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John Whiteaker (1820-1902) —
also known as "Honest John" —
of Eugene, Lane
County, Ore.
Born in Dearborn
County, Ind., May 4,
1820.
Son of John Whiteaker and Nancy (Smales) Whiteaker.
Democrat. Went
to California for the 1849 Gold Rush; Governor of
Oregon, 1859-62; member of Oregon
state house of representatives, 1865-70; member of Oregon
state senate, 1876; U.S.
Representative from Oregon at-large, 1879-81; U.S. Collector of Internal
Revenue for Oregon, 1885-90.
Died in Eugene, Lane
County, Ore., October
2, 1902 (age 82 years, 151
days).
Interment at Masonic Cemetery.
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Charles Orlando Porter (1919-2006) —
also known as Charles O. Porter —
of Eugene, Lane
County, Ore.
Born in Klamath Falls, Klamath
County, Ore., April 4,
1919.
Son of Frank Porter and Ruth (Peterson) Porter.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Oregon, 1956
(alternate), 1964;
U.S.
Representative from Oregon 4th District, 1957-61; defeated, 1954,
1960, 1966, 1972.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Died, from Alzheimer's
disease, in Eugene, Lane
County, Ore., January
1, 2006 (age 86 years, 272
days).
Interment at Masonic Cemetery.
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Wayne Lyman Morse (1900-1974) —
also known as Wayne L. Morse —
of Eugene, Lane
County, Ore.
Born in Verona, Dane
County, Wis., October
20, 1900.
Son of Wilbur Frank Morse (1859-1936) and Jessie F. (White) Morse.
Lawyer;
U.S.
Senator from Oregon, 1945-69; defeated (Democratic), 1968, 1972;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Oregon, 1952;
member, Commission on
Intergovernmental Relations, 1955; candidate for Democratic
nomination for President, 1960;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Oregon, 1964.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Americans
for Democratic Action.
The Wayne L. Morse U.S. Courthouse in Eugene, Oregon, is named for
him.
Was actively engaged in campaigning
for U.S. Senate when he died, in Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore., July 22,
1974 (age 73 years, 275
days).
Interment at Rest Haven Memorial Park.
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Alva Clark Forney (1871-1956) —
also known as A. Clark Forney —
of Oelrichs, Fall River
County, S.Dak.
Born in Holt
County, Mo., February
25, 1871.
Son of Christian W. Forney and Mary Ellen (Iddings) Forney.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
rancher;
banker;
mining
business; Fall
River County Treasurer, 1905-08; member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 43rd District, 1921-24; Lieutenant
Governor of South Dakota, 1925-27.
Methodist.
Member, Odd
Fellows; Woodmen.
Died April 11,
1956 (age 85 years, 46
days).
Interment at West Lawn Memorial Park.
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Clarence F. Hyde (1888-1979) —
of Eugene, Lane
County, Ore.
Born in Sun Valley, Blaine
County, Idaho, May 13,
1888.
Democrat. Real estate
broker; member of Oregon
state house of representatives, 1935-38; candidate for Oregon
commissioner of labor, 1938, 1942; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Oregon, 1940;
Oregon Real Estate Commissioner, 1957-59.
Member, Freemasons.
Died, one week after a heart
attack, in Sacred Heart General Hospital,
Eugene, Lane
County, Ore., March 3,
1979 (age 90 years, 294
days).
Interment at West Lawn Memorial Park.
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