George W. Bristow

George Washington Bristow (September 23, 1894 – November 12, 1961) was an American jurist. Born in New Grand Chain, Illinois, Bristow served in the United States Army during World War I. He graduated from University of Illinois and went to Harvard Law School. Bristow was admitted to the Illinois bar in 1920. He lived in Paris, Illinois. Bristow served as state's attorney for Edgar County, Illinois, as master in chancery for Edgar County, and as Edgar County Circuit Court judge. Bristow was a Republican. From 1951 until his death in 1961, Bristow served in the Illinois Supreme Court and was chief justice. Bristow died in the University of Illinois Hospital in Chicago, Illinois after major surgery. Bristow had pancreatic cancer. Notes 1894 births 1961 deaths People from Paris, Illinois People from Pulaski County, Illinois Military personnel from Illinois University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign alumni Harvard Law School alumni Illinois Republicans Illinois state court judges Chief Justices of the Illinois Supreme Court 20th-century American judges Justices of the Illinois Supreme Court United States Army soldiers Deaths from cancer in Illinois Deaths from pancreatic cancer