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George Forrest Alexander (1882-1948) —
also known as George F. Alexander —
of Gallatin, Daviess
County, Mo.; Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore.; Juneau,
Alaska.
Born in Gallatin, Daviess
County, Mo., April 20,
1882.
Son of Joshua
Willis Alexander and Roe Ann (Richardson) Alexander.
Democrat. Lawyer; chair of
Multnomah County Democratic Party, 1914-18; candidate for circuit
judge in Oregon, 1922; U.S.
District Judge for Alaska, 1934-46.
Christian.
Member, American Bar Association; Sigma
Chi; Theta
Nu Epsilon; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Elks; Woodmen.
Died May 16,
1948 (age 66 years, 26
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at River
View Cemetery, Portland, Ore.
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Niel Richardson Allen (b. 1894) —
also known as Niel R. Allen —
of Grants Pass, Josephine
County, Ore.
Born in Pullman, Whitman
County, Wash., May 1,
1894.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; Oregon
Republican state chair, 1941-46; alternate delegate to Republican
National Convention from Oregon, 1944;
Presidential Elector for Oregon, 1956.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar Association; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Sons of
the American Revolution; Sons
of Union Veterans; Rotary; Izaak
Walton League; Elks; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Burial
location unknown.
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Homer Daniel Angell (1875-1968) —
also known as Homer D. Angell —
of Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore.
Born near The Dalles, Wasco
County, Ore., January
12, 1875.
Son of Thomas Angell and Susan P. (Yeomans) Angell.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Oregon
state house of representatives, 1929-31, 1935; member of Oregon
state senate, 1937-38; U.S.
Representative from Oregon 3rd District, 1939-55.
Member, American Bar Association; Odd
Fellows; Humane
Society; Alpha
Tau Omega.
Died in Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore., March 31,
1968 (age 93 years, 79
days).
Interment at Portland
Memorial Mausoleum, Portland, Ore.
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John Ora Bailey (b. 1880) —
also known as J. O. Bailey —
of Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore.
Born in Grinnell, Poweshiek
County, Iowa, September
26, 1880.
Son of John Sherbourne Bailey and Harriet C. (Kingsley) Bailey.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Oregon
state house of representatives, 1925-29; member of Oregon
state senate, 1929-33; justice of
Oregon state supreme court, 1933-50; retired 1950; chief
justice of Oregon state supreme court, 1943-45.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Elks; Knights
of Pythias; American Bar Association; Woodmen.
Burial
location unknown.
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John J. Beckman (b. 1886) —
of Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore.
Born in Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind., March 4,
1886.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Oregon
state house of representatives, 1933-35; chair of
Multnomah County Democratic Party, 1934-40; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Oregon, 1936,
1940,
1944,
1948.
Catholic.
Member, Elks; Eagles; Woodmen;
American Bar Association.
Burial
location unknown.
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Robert Clinton Belloni (1919-1999) —
also known as Robert C. Belloni —
of Myrtle Point, Coos
County, Ore.
Born in Riverton, Coos
County, Ore., April 4,
1919.
Son of John Edward Belloni and Della (Clinton) Belloni.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; chair of
Coos County Democratic Party, 1957; circuit judge in Oregon,
1957-67; U.S.
District Judge for Oregon, 1967-84; took senior status 1984.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar Association; American
Judicature Society; Sigma
Alpha Epsilon; Delta
Theta Phi; Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Elks; Rotary.
Died, of congestive
heart failure, at a retirement
home in San Mateo, San Mateo
County, Calif., November
3, 1999 (age 80 years, 213
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Edward H. Branchfield (b. 1914) —
of Oregon.
Born in Macomb, McDonough
County, Ill., October
30, 1914.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Oregon
state house of representatives, 1963; Judge, Oregon Court of
Appeals, 1969-71.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar Association; Disabled
American Veterans; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Elks.
Still living as of 1971.
