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. |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 17,1815 Rutherford County,Tennessee,U.S. |
| Died | June 27,1893 (aged 77) Shreveport,Louisiana,U.S. |
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]
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.
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