Wesley Ogden | |
Office2: | Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Texas |
Term Start2: | 1873 |
Term End2: | 1874 |
Predecessor2: | Lemuel D. Evans |
Successor2: | Oran Milo Roberts |
Office1: | Justice of the Supreme Court of Texas |
Term Start1: | 1870 |
Term End1: | 1873 |
Predecessor1: | Livingston Lindsay |
Successor1: | John David McAdoo |
Birth Date: | 16 December 1818 |
Death Place: | San Antonio, Texas |
Wesley B. Ogden (December 16, 1818 – June 15, 1896) was a justice of the Supreme Court of Texas from July 1870 to August 1873, and chief justice, August 1873 to January 1874.[1]
Born in Ohio, he moved to Texas in 1849. During his tenure on the state supreme court, he authored a controversial decision voiding the state's 1873 election.[2]
He died in San Antonio on June 15, 1896.[2]