Robert S. Bean

Robert S. Bean
Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Oregon
In office
April 28, 1909 – January 7, 1931
Appointed byWilliam Howard Taft
Preceded bySeat established by 35 Stat. 686
Succeeded byJames Alger Fee
16th Chief Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court
In office
1905–1909
Preceded byFrank A. Moore
Succeeded byFrank A. Moore
In office
1900–1902
Preceded byCharles E. Wolverton
Succeeded byFrank A. Moore
In office
1894–1896
Preceded byWilliam Paine Lord
Succeeded byFrank A. Moore
32nd Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court
In office
1890–1909
Preceded byW. W. Thayer
Succeeded byThomas A. McBride
Personal details
Born
Robert Sharp Bean

(1854-11-28)November 28, 1854
Yamhill County, Oregon Territory
DiedJanuary 7, 1931(1931-01-07) (aged 76)
Portland, Oregon
Resting placeRiver View Cemetery
Portland, Oregon
EducationWestern Oregon University
University of Oregon (B.S.)
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Robert Sharp Bean (November 28, 1854 – January 7, 1931) was the 16th Chief Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court, serving as Chief Justice three different times. He later served as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Oregon. An Oregon native, he was part of the first graduating class of the University of Oregon.