Thomas Thompson Land (December 17, 1815 – June 27, 1893) was an associate justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court from November 1, 1858, to April 3, 1865.[1]

Thomas T. Land
Justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court
In office
November 1, 1858 – April 1, 1865
Preceded byHenry M. Spofford
Succeeded byZenon Labauve, Jr.
Personal details
Born(1815-12-17)December 17, 1815
Rutherford County, Tennessee, U.S.
DiedJune 27, 1893(1893-06-27) (aged 77)
Shreveport, Louisiana, U.S.

Biography

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Born in Rutherford County, Tennessee, with his parents Land moved first to Alabama, and then to Mississippi.[2] He graduated from the University of Virginia, and was a member of the Mississippi Legislature in 1839. He moved to Shreveport, Louisiana in 1846, and was a judge of the District Court from 1854 to 1858, when he became a justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court. He served as a member of the Convention of 1879, where he was chairman of the judiciary committee. He was the father of Justices Alfred D. Land,[2] and John R. Land. He died in Shreveport, Louisiana.

References

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  1. ^ "Louisiana Supreme Court - Bicentennial Years". www.lasc.org. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
  2. ^ a b Celebration of the Centenary of the Supreme Court of Louisiana (March 1, 1913), in John Wymond, Henry Plauché Dart, eds., The Louisiana Historical Quarterly (1922), p. 119.
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Legal offices
Preceded by Associate Justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court
1858–1865
Succeeded by