Courtland C. Gillen
Courtland C. Gillen | |
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Indiana's 5th district | |
In office March 4, 1931 – March 3, 1933 | |
Preceded by | Noble J. Johnson |
Succeeded by | Glenn Griswold |
Personal details | |
Born | De Pauw University Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law | July 3, 1880
Courtland Craig Gillen (July 3, 1880 – September 1, 1954) was an American lawyer and jurist who served one term as a U.S. Representative from Indiana from 1931 to 1933.
Biography
Courtland Craig Gillen was born on July 3, 1880, in
Career
Gillen commenced a law practice in Greencastle, Indiana. He later served as county attorney from 1909-1914, and as a prosecuting attorney of the sixty-fourth judicial circuit in 1917 and 1918. He also served as delegate to the Democratic State convention in 1924.[1] He was a member of the Gillen & Lyon law firm.[2]
Congress
Gillen was elected as a Democrat to the Seventy-second Congress (March 4, 1931 – March 3, 1933). He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1932.[1]
Later career
Gillen was elected judge of the sixty-fourth judicial circuit (Putnam Circuit Court) in 1934 and served from January 1, 1935, until his resignation on April 15, 1939. After, he resumed the private practice of law.[1]
Personal life
Gillen married and had three children, Mary Elizabeth, Rachel and Wayne.[2]
Gillen died on September 1, 1954, in Greencastle, Indiana. He was interred in Forest Hill Cemetery in Greencastle.[1][2]
References
- ^ a b c d e "Gillen, Courtland Craig". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved October 7, 2022.
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- United States Congress. "Courtland C. Gillen (id: G000193)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
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