Erasmus D. Shattuck

Erasmus D. Shattuck

Infobox Judge
name = Erasmus D. Shattuck



imagesize = 170px
caption =
office = 7th Chief Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court
termstart = 1866
termend = 1867
nominator =
appointer =
predecessor = Paine Page Prim
successor = Reuben P. Boise
office2 = 14th Associate Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court
termstart2 = 1862-1867
termend2 = 1874-1878
nominator2 =
appointer2 =
predecessor2 = William W. Page,
William W. Upton
successor2 = William W. Upton,
position eliminated
birthdate = December 31 1824
birthplace = Bakersfield, Vermont
deathdate = death date and age|1900|7|26|1824|12|31|mf=y
deathplace =
spouse = Sarah A. Armstrong

Erasmus Darwin Shattuck (December 31 1824-July 26 1900) was an American politician and judge in the state of Oregon. He served as the 7th Chief Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court serving from 1866 to 1867. He served two separate terms on the Oregon's high court, was a district attorney, and a member of the Oregon Constitutional Convention in 1857.

Early life

In Bakersfield, Vermont, on December 31 1824, Erasmus Shattuck was born to Oliver and Sally Start Shattuck.Corning, Howard M. "Dictionary of Oregon History". Binfords & Mort Publishing, 1956.] Erasmus graduated from the University of Vermont in 1848 and then taught in Maryland and Georgia. In 1852 he was admitted to the New York state bar association. Also in 1852 he married Sarah A. Armstrong, and the two would have six children.

Then in 1853 he immigrated to what was then the Oregon Territory via the Isthmus of Panama. He arrived on February 15, 1853, and began teaching at Oregon City College and the Clackamas County Female Seminary until 1855. That year he began teaching at Pacific University in Forest Grove, Oregon. From 1855 to 1856 he served as Washington County School Superintendent.Historic Potpourri: County officials. "The Hillsboro Argus", October 19 1976.]

Legal career

In 1856, Shattuck was elected to be a probate judge as he had been practicing law in Portland, Oregon. Then in 1857 he was a delegate to Oregon’s Constitutional Convention representing Washington County. [ [http://arcweb.sos.state.or.us/news/exhibits/pioneer.html Information About 1857 Constitutional Convention Delegates Sought.] Oregon State Archives. Retrieved January 11 2008.] The following year he served in Oregon’s last territorial legislature representing Washington and Multnomah counties. [ [http://arcweb.sos.state.or.us/legislative/histleg/territorial/1858regterr.htm SOS: Oregon Legislative Assembly (10th Territorial) 1858 Regular Session.] Oregon Secretary of State. Retrieved January 13 2008.] In 1861, he was a district attorney.

Shattuck was then elected in 1862 to the Oregon Supreme Court. [http://www.bluebook.state.or.us/state/elections/elections27.htm Oregon Blue Book: Supreme Court Justices of Oregon.] Oregon Secretary of State. Retrieved January 13 2008.] During this time on the court he served as chief justice from 1866 to 1867. He resigned from the bench in December 1867 and was replaced by William W. Upton. Shattuck was then elected a second time to the court in 1874 to replace Upton, and then left the bench in 1878 at the end of his term. After his time on the high court, Shattuck returned to the bench as a circuit court judge from 1886 to 1898.

Later years

Shattuck served as a trustee for Portland Academy and was one of the founders of the Portland Library. In Portland, both Shattuck School and Road are named for him. Erasmus Shattuck died on July 26 1900.

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