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Congregationalist Politicians in Oregon
(including United Church of Christ;
Evangelical and Reformed Church;
Congregational Christian Churches)


  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.
  Relatives: Married, August 3, 1911, to Verna Alice Chase.
  Harry H. Belt (1883-1950) — of Yamhill County, Ore.; Salem, Marion County, Ore. Born in Salem, Marion County, Ore., November 24, 1883. Son of John D. Belt and Nellie (Hacklemen) Belt. Republican. Superintendent of schools; lawyer; circuit judge in Oregon, 1914-24; justice of Oregon state supreme court, 1925-50; died in office 1950. Presbyterian or Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons; Knights of Pythias; Elks. Died August 6, 1950 (age 66 years, 255 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, July 3, 1905, to Martha Paldanius.
  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.
  Relatives: Married, July 2, 1908, to Grace Evangeline North.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Isaac A. Manning (1864-1942) — of Salem, Marion County, Ore.; Portland, Multnomah County, Ore. Born in Abington, Wayne County, Ind., January 14, 1864. Son of William Manning (1832-1914) and Sarah Jane (Hunt) Manning (1835-1875). Republican. Telegraph operator; newspaper reporter; real estate and insurance business; coffee planter; U.S. Consular Agent in Matagalpa, 1899-1905; U.S. Consul in Cartagena, 1907-09; La Guaira, 1909-11; Barranquilla, 1911-16. Congregationalist. Died in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif., December 17, 1942 (age 78 years, 337 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of William Manning (1832-1914) and Sarah Jane (Hunt) Manning (1835-1875); married, July 6, 1887, to Alice Hatch (died 1912); married, March 22, 1913, to Lia Curiel.
  Wayne Lyman Morse (1900-1974) — also known as Wayne L. Morse — of Eugene, Lane County, Ore. Born in Verona, Dane County, Wis., October 20, 1900. Son of Wilbur Frank Morse (1859-1936) and Jessie F. (White) Morse. Lawyer; U.S. Senator from Oregon, 1945-69; defeated (Democratic), 1968, 1972; delegate to Republican National Convention from Oregon, 1952; member, Commission on Intergovernmental Relations, 1955; candidate for Democratic nomination for President, 1960; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Oregon, 1964. Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons; Americans for Democratic Action. The Wayne L. Morse U.S. Courthouse in Eugene, Oregon, is named for him. Was actively engaged in campaigning for U.S. Senate when he died, in Portland, Multnomah County, Ore., July 22, 1974 (age 73 years, 275 days). Interment at Rest Haven Memorial Park, Eugene, Ore.
  Relatives: Married, June 18, 1924, to Mildred Martha Downie (1901-1994).
  Campaign slogan (1960): "The candidate who votes the way he talks."
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier
  Books about Wayne Morse: Mason Drukman, Wayne Morse : A Political Biography
  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.
  Relatives: Nephew of William Horace Clagett; son of Samuel B. Pettengill and Sue (Clagett) Pettengill; married, June 1, 1912, to Josephine Harrison.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  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.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — votes in Congress from the Washington Post — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile
  Books about Patricia Schroeder: Joan A. Lowy, Pat Schroeder: A Woman of the House
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Charles Hardin Younger and Lena (Galbraith) Younger; married, June 30, 1915, to Margaret Meany (died 1945); married, December 11, 1946, to Norma Wells.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article

 

 


 
   
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