Wallace McCamant | |
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Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | |
In office May 25, 1925 – May 2, 1926 | |
Appointed by | Calvin Coolidge |
Preceded by | Erskine Mayo Ross |
Succeeded by | Frank Sigel Dietrich |
17th Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court | |
In office 1917–1918 | |
Appointed by | James Withycombe |
Preceded by | Robert Eakin |
Succeeded by | Charles A. Johns |
Personal details | |
Born | Wallace McCamant September 22, 1867 Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania |
Died | December 17, 1944 | (aged 77)
Education | Lafayette College (PhB) read law |
Wallace McCamant (September 22, 1867 – December 17, 1944) was an American jurist in Oregon. A Pennsylvania native, he served as the 46th justice of the Oregon Supreme Court from 1917 to 1918. Later he served briefly as a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. As a delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1920, McCamant surprised the GOP leadership by placing the name of Calvin Coolidge into nomination for Vice-President.[1] Coolidge would become the 30th President of the United States upon the death of President Harding in 1923.