William W. Page

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name = William W. Page

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office = 13th Associate Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court
termstart = 1862
termend = 1862
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predecessor = Aaron E. Waite
successor = Erasmus D. Shattuck
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birthdate = 1834
birthplace = Virginia
deathdate = April 12 1897
deathplace = Portland, Oregon
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William Wilmer Page (1834 – April 12 1897) was an American attorney and judge in the state of Oregon. A native of Virginia, he served as the 13th Associate Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court for four months in 1862 to finish the term of Aaron E. Waite.

Early life

William Page was born in 1834 in Virginia.Corning, Howard M. "Dictionary of Oregon History". Binfords & Mort Publishing, 1956.] The son of the Reverend Charles Page, he graduated from Miami University’s law school in the state of Ohio. He then practiced law in Chicago, Illinois in 1855.

Oregon

In 1857, Page traveled to Oregon Territory over the Oregon Trail. He arrived in Oregon City and was soon admitted to the state bar by Oregon Supreme Court justice Matthew Deady. Then in 1862 justice Waite resigned from the State Supreme Court to run for Congress. William Page was then appointed to fill Wait’s remaining term on the bench by Oregon Governor John Whiteaker in May. [http://www.bluebook.state.or.us/state/elections/elections27.htm Oregon Blue Book: Supreme Court Justices of Oregon.] Oregon Secretary of State. Retrieved January 10 2008.] [ [http://www.bluebook.state.or.us/state/elections/elections24.htm Oregon Blue Book: Governors of Oregon.] Oregon Secretary of State. Retrieved January 10 2008.] The term ended in September 1862 and Page left the court. After his time on the state’s highest court, Page moved to Portland, Oregon where he continued to practice law until his death on April 12 1897.

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