McCamant, Wallace, 1867-1944.

Wallace McCamant was born in Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania in 1867. He was educated at Lafayette College, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, read law with a Lancaster firm, and was admitted to the bar in 1890. He came to Oregon in 1890 and practiced law. He was appointed to the Oregon Supreme Court in 1916, resigned in 1918, and resumed private law practice. McCamant was a delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1920, and nominated Calvin Coolidge for the vice-presidency. In 1925, Coolidge nominated him to the Circuit Court of Appeals but the nomination failed confirmation because of opposition by Senator Hiram Johnson. McCamant died in 1944.

From the description of Wallace McCamant papers, 1867-1944. (University of Oregon Libraries). WorldCat record id: 52240940

Wallace McCamant was born in Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania, educated at Lafayette College, Easton, Pennsylvania, read law with a Lancaster firm, and was admitted to the bar in 1890. He came to Oregon in 1890, commenced law practice, was appointed to the Oregon Supreme Court in 1916, resigned in 1918, and resumed private law practice. He was a delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1920, and nominated Calvin Coolidge for the vice-presidency. In 1925, Coolidge nominated him to the Circuit Court of Appeals, a nomination that failed confirmation because of opposition by Senator Hiram Johnson.

From the guide to the Wallace McCamant papers, 1867-1944, (Special Collections and University Archives, University of Oregon Libraries)