Curtis D. Wilbur

Curtis D. Wilbur
Senior Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
In office May 10, 1945 – September 8, 1954
Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
In office May 2, 1929 – May 10, 1945
Appointed by	Herbert Hoover
Preceded by	Seat established by 45 Stat. 1414
Succeeded by	William Edwin Orr
43rd United States Secretary of the Navy
In office March 19, 1924 – March 4, 1929
President	Calvin Coolidge
Preceded by	Edwin Denby
Succeeded by	Charles Francis Adams III
Chief Justice of the California Supreme Court
In office January 13, 1923 – March 19, 1924
Appointed by	William Stephens
Preceded by	Lucien Shaw
Succeeded by	Louis Wescott Myers
Personal details
Born	Curtis Dwight Wilbur (1867-05-10)May 10, 1867 Boonesboro, Iowa
Died	September 8, 1954(1954-09-08) (aged 87) Palo Alto, California
Political party	Republican
Education	United States Naval Academy (BS)

Curtis Dwight Wilbur (May 10, 1867 – September 8, 1954) was an American lawyer, California state judge, 43rd United States Secretary of the Navy and a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.