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Binger Hermann (1843-1926) —
of Roseburg, Douglas
County, Ore.
Born in Lonaconing, Allegany
County, Md., February
19, 1843.
Son of Dr. Henry Hermann and Elizabeth (Hopkins) Hermann.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Oregon
state house of representatives, 1866; member of Oregon
state senate, 1868-71; U.S.
Representative from Oregon, 1885-97, 1903-07 (at-large 1885-87,
1st District 1887-89, at-large 1889-93, 1st District 1893-97,
1903-07).
Died in 1926
(age about
83 years).
Interment at Masonic Cemetery.
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Joseph Lane (1801-1881) —
Born in a log
cabin near Asheville, Buncombe
County, N.C., December
14, 1801.
Democrat. Member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1822-23, 1830-33, 1838-39; member
of Indiana
state senate, 1839-40, 1844-46; general in the U.S. Army during
the Mexican War; Governor of
Oregon Territory, 1849-50, 1853; Delegate
to U.S. Congress from Oregon Territory, 1851-59; candidate for
Democratic nomination for President, 1852;
U.S.
Senator from Oregon, 1859-61; Southern Democratic candidate for
Vice
President of the United States, 1860; candidate for Oregon
state senate, 1880.
Baptist;
later Catholic.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Roseburg, Douglas
County, Ore., April 19,
1881 (age 79 years, 126
days).
Original interment at Masonic Cemetery; reinterment at Memorial Garden Cemetery; cenotaph at Lone
Fir Cemetery, Portland, Ore.
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Frank Williamson Benson (1858-1911) —
also known as Frank W. Benson —
of Roseburg, Douglas
County, Ore.
Born in San Jose, Santa Clara
County, Calif., March 20,
1858.
Republican. Lawyer; secretary of
state of Oregon, 1907-11; died in office 1911; Governor of
Oregon, 1909-10.
Methodist.
Died in Douglas
County, Ore., April 14,
1911 (age 53 years, 25
days).
Interment at Roseburg I.O.O.F. Cemetery.
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Harold Cagwin Bellows (1895-1966) —
also known as Harold C. Bellows —
of Bay City, Bay
County, Mich.
Born in Auburn, Bay
County, Mich., September
19, 1895.
Son of George W. Bellows and Stella E. Bellows.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; gas and oil
dealer; poultry
farmer; Bay
County Treasurer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Bay County 2nd District,
1933-36; defeated in primary, 1936; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 10th District, 1938.
Died February
27, 1966 (age 70 years, 161
days).
Interment at Roseburg I.O.O.F. Cemetery.
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