Thomas A. McBride

Thomas A. McBride
McBride circa 1910
20th Chief Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court
In office 1913–1915, 1917 – 1921, 1923–1927
Preceded by	Robert Eakin, Frank A. Moore, George H. Burnett
Succeeded by	Frank A. Moore, George H. Burnett
39th Associate Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court
In office 1909–1930
Appointed by	Frank W. Benson
Preceded by	Robert S. Bean
Succeeded by	Percy R. Kelly
Personal details
Born	November 15, 1847 Yamhill County, Oregon
Died	September 9, 1930(1930-09-09) (aged 82)
Spouse(s)	Mary E. Merrill, Mrs. Lottie May Chappell

Thomas Allen McBride (November 15, 1847 – September 9, 1930) was an American attorney and judge in Oregon. He was the 20th Chief Justice on the Oregon Supreme Court serving three times as chief between 1913 and 1927. Overall he served on Oregon’s highest court from 1909 till his death in 1930.

McBride was born on November 15, 1847 in Yamhill County, Oregon near Lafayette, Oregon. He was one of fourteen children Doctor James McBride and his wife Mahala Miller had together. One of Thomas’ younger brothers George W. McBride served as a United States Senator, while an older brother John R. McBride served in the house and as Idaho’s territorial chief justice. Thomas attended school in Vancouver, Washington where he also read law, and then spent some time at what is now Linfield College. He was then admitted to the bar on October 6, 1870.

Thomas then practiced law in Lafayette, Oregon City, and then St. Helens from 1872 to 1877. In 1876, he was elected to the Oregon House of Representatives as a Republican from Columbia County. In 1877, he moved to Salt Lake City, Utah, where he lived until 1880. He then returned to Oregon and practiced at Oregon City before becoming the district attorney (DA) for Clatsop County. He served as the DA until 1892.