William Alexander Cant (December 23, 1863 – January 12, 1933) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota.
William Alexander Cant
Born 1863 in Westfield, Marquette County, WI
Died 1933
FJC ID: 372
Career output and lasting influence
Later decisions citing those opinions, per year · peak 4/year
Minnesota District Court · 1924–1933
Both charts share the same year axis. Opinion counts include only opinions in our corpus attributed to this judge so far — a year at zero can mean an attribution gap, not judicial silence. Influence typically outlasts the career: citations keep climbing after the last opinion.
- Gender
- Male
- Race
- White
Prior employment
Judge · 1896–1923- Duluth, MinnesotaCity attorney · 1895–1896
- Private practice, Duluth, Minnesota1886–1895
- MinnesotaState representative · 1895
Appointments
- 1924–1933 · Appointed by Warren G. Harding (Republican)Term ended: Death
Education
LL.B. · 1885