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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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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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Durward Gorham Hall (1910-2001) —
also known as Durward G. Hall; "Dr.
No" —
of Springfield, Greene
County, Mo.
Born in Cassville, Barry
County, Mo., September
14, 1910.
Son of Thomas Clemens Hall and Omah Ellen (Neill) Hall.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; surgeon;
U.S.
Representative from Missouri 7th District, 1961-73; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Missouri, 1964.
Baptist. Member, American Medical
Association; Rotary.
Died in Albany, Linn
County, Ore., March 15,
2001 (age 90 years, 182
days); his body was donated
to an Oregon teaching hospital.
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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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Mark Odom Hatfield (1922-2011) —
also known as Mark O. Hatfield —
of Salem, Marion
County, Ore.
Born in Dallas, Polk
County, Ore., July 12,
1922.
Son of Charles Dolen Hatfield (1887-1972) and Dovie (Odom) Hatfield
(1893-1979).
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of Oregon
state house of representatives, 1951-54; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Oregon, 1952;
member of Oregon
state senate, 1955-56; secretary of
state of Oregon, 1957-59; Governor of
Oregon, 1959-67; U.S.
Senator from Oregon, 1967-97.
Baptist. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore., August 7,
2011 (age 89 years, 26
days).
Interment at Willamette
National Cemetery, Portland, Ore.
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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, Roseburg, Ore.; reinterment at Memorial
Garden Cemetery, Roseburg, Ore.; cenotaph at Lone
Fir Cemetery, Portland, Ore.
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Charles Linza McNary (1874-1944) —
also known as Charles L. McNary —
of Salem, Marion
County, Ore.
Born near Salem, Marion
County, Ore., June 12,
1874.
Republican. Lawyer; law school
dean; justice of
Oregon state supreme court, 1913-14; appointed 1913; Oregon
Republican state chair, 1916-17; U.S.
Senator from Oregon, 1917-18, 1918-44; appointed 1917, 1918; died
in office 1944; candidate for Republican nomination for President, 1940;
candidate for Vice
President of the United States, 1940.
Baptist. Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Elks; Grange.
Died February
25, 1944 (age 69 years, 258
days).
Original interment at Pioneer
Cemetery, Salem, Ore.; reinterment at Belcrest
Memorial Park, Salem, Ore.
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Frederick William Mulkey (1874-1924) —
also known as Fred W. Mulkey —
of Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore.
Born in Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore., January
6, 1874.
Son of Marion Francis Mulkey and Mary Elizabeth (Porter) Mulkey.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Senator from Oregon, 1907, 1918; resigned 1918.
Baptist. Member, American
Political Science Association.
Died in 1924
(age about
50 years).
Interment at River
View Cemetery, Portland, Ore.
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Elton Watkins (1881-1956) —
of Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore.
Born in Newton, Newton
County, Miss., 1881.
Son of M. M. Watkins and Virginia (Williams) Watkins.
Democrat. FBI
agent; lawyer;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Oregon, 1920;
U.S.
Representative from Oregon 3rd District, 1923-25; candidate for
U.S.
Senator from Oregon, 1930; Presidential Elector for Oregon, 1936,
1944.
Baptist.
Died in 1956
(age about
75 years).
Interment at Greenwood
Hills Cemetery, Portland, Ore.
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