| Alan E. Ashcraft Jr. | |
| Office: | Member of the Illinois House of Representatives |
| Term Start: | 1941 |
| Term End: | 1945 |
| Birth Name: | Alan Emerson Ashcraft Jr. |
| Birth Date: | 5 March 1906 |
| Birth Place: | Beloit, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| Death Place: | Evanston, Illinois, U.S. |
| Alma Mater: | Deerfield Academy University of Vermont Northwestern University School of Law |
| Profession: | Politician, lawyer, judge |
Alan Emerson Ashcraft Jr. (March 5, 1906 - May 6, 1961) was an American politician and judge.
Ashcraft was born in Beloit, Wisconsin. He graduated from Deerfield Academy in Deerfield, Massachusetts. Ashcraft went to University of Vermont and to Northwestern Pritzker School of Law. Ashcraft practiced law in Chicago, Illinois. He lived in Evanston, Illinois and served on the Evanston City Council from 1935 to 1941. Ashcraft then served in the Illinois House of Representatives from 1941 to 1945 and was involved with the Republican Party. Ashcraft served as an Illinois Superior Court judge from 1947 until his death. Ashcrafy died in a hospital in Evanston, Illinois following a cerebral hemorrhage.[1] [2]