About Riley E. Stratton
Lived 1823 – 1866 (aged 42–43). Riley E. Stratton was an American lawyer and judge.
Riley Evans Stratton (1823 – December 26, 1866) was an American attorney and judge in Oregon. He served as the 11th justice of the Oregon Supreme Court, serving from 1859 until 1866. He was one of the first group of justices elected to the court, along with Aaron E. Wait and Paine Page Prim; previous members of the court were appointed during Oregon's territorial period.
Early life Stratton was born in 1823 to C.P. Stratton in Pennsylvania. As a child his parents moved the family to Madison, Indiana. Stratton graduated from College Hill in the state of Ohio. During that time, the Supreme Court justices also rode circuit, continuing this practice until 1878.
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American judge
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Riley E. Stratton was born in 1823 in Pennsylvania.
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Riley E. Stratton died on 26 December 1866 in Eugene.
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Riley E. Stratton was a lawyer and judge.
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