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James U. Campbell (1866-1937) —
of Oregon City, Clackamas
County, Ore.; Salem, Marion
County, Ore.
Born in Prince
Edward Island, August
29, 1866.
Son of John Campbell and Mary (McDougall) Campbell.
Republican. Naturalized U.S. citizen; school
teacher; lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; member of Oregon
state house of representatives, 1907-09; circuit judge in Oregon,
1909; justice of
Oregon state supreme court, 1931-37; died in office 1937; chief
justice of Oregon state supreme court, 1935-37.
Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons;
Elks.
Died July 16,
1937 (age 70 years, 321
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles Henry Carey (b. 1857) —
also known as Charles H. Carey —
of Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore.
Born in Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio, October
27, 1857.
Son of Samuel Doak Carey and Martha Louisa (Felton) Carey.
Republican. Lawyer;
attorney for James J. Hill's railroad
lines; municipal judge in Oregon, 1892-95; member of Republican
National Committee from Oregon, 1904-06; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Oregon, 1912,
1916,
1924.
Member, American Bar Association; American
Academy of Political and Social Science; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Beta
Theta Pi; Phi
Beta Kappa.
Burial
location unknown.
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Oliver Perry Coshow (b. 1863) —
also known as Oliver P. Coshow —
of Roseburg, Douglas
County, Ore.; Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore.
Born in Brownsville, Linn
County, Ore., August
14, 1863.
Son of Oliver Perry Coshow and Sarah Elizabeth (Cochran) Coshow.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Oregon
state senate, 1905-09; justice of
Oregon state supreme court, 1924-31; chief
justice of Oregon state supreme court, 1929-31.
Baptist.
Member, American Bar Association; Sons of
the American Revolution; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Order of the
Eastern Star; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Elks; Woodmen;
Kiwanis.
Burial
location unknown.
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Arno Harry Denecke (1916-1993) —
also known as Arno H. Denecke —
of Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore.; Salem, Marion
County, Ore.
Born in Rock Island, Rock Island
County, Ill., May 7,
1916.
Son of Harry Denecke and Gertrude (Etzel) Denecke.
Lawyer;
colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II; circuit judge in
Oregon, 1959-62; justice of
Oregon state supreme court, 1963-.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar Association.
Died October
20, 1993 (age 77 years, 166
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Carl Clinton Donaugh (b. 1900) —
also known as Carl C. Donaugh —
of Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore.; Troutdale, Multnomah
County, Ore.
Born in Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore., December
25, 1900.
Son of Jack C. Donaugh and Jessie May (Hawn) Donaugh.
Democrat. Lawyer; secretary of
Oregon Democratic Party, 1926-28; Oregon
Democratic state chair, 1930-34; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Oregon, 1932;
U.S.
Attorney for Oregon, 1933-45; candidate in primary for U.S.
Senator from Oregon, 1938; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Oregon 3rd District, 1950.
Baptist.
Member, American Bar Association; Delta
Theta Phi; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Kiwanis.
Burial
location unknown.
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Robert Blackford Duncan (1920-2011) —
also known as Robert B. Duncan —
of Medford, Jackson
County, Ore.
Born in Normal, McLean
County, Ill., December
4, 1920.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of
Oregon state legislature, 1956; U.S.
Representative from Oregon, 1963-67, 1975-81 (4th District
1963-67, 3rd District 1975-81); delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Oregon, 1964;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Oregon, 1966.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar Association; Elks.
Died April 29,
2011 (age 90 years, 146
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Edward Norman Fadeley (b. 1929) —
also known as Edward N. Fadeley —
of Eugene, Lane
County, Ore.
Born in Williamsville, Wayne
County, Mo., December
13, 1929.
Son of Robert Sylvester Fadeley and Nellie (Norman) Fadeley.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Oregon
state house of representatives, 1961-62; member of Oregon
state senate, 1963-67; Oregon
Democratic state chair, 1966-67; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Oregon 4th District, 1968.
