Wallace McCamant

Wallace McCamant
Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
In office
May 25, 1925 – May 2, 1926
Appointed byCalvin Coolidge
Preceded byErskine Mayo Ross
Succeeded byFrank Sigel Dietrich
17th Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court
In office
1917–1918
Appointed byJames Withycombe
Preceded byRobert Eakin
Succeeded byCharles A. Johns
Personal details
Born
Wallace McCamant

(1867-09-22)September 22, 1867
Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania
DiedDecember 17, 1944(1944-12-17) (aged 77)
EducationLafayette College (PhB)
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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.

  1. ^ Sol Barzman, Madmen and Geniuses, pp.198-99