William Alexander Cant

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. Education and career Cant was born in Westfield, Marquette County, Wisconsin, Cant received a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Michigan Law School in 1885. He was in private practice in Duluth, Minnesota from 1886 to 1895. He was a member of the Minnesota House of Representatives in 1895, and was city attorney of Duluth from 1895 to 1896. He was a Judge of the District Court of Minnesota from 1896 to 1923. Federal judicial service