for President of the United States. In November 1880, Anthony was elected Judge of the Superior Court of Chicago by a large majority. He was identified with many of the public improvements of Chicago, such as the establishment of graded streets, water works, public parks, public library and cemeteries. In 1894, Anthony served as president of the Illinois State Bar Association. Works by Elliott Anthony A Treatise on the Law of Consolidation of Railroad Companies (1865) The Law of Taxation (1877) References Charles L. Anthony, Genealogy of the Anthony Family from 1454 to 1904 (1904), pp. 80-81 1827 births 1898 deaths Illinois state court judges Illinois Republicans People from Onondaga County, New York Hamilton College (New York) alumni Illinois lawyers American lawyers admitted to the practice of law by reading law 19th-century American judges 19th-century American lawyers