Methodist.
Member, Order of the
Coif; Phi
Alpha Delta; American
Academy of Political and Social Science; American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Elks; Moose; American Civil
Liberties Union.
Still living as of 1968.
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Alva Curtis Goodrich (b. 1912) —
of Bend, Deschutes
County, Ore.
Born in Yamhill, Yamhill
County, Ore., May 14,
1912.
Son of Alva Curtis Goodrich and Rachel Jane (Rose) Goodrich.
Republican. Lawyer;
municipal judge in Oregon, 1945; member of Oregon
state house of representatives, 1951.
Christian.
Member, American Bar Association; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Knights
of Pythias; Lions.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Alfred Theodore Goodwin (b. 1923) —
also known as Alfred T. Goodwin —
of Salem, Marion
County, Ore.
Born in Bellingham, Whatcom
County, Wash., June 29,
1923.
Son of Alonzo Theodore Goodwin and Miriam Hazel (Williams) Goodwin.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; newspaper
reporter; lawyer;
circuit judge in Oregon, 1955-60; justice of
Oregon state supreme court, 1960-69; U.S.
District Judge for Oregon, 1969.
Presbyterian.
Member, American
Judicature Society; American Bar Association; Order of the
Coif; Phi
Delta Phi; Sigma
Delta Chi; Alpha
Tau Omega.
Still living as of 1970.
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Relatives: Son
of Alonzo Theodore Goodwin and Miriam Hazel (Williams) Goodwin;
married, December
23, 1943, to Marjorie Elizabeth Major (divorced 1948); married,
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Ashley Greene (b. 1898) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.; Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore.; Lake Grove, Clackamas
County, Ore.
Born in Ashville, St. Clair
County, Ala., January
15, 1898.
Democrat. Newspaper
reporter; lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Oregon, 1948
(member, Credentials
Committee).
Episcopalian.
Member, American
Legion; Elks; Eagles;
American Bar Association; Military
Order of the World Wars.
Burial
location unknown.
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Bert Emory Haney (b. 1879) —
also known as Bert E. Haney —
of Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore.
Born in Lafayette, Yamhill
County, Ore., April 10,
1879.
Son of John Haney and Mary (Harris) Haney.
Democrat. Lawyer; Oregon
Democratic state chair, 1910-15; U.S.
Attorney for Oregon, 1918-19; member, U.S. Shipping Board,
1923-26; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Oregon, 1926; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Oregon, 1928;
Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit, 1935-36.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar Association; Phi
Delta Phi.
Burial
location unknown.
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Edward Clair Harms, Jr. (1924-2005) —
also known as Edward C. Harms, Jr. —
of Springfield, Lane
County, Ore.
Born in Roseburg, Douglas
County, Ore., September
21, 1924.
Son of Edward Clair Harms and Gleneva (McClain) Harms.
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer; mayor
of Springfield, Ore., 1952-60; director, McKenzie-Willamette
Memorial Hospital.
Baptist.
Member, American Bar Association; American
Judicature Society; Lions; Sigma
Phi Epsilon; Phi
Alpha Delta.
Died, from a heart
attack, November
12, 2005 (age 81 years, 52
days).
Interment at Willamette
National Cemetery, Portland, Ore.
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Donald Paul Hodel (b. 1935) —
also known as Donald Hodel; Don Hodel —
of Lake Oswego, Clackamas
County, Ore.
Born in Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore., May 23,
1935.
U.S.
Secretary of Energy, 1982-85; U.S.
Secretary of the Interior, 1985-89; president, Christian
Coalition, 1997-99; chairman, Focus on the Family, 2003-05.
Lutheran.
Member, American Bar Association; Federalist
Society.
Still living as of 2009.
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Homer Baird Kidwell (1911-2000) —
also known as H. Baird Kidwell —
of Hawaii.
