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William Lysander Adams (1821-1906) —
also known as William L. Adams; Will Adams —
of Yamhill
County, Ore.; Forest Grove, Washington
County, Ore.; Hood River, Hood River
County, Ore.
Born in Painesville, Lake
County, Ohio, February
5, 1821.
Son of Sebastian Adams (1789-1847) and Eunice (Harmon) Adams.
Republican. School
teacher; went
to California for the 1849 Gold Rush; preacher; newspaper
editor; probate judge in Oregon; U.S. Collector of Customs;
physician.
Died in Hood River, Hood River
County, Ore., April 26,
1906 (age 85 years, 80
days).
Interment at Idlewild
Cemetery, Hood River, Ore.
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Louis Albert Banks (b. 1851) —
also known as Louis A. Banks —
Born in Corvallis, Benton
County, Ore., 1851.
Lawyer;
minister; Prohibition candidate for U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 7th District, 1893; Prohibition
candidate for Governor of
Massachusetts, 1893.
Methodist.
Burial
location unknown.
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Abner McDonald Bryant (1838-1896) —
also known as A. M. Bryant —
of Fort Branch, Gibson
County, Ind.; Wahoo, Saunders
County, Neb.; Gettysburg, Graham
County, Kan.; Republican City, Harlan
County, Neb.; Falls City, Polk
County, Ore.
Born in Ohio
County, Ky., March 1,
1838.
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; minister; school teacher
and principal; superintendent
of schools; member of Nebraska
state senate 16th District, 1877; president,
McPherson Normal College, Republican City, Neb., 1886-87.
Presbyterian.
Member, Grand
Army of the Republic.
Died, of asthma, in
Falls City, Polk
County, Ore., June 4,
1896 (age 58 years, 95
days).
Interment at Falls
City Cemetery, Falls City, Ore.
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James McBride (1802-1875) —
also known as "Uncle Jim" —
of Oregon.
Born near Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn., 1802.
Physician;
preacher; member
Oregon territorial council, 1850; U.S. Minister to Hawaiian Islands, 1863-66.
Died in St. Helens, Columbia
County, Ore., 1875
(age about
73 years).
Interment at Masonic
Cemetery, St. Helens, Ore.
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