Courtland C. Gillen
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Courtland Craig Gillen was a U.S. Representative
from Indiana
.
Born in Roachdale, Indiana
, Gillen attended the rural schools.
He was graduated from Fincastle High School in 1897.
He taught common and high schools for five years 1897-1904.
He attended De Pauw University at Greencastle, Indiana
from 1901 to 1903.
He was graduated from the law department of the Indiana University (Indiana Law School) in 1905.
He was admitted to the bar
in 1904 and commenced practice in Greencastle, Indiana
.
He served as county attorney 1909-1914 and as prosecuting attorney of the sixty-fourth judicial circuit in 1917 and 1918.
He served as delegate to the Democratic State convention in 1924.
Gillen was elected as a Democrat
to the Seventy-second
Congress (March 4, 1931-March 3, 1933).
He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1932.
Gillen was elected judge of the sixty-fourth judicial circuit (Putnam Circuit Court) in 1934 and served from January 1, 1935, until his resignation on April 15, 1939.
He resumed the private practice of law.
He died in Greencastle, Indiana
, September 1, 1954.
He was interred in Forest Hill Cemetery.
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
from Indiana
Indiana
Indiana is a US state, admitted to the United States as the 19th on December 11, 1816. It is located in the Midwestern United States and Great Lakes Region. With 6,483,802 residents, the state is ranked 15th in population and 16th in population density. Indiana is ranked 38th in land area and is...
.
Born in Roachdale, Indiana
Roachdale, Indiana
Roachdale is a town in Franklin and Jackson townships, Putnam County, Indiana, United States. The population was 926 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Roachdale is located at ....
, Gillen attended the rural schools.
He was graduated from Fincastle High School in 1897.
He taught common and high schools for five years 1897-1904.
He attended De Pauw University at Greencastle, Indiana
Greencastle, Indiana
Greencastle is a city in Greencastle Township, Putnam County, Indiana, United States, and the county seat of Putnam County. It was founded in 1821 by Scots-Irish American Ephraim Dukes on a land grant. He named the settlement for his hometown of Greencastle, Pennsylvania...
from 1901 to 1903.
He was graduated from the law department of the Indiana University (Indiana Law School) in 1905.
He was admitted to the bar
Admission to the bar in the United States
In the United States, admission to the bar is the granting of permission by a particular court system to a lawyer to practice law in that system. Each U.S. state and similar jurisdiction has its own court system and sets its own rules for bar admission , which can lead to different admission...
in 1904 and commenced practice in Greencastle, Indiana
Greencastle, Indiana
Greencastle is a city in Greencastle Township, Putnam County, Indiana, United States, and the county seat of Putnam County. It was founded in 1821 by Scots-Irish American Ephraim Dukes on a land grant. He named the settlement for his hometown of Greencastle, Pennsylvania...
.
He served as county attorney 1909-1914 and as prosecuting attorney of the sixty-fourth judicial circuit in 1917 and 1918.
He served as delegate to the Democratic State convention in 1924.
Gillen was elected as a Democrat
Democratic Party (United States)
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to the Seventy-second
72nd United States Congress
The Seventy-second United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1931 to March 4, 1933, during the last two years...
Congress (March 4, 1931-March 3, 1933).
He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1932.
Gillen was elected judge of the sixty-fourth judicial circuit (Putnam Circuit Court) in 1934 and served from January 1, 1935, until his resignation on April 15, 1939.
He resumed the private practice of law.
He died in Greencastle, Indiana
Greencastle, Indiana
Greencastle is a city in Greencastle Township, Putnam County, Indiana, United States, and the county seat of Putnam County. It was founded in 1821 by Scots-Irish American Ephraim Dukes on a land grant. He named the settlement for his hometown of Greencastle, Pennsylvania...
, September 1, 1954.
He was interred in Forest Hill Cemetery.