Born in Maricopa, Kern
County, Calif., October
20, 1911.
Lawyer;
justice
of Hawaii state supreme court, 1975-79.
Member, American Bar Association.
Died, at Rogue Valley Medical
Center, Medford, Jackson
County, Ore., December
27, 2000 (age 89 years, 68
days).
Cremated.
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Sidney Irving Lezak (1924-2006) —
also known as Sidney I. Lezak —
of Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., November
8, 1924.
Son of Manny Lezak and Celia (Weiner) Lezak.
Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for Oregon, 1961-82.
Jewish.
Member, American Bar Association; Federal
Bar Association; American
Judicature Society.
Died April 24,
2006 (age 81 years, 167
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Thomas Ellsworth Martin (1893-1971) —
also known as Thomas E. Martin —
of Iowa City, Johnson
County, Iowa.
Born in Melrose, Monroe
County, Iowa, January
18, 1893.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; accountant;
lawyer;
candidate for Iowa
railroad commission, 1932, 1934; mayor
of Iowa City, Iowa, 1935-37; U.S.
Representative from Iowa 1st District, 1939-55; U.S.
Senator from Iowa, 1955-61; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Iowa, 1956.
Member, Order of the
Coif; American Bar Association.
Died in Seattle, King
County, Wash., June 27,
1971 (age 78 years, 160
days).
Interment at Willamette
National Cemetery, Portland, Ore.
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William Menzies McAllister (b. 1905) —
also known as William M. McAllister —
of Medford, Jackson
County, Ore.; Salem, Marion
County, Ore.
Born in Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore., November
2, 1905.
Son of William James McAllister and Mary (Menzies) McAllister.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Oregon
state house of representatives, 1937-44; Speaker of
the Oregon State House of Representatives, 1943-44; major in the
U.S. Army during World War II; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Oregon, 1948,
1952;
member of Oregon
state senate, 1949-50; justice of
Oregon state supreme court, 1956-70; chief
justice of Oregon state supreme court, 1959-66.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar Association; Phi
Delta Theta; Delta
Theta Phi; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Wallace McCamant (1867-1944) —
of Oregon.
Born in Hollidaysburg, Blair
County, Pa., September
22, 1867.
Justice
of Oregon state supreme court, 1917-18; appointed 1917; resigned
1918; Judge of
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit, 1925.
Member, American Bar Association.
Died December
17, 1944 (age 77 years, 86
days).
Interment at River
View Cemetery, Portland, Ore.
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Ross McCormick (b. 1927) —
of Albany, Linn
County, Ore.
Born in Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore., October
27, 1927.
Son of Cyrus Ross McCormick and Helen (Kalbus) McCormick.
Democrat. Lawyer; university
professor; candidate for Oregon
state house of representatives, 1962.
Unitarian.
Member, American Bar Association; Phi
Kappa Sigma; Freemasons;
Elks.
Still living as of 1970.
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George Neuner (b. 1878) —
of McMinnville, Yamhill
County, Ore.
Born in Bavaria, Germany,
August
24, 1878.
Republican. Member of Oregon
state house of representatives, 1911; member of Oregon
state senate, 1913; U.S.
Attorney for Oregon, 1925-33; Oregon
state attorney general, 1943-53; appointed 1943.
German
ancestry. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons;
Elks; Rotary.
Burial
location unknown.
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Robert William Packwood (b. 1932) —
also known as Bob Packwood —
of Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore.; Lake Oswego, Clackamas
County, Ore.
Born in Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore., September
11, 1932.
Son of Frederick William Packwood and Gladys (Taft) Packwood.
Republican. Lawyer; chair of
Multnomah County Republican Party, 1960-62; member of Oregon
state house of representatives, 1963-68; U.S.
Senator from Oregon, 1969-95; resigned 1995; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Oregon, 1972.
Unitarian.
Member, American Bar Association; Jaycees;
Beta
Theta Pi.
