Oscar L. Shafter
Oscar Lovell Shafter | |
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| Associate Justice of the California Supreme Court | |
| In office January 2, 1864 – December 11, 1867 | |
| Appointed by | Direct election |
| Preceded by | Elections under 1862 amendment to California constitution and 1863 enabling law |
| Succeeded by | Joseph B. Crockett |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 19, 1812 Athens, Vermont, U.S. |
| Died | January 22, 1873 (aged 60) Florence, Italy |
| Spouse |
Sarah Riddle (m. 1841) |
| Relations | James McMillan Shafter, brother; William Rufus Shafter, nephew |
| Alma mater | Wesleyan University (BA) Harvard Law School |
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Oscar Lovell Shafter (October 19, 1812 – January 22, 1873) was an American attorney and Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of California from January 2, 1864, to December 11, 1867 with a legacy of expanding the California dairy industry.
Originally from Vermont he moved to California in 1854 and practiced law in San Francisco. In 1857, he and his brother James McMillan Shafter won a legal battle after which their client sold them the contested property of Point Reyes. They bought almost the entire peninsula for less than $85,000 and developed it as the leading dairy region in the entire West.