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Dillon, John Forrest

lawyer, jurist, author, was born Dec. 25, 1831, in Washington county, N. Y. He went to Iowa, and was elected prosecuting attorney; in 1858 judge of the seventh judicial district of Iowa; and re-elected in 1862 for a second term. In 1869 he was commissioned United States circuit judge for the eighth judicial circuit. Since 1879 he has resided in New York city. He is the author of United States Circuit Court Reports; Municipal Corporations; Removal of Causes from State to Federal Courts; Municipal Bonds; and Laws and Jurisprudence of England and America.