Background
Hamilton, Ralph Scott was born on December 6, 1879 in East Palestine, Ohio, United States. Son of Cyrus W. and Ida (Long) Hamilton.
Hamilton, Ralph Scott was born on December 6, 1879 in East Palestine, Ohio, United States. Son of Cyrus W. and Ida (Long) Hamilton.
Student Danville (Virginia) Military Institute, 1898-1899. Bachelor of Laws, Missouri University, 1905.
Bar, 1905, Washington bar, 1906, Oregon bar, 1911, practicing attorney, 1905-1916, and since 1918. Member of faculty University of Oregon Law School, 1916-1918. Member Ore, legislature, 1925-1931, speaker of House of Representatives, 1929, acting governor, 1930.
Appointment Circuit Judge for 18th Judicial District of Oregon, March 28, 1941.
Elected Circuit Judge, 1942, 48, retired 1959. Legal adviser to Governor Charles A. Sprague during 1941 session of Oregon Legislature.
President Portland Chamber of Commerce, 1935-1936. President Oregon State Chamber of Commerce, 1929-1932.
President Association of Circuit Judges for Oregon, 1946-1950.
Member of faculty University of Oregon Law School, 1916-1918. Member Ore, legislature, 1925-1931, speaker of House of Representatives, 1929, acting governor, 1930. Member American, Oregon State and Central Oregon bar associations, Sigma Chi, Phi Delta Phi, Theta Nu Epsilon.
Mason, Elk.
Married Virginia F. Yancey, December 28, 1908. Children: Gay East., William West.