predecessor successor death_date birth_place death_place office termstart termend birth_date article_title name
george henry williams george henry williams reuben p. boise william w. page 12 december 1898 whately , massachusetts near canby , oregon 4th associate justice of the oregon supreme court chief justice of the oregon supreme court 10th 1859 1859 1862 1862 december 26 , 1813 aaron e. waite
 aaron e. waite
aaron e. waite

aaron e. waite -lrb- december 26 , 1813 -- december 12 , 1898 -rrb- was an american judge and politician .
he was the 4th chief justice of the oregon supreme court serving from 1859 to 1862 .
he was the first chief justice after oregon became a state on february 14 , 1859 .
a massachusetts native , waite also served in the oregon territorial legislature .
