Union County
Oregon
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Union County
Oregon
Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Union County
Index to Locations
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James Harvey Slater (1826-1899) —
of Corvallis, Benton
County, Ore.
Born near Springfield, Sangamon
County, Ill., December
28, 1826.
Son of Jay Slater (1795-1860) and Lucretia (Carman) Slater
(1806-1853).
Democrat. Went
to California for the 1849 Gold Rush; lawyer; newspaper
publisher; member of Oregon
territorial House of Representatives, 1857-58; member of Oregon
state house of representatives, 1859; District Attorney 5th
District, 1868; U.S.
Representative from Oregon at-large, 1871-73; U.S.
Senator from Oregon, 1879-85.
Died in La Grande, Union
County, Ore., January
28, 1899 (age 72 years, 31
days).
Interment at Masonic Cemetery.
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George Thomas Cochran (1877-1965) —
also known as George T. Cochran —
of La Grande, Union
County, Ore.
Born November
1, 1877.
Son of Louisa J. (Ruckman) Cochran (1845-1910) and Samuel Cochran
(1846-1922).
Republican. Lawyer;
candidate in primary for justice of
Oregon state supreme court, 1938; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Oregon, 1944,
1948.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Order of the
Eastern Star.
Died January
10, 1965 (age 87 years, 70
days).
Interment at Summerville Cemetery.
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Robert Eakin (1848-1917) —
of Union, Union
County, Ore.; Salem, Marion
County, Ore.
Born in Elgin, Kane
County, Ill., March 15,
1848.
Son of Stewart B. Eakin and Catherine (McEldowney) Eakin.
Republican. Lawyer;
circuit judge in Oregon, 1895-1906; justice of
Oregon state supreme court, 1907-17; resigned 1917; chief
justice of Oregon state supreme court, 1911-12.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died October
1, 1917 (age 69 years, 200
days).
Interment at Union Victorian Cemetery.
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