# Thomas Canty (judge) *American jurist who served on the Minnesota Supreme Court from 1894 to 1899* John Thomas Canty (April 24, 1854 – May 1, 1920) was a London-born judge who sat on the [[Minnesota Supreme Court]] from 1894 to 1899.[^1] Before that, he was a district court judge in [[Hennepin County, Minnesota]].[^1] Canty later emigrated to Brazil, where he worked on plantation and colonization projects. He died there in 1920.[^1] ## Career Canty was born in London, United Kingdom. He came to the United States with his parents, and the family settled in Detroit, Michigan, and in Lawler, Iowa.[^1] In 1880 he moved to [[Minneapolis]], [[Minnesota]], and in 1881 he was admitted to the Minnesota bar.[^1] He was a district court judge in Hennepin County and afterward a justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court, a seat he held from 1894 to 1899.[^1] Canty subsequently moved to Brazil to develop plantations and colonization projects.[^1] He died on May 1, 1920, at his home in Currantinha, Brazil. According to the source, he had been lost for three days on an exploration without food or water and died from the effects.[^1] ## In the Minnesota record ### Who - John Thomas Canty, born April 24, 1854, in London.[^1] ### What - District court judge for Hennepin County.[^1] - Justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court.[^1] ### When - Moved to Minneapolis in 1880 and was admitted to the Minnesota bar in 1881.[^1] - Sat on the Minnesota Supreme Court from 1894 to 1899.[^1] - Died May 1, 1920.[^1] ### Where - Born in London. His family settled in Detroit, Michigan, and Lawler, Iowa, before he moved to Minneapolis.[^1] - Died at his home in Currantinha, Brazil.[^1] ## Notes [^1]: Wikipedia, *Thomas Canty (judge)* (revision 1137495772, retrieved 2026-10-26) — establishes his birth and death dates, birthplace, emigration, move to Minneapolis (1880), bar admission (1881), Hennepin County district judgeship, Minnesota Supreme Court service (1894–1899), move to Brazil, and death in Currantinha. <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Canty_(judge)>