R. M. Wanamaker
| Reuben Melville Wanamaker | |
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circa 1912
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| Associate Justice of the Ohio Supreme Court | |
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In office January 1, 1913 – June 18, 1924 |
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| Preceded by | William Z. Davis |
| Succeeded by | Harry L. Conn |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
August 2, 1866 North Jackson, Ohio |
| Died | June 18, 1924 (aged 57) Columbus, Ohio |
| Political party |
Progressive Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Fannie Snow |
| Children | two |
| Alma mater |
Ohio Northern University Pettit College of Law |
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.
R. M. Wanamaker was born August 2, 1866 at North Jackson, Mahoning County, 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.
Wanamaker entered law school at Ohio Northern in 1891, while teaching in Ada, and was admitted to the bar, March, 1893, before graduating. He located in Akron, Ohio that autumn, and opened a law practice with a classmate.
In 1895, Wanamaker was elected prosecuting attorney of Summit County, and he was re-elected in 1898. He was elected to the Common Pleas Court in 1905, and was re-elected in 1910.
In 1912, the Republican Party in Ohio was in disarray, with Taft and Roosevelt factions disagreeing. Wanamaker decided to run as a Progressive, and was nominated at the state party convention. There were thirteen candidates for the two available seats. Wanamaker and Democrat Oscar W. Newman won. Wanamaker was the first candidate to be elected to the Supreme Court without major party support. Wanamaker was seated January 1, 1913. He ran for re-election in 1918, as a Republican, and won another six years.
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