Biography - ALFRED A. ISAACS

Judge Alfred A. Isaacs was born April 22, 1884, in Dorchester township. His parents were the late Abraham and Nancy E. (Fruit) Isaacs, the mother being a native of Madison county. The Isaacs homestead in Section One of Dorchester township, is one of the oldest In the county and was settled by the grandfather in 1840. The place is still in possession of the family. Judge Isaacs graduated from the Gillespie schools; attended and graduated from Cornell College, Mt. Vernon, Iowa. He finished his education by graduating from the law department of Northwestern University, at Evanston, in 1909, and was admitted to the bar the following year.

Since his admission he has practiced his profession with marked success. He was city attorney of Gillespie, and served two terms, a total of four years as Master-In-Chancery of Macoupin county.

In 1926 Judge Isaacs was the successful nominee of the Republican party, for the office of county judge and was elected. He was re-nominated and re-elected in 1930, and is, therefore, serving in the closing months of his second term as judge. At the April, 1934, primary his party again nominated him, without opposition, as their candidate for judge at the coming election in November. In discharging the duties of his office, Judge Isaacs brings to bear a thorough knowledge of the law, and experience acquired over many years of practice. He is cordial in his relations with his constituents and is one of the most popular judges who ever occupied the county bench.

In 1913 Judge Isaacs was united in marriage with Eslie Smith of Sioux Falls, South Dakota. To their union two children have been born, namely, Elizabeth and Helen Isaacs, who are students of the Gillespie High School. For many years he has been an active member of the Methodist church and a cordial supporter of any cause for the betterment of his city and county.

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Extracted 15 Dec 2018 by Norma Hass from History of a Famous Courthouse, by W. B. Brown, published in 1934, page 38.

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