▁as ▁Spe aker ▁of ▁the ▁Oregon ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 4 0 s , ▁served ▁on ▁the ▁Oregon ▁Supreme ▁Court , ▁and ▁was ▁Chief ▁Justice ▁of ▁the ▁court ▁for ▁eight ▁years ▁beginning ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 9 . ▁ ▁Early ▁years ▁William ▁Mc All ister ▁was ▁born ▁on ▁August ▁ 2 1 , ▁ 1 8 9 6 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 8 , ▁he ▁graduated ▁from ▁Will am ette ▁University ▁College ▁of ▁Law ▁with ▁an ▁LL . B . ▁and ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁D elta ▁Th eta ▁Ph i ▁legal ▁frat ern ity . ▁He ▁would ▁marry ▁Jean ▁Middle ton ▁Mc All ister , ▁a ▁ 1 9 3 1 ▁gradu ate ▁of ▁Will am ette ▁University . ▁After ▁gradu ation , ▁he ▁worked ▁in ▁the ▁state ▁of ▁Washington ▁for ▁three ▁years . ▁Mc All ister ▁then ▁started ▁a ▁law ▁firm ▁in ▁Med ford , ▁in ▁Jackson ▁County , ▁Oregon , ▁where ▁he ▁remained ▁for ▁ 2 5 ▁years . ▁The ▁firm ▁is ▁now ▁called ▁Bro phy , ▁M ills , ▁Sch mor , ▁Ger king , ▁Bro phy ▁& ▁Parad is , ▁and ▁was ▁founded ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 2 . ▁ ▁Political ▁career ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 7 , ▁William ▁M . ▁Mc All ister ▁represented ▁Oregon ▁house ▁district ▁ 1 9 . ▁He ▁was ▁elected ▁as ▁a ▁Republican ▁from ▁Med ford , ▁Oregon . ▁He ▁served ▁in ▁the ▁House ▁until ▁ 1 9 4 8 . ▁Mc All