- For other people with the same name, see William Page (disambiguation).
| William W. Page | |
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13th Associate Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court
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| In office 1862 – 1862 |
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| Preceded by | Aaron E. Waite |
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| Succeeded by | Erasmus D. Shattuck |
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| Born | 1834 Virginia |
| Died | April 12 1897 Portland, Oregon |
William Wilmer Page (1834-April 12 1897) was the 13th Associate Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court. He served four months on the court in 1862 to finish the term of Aaron E. Wait.
Early life
William Page was born in 1834 in Virginia.[1] The son of the Reverend Charles Page, he graduated from Miami University’s law school in the state of Ohio.[1] He then practiced law in Chicago, Illinois in 1855.[1]
Oregon
In 1857 Page traveled to Oregon Territory over the Oregon Trail.[1] He arrived in Oregon City and was soon admitted to the state bar by Oregon Supreme Court justice Matthew Deady.[1] Then in 1862 justice Wait resigned from the Supreme Court to run for Congress.[1] William Page was then appointed to fill Wait’s remaining term on the bench by Oregon Governor John Whiteaker in May.[2][3] The term ended in September of 1862 and Page left the court.[2] 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.[1]
