In 1878, Akin was admitted to the Illinois bar. He served as Joliet City Attorney in 1887 and as State's Attorney of Will County in 1888. In 1895, Akin was elected Mayor of Joliet and was a Republican.
Akin died at his house in Joliet, Illinois on June 21, 1936, and was buried at Oakwood Cemetery.[2][3]
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^ abRaum, Green B. (1900). History of Illinois Republicanism. Chicago: Rollins Publishing Company. pp. 272–274. Retrieved March 20, 2023 – via Internet Archive.
^ ab"Edward C. Akin, Attorney Gen. In Nineties, Buried". Chicago Tribune. June 24, 1936. p. 25. Retrieved March 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^Illinois Blue Book 1897, Biographical Sketch of Edward C. Akin, p. 134
edward, akin, july, 1852, june, 1936, american, lawyer, politician, illinois, attorney, generalin, office, 1897, 1901mayor, joliet, illinoisin, office, 1895personal, detailsborn, 1852, july, 1852lockport, township, illinoisdiedjune, 1936, 1936, aged, joliet, i. Edward C Akin July 19 1852 June 21 1936 was an American lawyer and politician Edward C AkinIllinois Attorney GeneralIn office 1897 1901Mayor of Joliet IllinoisIn office 1895Personal detailsBorn 1852 07 19 July 19 1852Lockport Township IllinoisDiedJune 21 1936 1936 06 21 aged 83 Joliet IllinoisResting placeOakwood Cemetery JolietPolitical partyRepublicanSpouseLouise M McRoberts m 1877 wbr EducationUniversity of MichiganOccupationLawyer politicianSignatureBiography editEdward C Akin was born in Lockport Township Will County Illinois on July 19 1852 1 He attended the Joliet Illinois public school system and went to college at the University of Michigan He worked as a teller at the First National Bank of Joliet He married Louise M McRoberts in 1877 1 In 1878 Akin was admitted to the Illinois bar He served as Joliet City Attorney in 1887 and as State s Attorney of Will County in 1888 In 1895 Akin was elected Mayor of Joliet and was a Republican From 1897 to 1901 Akin served as Illinois Attorney General 2 Akin died at his house in Joliet Illinois on June 21 1936 and was buried at Oakwood Cemetery 2 3 Notes edit a b Raum Green B 1900 History of Illinois Republicanism Chicago Rollins Publishing Company pp 272 274 Retrieved March 20 2023 via Internet Archive a b Edward C Akin Attorney Gen In Nineties Buried Chicago Tribune June 24 1936 p 25 Retrieved March 30 2023 via Newspapers com Illinois Blue Book 1897 Biographical Sketch of Edward C Akin p 134 Party political offices Preceded byGeorge W Prince Republican nominee for Attorney General of Illinois1896 Succeeded byHowland J Hamlin Legal offices Preceded byMaurice T Moloney Attorney General of Illinois1897 1901 Succeeded byHowland J Hamlin nbsp nbsp This article about an Illinois politician is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Edward C Akin amp oldid 1147454691, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
