Thomas Thompson Land
Louisiana Supreme Court justice (1815–1893)
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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 | |
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| Justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court | |
| In office November 1, 1858 – April 1, 1865 | |
| Preceded by | Henry M. Spofford |
| Succeeded by | Zenon Labauve, Jr. |
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| Born | December 17, 1815 |
| Died | June 27, 1893 (aged 77) Shreveport, Louisiana, U.S. |
Biography
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.
