In 1904, McCredie became part owner of the minor league Portland Beaversbaseball club and hired his nephew Walt McCredie as the team's player-manager. At the time, the Portland club was part of the Pacific Coast League which was considered a high level minor league that frequently sent players to major league teams.[1] McCredie was an active owner who helped with the organization and administration of the league in its early years. After the 1906 earthquake that devastated much of the league, McCredie used his own resources to maintain the operation of other clubs. McCredie also invested heavily in his own team and was the first owner to build grandstand seating for the team's fans.[2]
Member of Congress and return to baseballedit
McCredie was elected as a Republican to the Sixty-first Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Francis W. Cushman and served from November 2, 1909, to March 3, 1911. He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1910 to the Sixty-second Congress. He resumed his interest in the Portland club of the Pacific Coast League, serving as president until 1921, when he retired. He continued the practice of law in Portland until his death in that city on May 10, 1935. He was interred in Lincoln Memorial Cemetery.
^Snelling, Dennis (2012) "The Greatest Minor League: A History of the Pacific Coast League, 1903-1957." Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland Publishers, page 28.
^Andresen, Paul and Carlson, Kip (2004) "The Portland Beavers". San Francisco: Arcadia Publishing, page 14.
william, wallace, mccredie, william, wallace, mccredie, april, 1862, 1935, representative, from, washington, mccredie, 1913member, house, representatives, from, washington, districtin, office, november, 1909, march, 1911preceded, byfrancis, cushmansucceeded, b. William Wallace W W McCredie April 27 1862 May 10 1935 was a U S Representative from Washington William Wallace McCredieMcCredie c 1913Member of the U S House of Representatives from Washington s 2nd districtIn office November 2 1909 March 3 1911Preceded byFrancis W CushmanSucceeded byStanton WarburtonPersonal detailsBorn 1862 04 27 April 27 1862Montrose Pennsylvania U S DiedMay 10 1935 1935 05 10 aged 73 Portland Oregon U S Resting placeLincoln Memorial CemeteryPolitical partyRepublicanAlma materCornell College Contents 1 Early years 2 Baseball affiliation 3 Member of Congress and return to baseball 4 See also 5 References 6 SourcesEarly years editBorn in Montrose Pennsylvania McCredie moved to Iowa with his parents who settled on a farm near Manchester in Delaware County He attended the common schools going on to graduate from Cornell College in 1885 He taught school at Parkersburg Iowa from 1885 to 1889 He attended the law school of the University of Iowa in 1889 and 1890 then moved to Portland Oregon in 1890 and completed the study of law where He was admitted to the bar the same year and commenced practice in Vancouver Washington During his early legal career he served as prosecuting attorney of Clark County Washington from 1894 to 1896 and served as judge of the superior court at Vancouver Washington from 1904 to 1909 Baseball affiliation editIn 1904 McCredie became part owner of the minor league Portland Beavers baseball club and hired his nephew Walt McCredie as the team s player manager At the time the Portland club was part of the Pacific Coast League which was considered a high level minor league that frequently sent players to major league teams 1 McCredie was an active owner who helped with the organization and administration of the league in its early years After the 1906 earthquake that devastated much of the league McCredie used his own resources to maintain the operation of other clubs McCredie also invested heavily in his own team and was the first owner to build grandstand seating for the team s fans 2 Member of Congress and return to baseball editMcCredie was elected as a Republican to the Sixty first Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Francis W Cushman and served from November 2 1909 to March 3 1911 He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1910 to the Sixty second Congress He resumed his interest in the Portland club of the Pacific Coast League serving as president until 1921 when he retired He continued the practice of law in Portland until his death in that city on May 10 1935 He was interred in Lincoln Memorial Cemetery See also editMcCredie Springs OregonReferences edit Snelling Dennis 2012 The Greatest Minor League A History of the Pacific Coast League 1903 1957 Jefferson North Carolina McFarland Publishers page 28 Andresen Paul and Carlson Kip 2004 The Portland Beavers San Francisco Arcadia Publishing page 14 Sources editUnited States Congress William Wallace McCredie id M000384 Biographical Directory of the United States Congress nbsp This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress U S House of Representatives Preceded byFrancis W Cushman Member of the U S House of Representatives from Washington s 2nd congressional districtNovember 2 1909 March 3 1911 Succeeded byStanton Warburton Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title William Wallace McCredie amp oldid 1163500848, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,