EX-23.6 5 a2194035zex-23_6.htm EXHIBIT 23.6
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Exhibit 23.6


CONSENT TO BE NAMED AS A DIRECTOR NOMINEE

        The undersigned hereby consents to being named in the registration statement on Form S-11 (Registration No. 333-159962) and in all subsequent amendments and post-effective amendments or supplements thereto and in any registration statement for the same offering that is to be effective upon filing pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act (the "Registration Statement") of Western Asset Mortgage Capital Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), as an individual to become a director of the Company and to the inclusion of his or her biographical information in the Registration Statement.

Dated: July 24, 2009    
    /s/ RICHARD W. ROLL

Richard W. Roll



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CONSENT TO BE NAMED AS A DIRECTOR NOMINEE