James Douglas Elliott
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Appointed byWilliam Howard Taft
Preceded byJohn Emmett Carland
Succeeded bySeat abolished
BornJames Douglas Elliott
October 7, 1859
October 7, 1859
James Douglas Elliott | |
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| Judge of the United States District Court for the District of South Dakota | |
| In office June 7, 1911 – January 30, 1933 | |
| Appointed by | William Howard Taft |
| Preceded by | John Emmett Carland |
| Succeeded by | Seat abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | James Douglas Elliott October 7, 1859 |
| Died | January 30, 1933 (aged 73) |
| Education | read law |
James Douglas Elliott (October 7, 1859 – January 30, 1933) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of South Dakota.
Born on October 7, 1859, in Mount Sterling, Illinois, Elliott read law in 1884. He entered private practice in Tyndall, Dakota Territory (State of South Dakota from November 2, 1889) from 1884 to 1910. He was state's attorney for Bon Homme County, Dakota Territory/South Dakota from 1887 to 1891. He was the United States Attorney for the District of South Dakota from 1897 to 1907. He was counsel for C.M. & St. P. Railroad in Aberdeen, South Dakota from 1910 to 1911.[1]