William W. Upton
William W. Upton | |
|---|---|
George L. Woods | |
| Preceded by | Erasmus D. Shattuck |
| Succeeded by | Erasmus D. Shattuck |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 11, 1817 Washington, DC |
William W. Upton (July 11, 1817 – January 23, 1896) was an American jurist and politician. He served as
United States Treasury in 1877. A native of New York, he was elected to the state legislatures in Michigan, California
, and Oregon.
Early life
Upton was born on July 11, 1817, in
Michigan State Legislature.[2] Then in 1852 he moved to California. In California he was elected to the state legislature in 1856.[1] Then in 1861 he was the district attorney for Sacramento County, California.[1]
Oregon
In 1865 William Upton immigrated north to Oregon.George L. Woods to replace Erasmus D. Shattuck who had resigned.[4][5] The next year Upton won a full six-year term that ended in 1874.[4] While on the bench he was chief justice from 1872 until 1874.[4] He also wrote a 17-page dissent in the legislative delegation case of Brown v. Fleischner, 4 Or 132, (1871), which would be overturned using Upton’s argument in Shattuck v. Kincaid, 31 Or. 379 (1897).[2] Former justice Shattuck would then replace Upton on the court.[4]
Later life
Upon leaving the court, Upton was appointed to a position in the
President Rutherford B. Hayes made Upton the second comptroller of the Treasury in 1877.[1] He kept that position until 1885 and then died on January 23, 1896, in Washington, D.C.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h Corning, Howard M. Dictionary of Oregon History. Binfords & Mort Publishing, 1956.
- ^ a b Ralph James Mooney; Raymond H. Warns, Jr. Governing a New State: Public Law Decisions by the Early Oregon Supreme Court. Law and History Review, Vol. 6, No. 1. (Spring, 1988), pp. 25-93.
- ^ Oregon Legislative Assembly (4th) 1866 Regular Session. Oregon Secretary of State. Retrieved January 11, 2008.
- ^ a b c d Oregon Blue Book: Earliest Authorities in Oregon - Supreme Court Justices of Oregon. Oregon Secretary of State. Retrieved January 11, 2008.
- ^ Oregon State Archives: Oregon Governor's Records Guides. Oregon Secretary of State. Retrieved January 11, 2008.