John Emmett Carland

John Emmett Carland

John Emmett Carland (December 11, 1853-November 11, 1922), also known as John E. Carland, was a United States district attorney and District Court judge.

Carland was born in Oswego County, New York. He became U.S. District Attorney of Burleigh County, North Dakota. He also was U.S. District Attorney for Dakota Territory, 1885-1888 and justice of Dakota territorial Supreme Court, 1888-1889.

Carland was appointed Judge of the U.S. District Court for South Dakota, 1896-1910. He became Judge of U.S. Commerce Court in 1910, serving in this capacity until 1913.

Carland was a delegate to the North Dakota state constitutional convention from Burleigh County in 1889.

After his death at the age of 68, Carland was interred at Rock Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.


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