a visit toPekin, was examined and licensed to practice byJudsre Stephen T. Logan. In 1834, he was electedJustice of the Peace, served as Alderman in1837-38, and sat upon the bench of tlie SupremeCourt from 1842 to 1864, when he resigned, hav-.
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