Alfred M. Craig

Alfred Marion Craig (January 15, 1832 – September 6, 1911) was an American judge from Illinois.

Born and raised in the state, he was first elected as Knox County judge before he was named to the Illinois Supreme Court in 1873.

[1] He was born on January 15, 1832, in Paris, Illinois, the son of David and Mintie Craig.

As one of the foremost judges in the area affiliated with the Democratic Party, Craig was nominated to challenge the Republican Justice Charles B. Lawrence for a seat on the Illinois Supreme Court in 1873.

Grover Cleveland considered Craig to fill the Chief Justice vacancy on the Supreme Court of the United States, but he instead chose to name Melville Fuller.