Courtland C. Gillen

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Courtland Craig Gillen (born July 3, 1880 in Roachdale , Putnam County , Indiana , †  September 1, 1954 in Greencastle , Indiana) was an American politician . Between 1931 and 1933 he represented the state of Indiana in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Courtland Gillen attended the public schools of his home country and then Fincastle High School until 1897 . Between 1897 and 1904 he taught himself as a teacher. At the same time he continued his own training between 1901 and 1903 by studying at DePauw University . After studying law and his admission as a lawyer in 1904, he began to work in Greencastle in this profession. Between 1909 and 1914 Gillen served as a district attorney. In 1917 and 1918 he served as a prosecutor in the 64th Judicial District of Indiana.

Politically, Gillen was a member of the Democratic Party . In 1924 he was a delegate to their regional party convention in Indiana. In the 1930 congressional elections , he was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the fifth constituency of his state , where he succeeded Noble J. Johnson on March 4, 1931 . Since he was not nominated for re-election by his party in 1932, he could only serve one term in Congress until March 3, 1933 . This was shaped by the events of the global economic crisis.

Between 1935 and 1939, Courtland Gillen was a judge in the 64th judicial district of his state. He then practiced as a private lawyer. He died in Greencastle on September 1, 1954.

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SURNAME Gillen, Courtland C.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Gillen, Courtland Craig (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American politician
DATE OF BIRTH July 3, 1880
PLACE OF BIRTH Roachdale , Indiana
DATE OF DEATH September 1, 1954
Place of death Greencastle , Indiana