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Robert Sharp Bean
Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon · 1909
Robert Sharp Bean , Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon. Robert Sharp Bean (November 28, 1854 – January 7, 1931) was the 16th Chief Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court, serving as Chief Justice three different times. He later served as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Oregon. An Oregon native, he was part of the first graduating class of the University of Oregon.
Education
- Christian College (now Western Oregon State University)1873
- Read law1878
- University of OregonB.S., 1878
Career
Private practice, Eugene, Oregon, 1878-1882; Judge, Oregon Circuit Court, Second Judicial District, 1882-1890; Justice, Supreme Court of Oregon, 1890-1909; chief justice, 1894-1896, 1900-1902, 1905-1908;
Biography
Robert Sharp Bean (November 28, 1854 – January 7, 1931) was the 16th Chief Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court, serving as Chief Justice three different times. He later served as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Oregon. An Oregon native, he was part of the first graduating class of the University of Oregon.
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