Harry B. Hershey

Harry Bryant Hershey[1] (March 8, 1885 – August 3, 1967) was an American jurist and politician.

[2] In 1940, Hershey defeated incumbent Lieutenant Governor John Henry Stelle in the Democratic gubernatorial primary.

In the general election, Republican nominee and former U.S. Attorney for Northern Illinois Dwight H. Green defeated Hershey with 52.93% of the vote to Hershey's 46.74% of the vote.

[3] After having served as general counsel for the Bureau of Liquidation, Conservation and Rehabilitation for the Department of Insurance from 1932 to 1940, Governor Adlai Stevenson appointed Hershey the department's director in 1949.

He served in this position until he joined the Illinois Supreme Court from the 2nd district.