About William W. Page
Lived 1836 – 1897 (aged 60). William W. Page was an American lawyer and judge.
William Wilmer Page (December 4, 1836 – April 12, 1897) was an American attorney and judge in the state of Oregon. A native of Virginia, he served as the 13th justice of the Oregon Supreme Court for four months in 1862 to finish the term of Aaron E. Waite.
Early life William Page was born on December 4, 1836, in Virginia. The son of the Reverend Charles Page, he graduated from Miami University's law school in the state of Ohio. The term ended in September 1862 and Page left the court. After his time on the state's highest court, Page moved to Portland, Oregon where he continued to practice law until his death on April 12, 1897. The city of Albina, Oregon was laid out with a plat for the new town filed April 1873 by Page, Edwin Russell and George Williams. The town was named after Page's daughter, Albina.
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American attorney and judge (1836-1897)
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William W. Page was born on 4 December 1836 in Amherst.
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William W. Page died on 12 April 1897 in Portland.
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William W. Page was a lawyer and judge.
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