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.
Courtland C. Gillen | |
|---|---|
| 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 | July 3, 1880 Roachdale, Indiana, U.S. |
| Died | September 1, 1954 (aged 74) Greencastle, Indiana, U.S. |
| Resting place | Forest Hill Cemetery Greencastle, Indiana, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Alma mater | De Pauw University Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law |
Biography
editCourtland Craig Gillen was born on July 3, 1880, in Roachdale, Indiana. Gillen attended the rural schools. After graduating from Fincastle High School in 1897. He taught at common schools and a high school from 1897 to 1904. From 1901-1903, he attended De Pauw University at Greencastle, Indiana and later graduated from the law of department of the predecessor of what is now known as the Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law in 1905. In 1904 he was admitted to the bar.[1]
Career
editGillen 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
editGillen 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
editGillen 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
editGillen 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
edit- ^ a b c d e "Gillen, Courtland Craig". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved October 7, 2022.
- ^ a b c "Courtland C. Gillen, Ex-Congressman, Dies". The Indianapolis Star. September 2, 1954. p. 26. Retrieved October 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- United States Congress. "Courtland C. Gillen (id: G000193)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
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