Reuben Melville Wanamaker

Reuben Melville Wanamaker (August 2, 1866 – June 18, 1924) was a judge in the U.S. state of Ohio. He served on the Ohio Supreme Court from 1913 until he took his life in 1924. Biography R. M. Wanamaker was born August 2, 1866 at North Jackson, Ohio. He grew up on a farm and attended the local schools, and a course to become a teacher at Ohio Northern University in Ada, Ohio. He taught school and was principal at Lima, Ohio, while studying law at a Lima firm. He located in Akron, Ohio that autumn, and opened a law practice with a classmate. Wanamaker decided to run as a Progressive, and was nominated at the state party convention.

Wanamaker began to suffer severe depression in 1923. Medical treatment did not help alleviate it. He did not hear cases, but did participate in conferences to break 3-3 ties on the court. His funeral was in Akron.

Personal Wanamaker was married April 7, 1890 to Fannie Jane Snow. They had two children. He was a member of the Knights of Pythias, I.O.O.F., B.P.O.E., K.O.T.M., and M.W.A.