Adam Clarke Carson | |
Office: | Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines |
Order: | 10th |
Appointer: | Theodore Roosevelt |
Predecessor: | Charles A. Willard |
Successor: | Charles A. Johns |
Term Start: | 16 November 1904 |
Term End: | 30 November 1920 |
Office2: | Judge of Court of First Instance |
Birth Name: | Adam Clarke Carson |
Birth Date: | 14 January 1869 |
Birth Place: | Enniskillen, Ireland |
Alma Mater: | University of Virginia |
Profession: | Lawyer |
Serviceyears: | 1898–1899, 1899–1901 |
Honorific Prefix: | The Honourable |
Termstart2: | 1901 |
Termend2: | 1904 |
Unit: | Infantry |
Battles: | Army of Occupation (Mexico) |
Office1: | Member of Chickasaw Council |
Term1: | 1897 |
Children: | 2 |
Resting Place: | Prospect Hill Cemetery, Front Loyal, Virginia |
Adam Clarke Carson (14 January 1869 – 23 May 1941) was an American soldier and lawyer, served as 10th Associate justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines from 16 November 1904 to 30 November 1920.[1] [2]
In 1898, Carson was appointed to United States 4th volunteer Infantry as a Captain from Virginia.[3] Carson also served in Spanish-American War before joining their family business and opened a law office in New York.[4]