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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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Alexander Grant Barry (1892-1952) —
also known as Alexander G. Barry; Alex G.
Barry —
of Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore.
Born in Astoria, Clatsop
County, Ore., August
23, 1892.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; U.S.
Senator from Oregon, 1938-39; member of Oregon
state house of representatives, 1945-50.
Presbyterian.
Member, Sigma
Chi; Phi
Delta Phi; American Legion.
Died in Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore., December
28, 1952 (age 60 years, 127
days).
Interment at Willamette
National Cemetery, Portland, Ore.
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Horace P. Belknap (1890-1960) —
of Nampa, Canyon
County, Idaho.
Born in Prineville, Crook
County, Ore., January
29, 1890.
Son of H. P. Belknap and Wilda (Ketchum) Belknap.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; physician;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Idaho, 1940.
Protestant.
Member, American Medical
Association; American Legion; Rotary; Elks; Eagles; Freemasons.
Died May 19,
1960 (age 70 years, 111
days).
Interment at Kohlerlawn
Cemetery, Nampa, Idaho.
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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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Floyd J. Cook (b. 1883) —
of Medford, Jackson
County, Ore.; Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore.
Born in Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore., March 16,
1883.
Republican. Manufacturer;
inventor;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Oregon, 1928,
1932;
Oregon
Republican state chair, 1931.
Member, American Legion.
Burial
location unknown.
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Samuel Marion Driver (b. 1893) —
also known as Sam M. Driver —
of Douglas
County, Wash.; Chelan
County, Wash.; Spokane, Spokane
County, Wash.
Born in Wamic, Wasco
County, Ore., May 22,
1893.
Son of Francis Marion Driver and Adelia (Lucas) Driver.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Douglas
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1922-23; Chelan
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1935-37; U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington, 1937-40; justice of
Washington state supreme court, 1940-46; U.S.
District Judge for the Eastern District of Washington, 1946.
Member, American Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Kappa
Sigma; Phi
Delta Phi.
Burial
location unknown.
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William Alexander Ekwall (1887-1956) —
also known as William A. Ekwall —
of Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore.; Bronxville, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in Ludington, Mason
County, Mich., June 14,
1887.
Son of Alexander Ekwall and Emilie Ekwall.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; municipal judge in
Oregon, 1922-27; circuit judge in Oregon, 1927-34; U.S.
Representative from Oregon 3rd District, 1935-37; defeated, 1936;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Oregon, 1940;
Judge
of U.S. Court of Customs and Patent Appeals, 1942-56; died in
office 1956.
Member, American Legion; Forty and
Eight; Delta
Theta Phi; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Woodmen.
Died in Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore., October
16, 1956 (age 69 years, 124
days).
Interment at Portland
Memorial Mausoleum, Portland, Ore.
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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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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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Clarence Roland Hotchkiss (1880-1952) —
also known as Clarence R. Hotchkiss —
of Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore.
Born in West Warren, Bradford
County, Pa., June 5,
1880.
Son of Charles Frederick Hotchkiss (1854-1914) and Melissa Ann
(Taylor) Hotchkiss (1857-1886).
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
real
estate broker; lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Oregon, 1916;
secretary
of Oregon Republican Party, 1920; Presidential Elector for
Oregon, 1920.
Congregationalist.
Member, American Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; United
Spanish War Veterans; Military
Order of the World Wars; Reserve
Officers Association; Sons of
the American Revolution; Delta
Theta Phi; Phi
Gamma Mu; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Royal
Arcanum.
Died in Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore., September
17, 1952 (age 72 years, 104
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Tom Kane (b. 1878) —
of Corvallis, Benton
County, Ore.
Born in Kingston, Ontario,
August
23, 1878.
Son of Matthew Kane and Frances (Simpson) Kane.
Member of Montana
state senate, 1915-32; Lieutenant
Governor of Montana, 1933-35.
Member, Freemasons;
American Legion.
Burial
location unknown.
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Joseph W. Kehoe (b. 1890) —
of Ketchikan, Ketchikan
Gateway Borough, Alaska; Seward, Kenai
Peninsula Borough, Alaska.
Born in Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore., July 19,
1890.
Son of Joseph Kehoe and Josephine (Thomas) Kehoe.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Alaska
territorial House of Representatives, 1933-34, 1943-44 (1st
District 1933-34, 3rd District 1943-44); U.S.
Attorney for the 3rd District of Alaska Territory, 1933-42;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Alaska Territory, 1936.
Catholic.
Member, American Legion; Delta
Theta Phi.
Burial
location unknown.
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James Wheaton Mott (1883-1945) —
also known as James W. Mott —
of Clatsop
County, Ore.; Salem, Marion
County, Ore.
Born near New Washington, Clearfield
County, Pa., November
12, 1883.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; member of Oregon
state house of representatives, 1922-26, 1930; U.S.
Representative from Oregon 1st District, 1933-45; defeated in
primary, 1928; died in office 1945.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Legion; Sigma
Chi; Elks; Kiwanis;
Acacia.
Died in Bethesda
Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., November
12, 1945 (age 62 years, 0
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at City
View Cemetery, Salem, Ore.
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Edwin Reinecke (b. 1924) —
also known as Ed Reinecke —
of Sacramento, Sacramento
County, Calif.
Born in Medford, Jackson
County, Ore., January
7, 1924.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; U.S.
Representative from California 27th District, 1965-69; Lieutenant
Governor of California, 1969-74; delegate to Republican National
Convention from California, 1972;
candidate in primary for Governor of
California, 1974; California
Republican state chair, 1983-85.
Lutheran.
Member, American Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Kiwanis.
Still living as of 1998.
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Terry Doyle Schrunk (b. 1913) —
also known as Terry D. Schrunk —
of Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore.
Born in Stayton, Marion
County, Ore., March 10,
1913.
Son of James Schrunk and Pearl Margaret (Doyle) Schrunk.
Democrat. Fire
fighter; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; Multnomah
County Sheriff, 1949-56; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Oregon, 1952;
mayor
of Portland, Ore., 1957-65; indicted
in March, 1957 on bribery
and perjury
charges;
tried
and found not guilty; another indictment,
for conspiracy
to obtain wiretaps and other related charges, was dismissed in
September, 1957.
Presbyterian.
Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American Legion; Purple
Heart; Elks; Eagles; Freemasons.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Paul Black Wallace (b. 1879) —
also known as Paul B. Wallace —
of Salem, Marion
County, Ore.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., May 28,
1879.
Son of R. S. Wallace and Nancy Lee (Black) Wallace.
Republican. President, Valley Motor
Co.; president, Salem Sand and Gravel Co.; manager, R. S. Wallace Orchard Co.;
president, Producers Cannery;
director, Salem Federal Savings &
Loan Co.; delegate to Republican National Convention from Oregon,
1944.
Presbyterian.
Member, Newcomen
Society; American Legion; Freemasons.
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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Jesse Arthur Younger (1893-1967) —
also known as J. Arthur Younger —
of San Mateo, San Mateo
County, Calif.
Born in Albany, Linn
County, Ore., April 11,
1893.
Son of Charles Hardin Younger and Lena (Galbraith) Younger.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S.
Representative from California, 1953-67 (9th District 1953-63,
11th District 1963-67); died in office 1967; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from California, 1956.
Congregationalist.
Member, American Legion; Rotary; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Newcomen
Society; Delta
Upsilon.
Died, of leukemia,
at Walter
Reed Army Hospital, Washington,
D.C., June 20,
1967 (age 74 years, 70
days).
Interment at Cypress
Lawn Memorial Park, Colma, Calif.
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