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 by	Calvin Coolidge
Preceded by	Erskine Mayo Ross
Succeeded by	Frank Sigel Dietrich
17th Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court
In office 1917–1918
Appointed by	James Withycombe
Preceded by	Robert Eakin
Succeeded by	Charles A. Johns
Personal details
Born	Wallace McCamant (1867-09-22)September 22, 1867 Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania
Died	December 17, 1944(1944-12-17) (aged 77)
Education	Lafayette College (PhB) read law

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.