Resigned
from the U.S. Senate in 1995, after the Select Committee on Ethics recommended
his expulson for sexual
misconduct, attempting to obstruct
the committee's investigation, and using his position to solicit
employment for his
wife.
Still living as of 2009.
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Samuel Barrett Pettengill (1886-1974) —
also known as Samuel B. Pettengill —
of South Bend, St. Joseph
County, Ind.
Born in Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore., January
19, 1886.
Son of Samuel B. Pettengill and Sue (Clagett) Pettengill.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Indiana, 1931-39 (13th District 1931-33, 3rd
District 1933-39).
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons;
American Bar Association.
Died in Springfield, Windsor
County, Vt., March 20,
1974 (age 88 years, 60
days).
Interment at Grafton
Village Cemetery, Grafton, Vt.
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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, Eugene, Ore.
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Alfred Evan Reames (1870-1943) —
also known as A. E. Reames —
of Medford, Jackson
County, Ore.
Born in Jacksonville, Jackson
County, Ore., February
5, 1870.
Son of Thomas Givings Reames and Lucinda (Williams) Reames.
Democrat. Lawyer;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Oregon, 1920;
Oregon
Democratic state chair, 1936; U.S.
Senator from Oregon, 1938.
Member, American Bar Association; American
Judicature Society; Sigma
Alpha Epsilon; Freemasons;
Elks.
Died March 4,
1943 (age 73 years, 27
days).
Interment at Siskiyou
Memorial Park, Medford, Ore.
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Patricia Scott Schroeder (b. 1940) —
also known as Patricia Schroeder; Patricia Nell
Scott —
of Denver,
Colo.
Born in Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore., July 30,
1940.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Colorado 1st District, 1973-97; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Colorado, 1996;
Co-Chair, 1984.
Female.
Congregationalist.
Member, American Bar Association; League of Women
Voters.
Inducted into National Women's Hall of
Fame, 1995.
Still living as of 2009.
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William E. Walsh (b. 1903) —
of Coos Bay, Coos
County, Ore.
Born in Oswego, Oswego
County, N.Y., January
29, 1903.
Son of William E. Walsh and Mary (Schneider) Walsh.
Republican. Lawyer; Coos
County District Attorney, 1931-33; member of Oregon
state senate, 1941-51; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Oregon, 1952;
co-owner, Radio
Station KWRO, Coquille, Ore.
Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Shriners;
Elks; Phi
Delta Theta.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Harold Johnson Warner (b. 1890) —
also known as Harold J. Warner —
of Pendleton, Umatilla
County, Ore.; Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore.
Born in Fort Wayne, Allen
County, Ind., November
6, 1890.
Son of Thomas C. Warner and Katherine E. (Johnson) Warner.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Presidential Elector for
Oregon, 1928;
justice
of Oregon state supreme court, 1950-63; appointed 1950; resigned
1963; chief
justice of Oregon state supreme court, 1955-57.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar Association; American
Legion; Sons of
the American Revolution; Military
Order of the World Wars; Phi
Delta Phi; Beta
Theta Pi.
Burial
location unknown.
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Wendell Wyatt (b. 1917) —
of Astoria, Clatsop
County, Ore.; Gearhart, Clatsop
County, Ore.
Born in Eugene, Lane
County, Ore., June 15,
1917.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Oregon,
1952
(alternate), 1972;
U.S.
Representative from Oregon 1st District, 1964-75.
Member, American Bar Association.
Still living as of 1998.
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Ronald Lee Wyden (b. 1949) —
also known as Ron Wyden —
of Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore.
Born in Wichita, Sedgwick
County, Kan., May 3,
1949.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Oregon 3rd District, 1981-96; U.S.
Senator from Oregon, 1996-; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Oregon, 1996
(delegation chair), 2000,
2004,
2008.
Jewish.
Member, American Bar Association.
Still living as of 2010.
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