John Forrest Dillon

John Forrest Dillon
Judge of the United States Circuit Court for the Eighth Circuit
In office
December 22, 1869 – September 1, 1879
Appointed byUlysses S. Grant
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded byGeorge W. McCrary
Personal details
Born
John Forrest Dillon

(1831-12-25)December 25, 1831
Northampton, Montgomery County, New York (now Northampton, Fulton County, New York), U.S.
DiedMay 6, 1914(1914-05-06) (aged 82)
New York City, U.S.
EducationUniversity of Iowa (MD)
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John Forrest Dillon (December 25, 1831 – May 6, 1914) was an American attorney in Iowa and New York, a justice of the Iowa Supreme Court and a United States circuit judge of the United States Circuit Court for the Eighth Circuit. He authored a highly influential treatise on the power of states over municipal governments.