Celebrating 200 Years

John Henry Ilsley (1806 – 1880)

Associate Justice, Louisiana Supreme Court, 1865-1868

Born in London, England, June 22, 1806 • Graduate of Oxford University • Emigrated to America at the age of 19 • Admitted to the Louisiana Bar November 20, 1866 • Partner at Pascal & Ilsley • Chairman of the Bar Examination Committee, 1874 • Died in his son’s home in Donaldsonville, Louisiana, May 9, 1880 • Portrait artist unknown