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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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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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George L. Baker (b. 1868) —
of Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore.
Born in The Dalles, Wasco
County, Ore., August
23, 1868.
Son of John Baker and Mary (Edgett) Baker.
Republican. Mayor
of Portland, Ore., 1917-30.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Woodmen;
Elks; Rotary.
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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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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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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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.
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Alfred S. Bennett (b. 1854) —
of The Dalles, Wasco
County, Ore.
Born in Dubuque, Dubuque
County, Iowa, June 10,
1854.
Son of Thomas M. Bennett and Zylpha Ann (Finnell) Bennett.
Democrat. School
teacher; lawyer;
circuit judge in Oregon, 1882-84; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Oregon, 1912
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee), 1916;
justice
of Oregon state supreme court, 1919-20; resigned 1920.
Member, Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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Harry Dolan Boivin (1904-1999) —
also known as Harry D. Boivin —
of Klamath Falls, Klamath
County, Ore.; Medford, Jackson
County, Ore.
Born in Ashland, Jackson
County, Ore., February
7, 1904.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Oregon
state house of representatives, 1935-41; Speaker of
the Oregon State House of Representatives, 1937-39; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Oregon, 1940,
1952.
Member, Elks; Eagles.
Died March 15,
1999 (age 95 years, 36
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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Edward Everett Brodie (1876-1939) —
of Oregon City, Clackamas
County, Ore.; San
Francisco, Calif.
Born in Fort Stevens, Clatsop
County, Ore., March 12,
1876.
Son of Elias Henry Brodie and Julia Matilda (Goff) Brodie.
Republican. Newspaper
publisher; chair of
Clackamas County Republican Party, 1916-21; U.S. Minister to Siam, 1921-25; Finland, 1930-33; member of Oregon
Republican State Central Committee, 1928-30.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Woodmen;
Sigma
Delta Chi.
Died June 27,
1939 (age 63 years, 107
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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George Henry Burnett (1853-1927) —
also known as George H. Burnett —
of Salem, Marion
County, Ore.
Born in Yamhill
County, Ore., May 9,
1853.
Son of George William Burnett and Sidney Ann (Younger) Burnett.
Republican. Lawyer;
District Attorney, 3rd Judicial District, 1876-78; circuit judge in
Oregon 3rd District, 1892-1910; justice of
Oregon state supreme court, 1911-27; died in office 1927; chief
justice of Oregon state supreme court, 1921-22, 1927; died in
office 1927.
Member, Odd
Fellows; Freemasons;
Elks.
Died September
10, 1927 (age 74 years, 124
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Robert Reyburn Butler (1881-1933) —
also known as Robert R. Butler —
of Condon, Gilliam
County, Ore.; The Dalles, Wasco
County, Ore.
Born in Butler, Johnson
County, Tenn., September
24, 1881.
Republican. Lawyer;
Presidential Elector for Oregon, 1908,
1916;
circuit judge in Oregon, 1909-11; member of Oregon
state senate, 1913-17, 1925-28; U.S.
Representative from Oregon 2nd District, 1928-33; died in office
1933.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Sigma
Alpha Epsilon.
Died of heart
disease and pneumonia,
at Providence Hospital,
Washington,
D.C., January
7, 1933 (age 51 years, 105
days).
Interment at Odd
Fellows Cemetery, The Dalles, Ore.
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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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John H. Carkin (b. 1853) —
of Medford, Jackson
County, Ore.
Born in Bangor, Penobscot
County, Maine, November
18, 1853.
Republican. Member of Oregon
state house of representatives, 1913, 1923-27; Speaker of
the Oregon State House of Representatives, 1927.
Member, Elks; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Burial
location unknown.
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Julius Alonzo Churchill (b. 1862) —
also known as J. A. Churchill —
of Ashland, Jackson
County, Ore.; Monmouth, Polk
County, Ore.
Born in Lima, Allen
County, Ohio, October
14, 1862.
Son of Julius R. Churchill and Lou (Saint) Churchill.
Republican. Superintendent
of schools; Oregon
superintendent of public instruction, 1913-26; appointed 1913;
resigned 1926.
Episcopalian.
Member, Elks; Maccabees;
Kiwanis.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Julius R. Churchill and Lou (Saint) Churchill; married, October
18, 1887, to Florence B. Jennings (died 1916); married, March 5,
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John Story Coke (b. 1867) —
also known as John S. Coke —
of Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore.
Born in Morristown, Hamblen
County, Tenn., August
21, 1867.
Lawyer;
circuit judge in Oregon 2nd District, 1909-23; U.S.
Attorney for Oregon, 1923-25.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias; Elks.
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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William Clifton Culbertson (b. 1874) —
also known as William C. Culbertson —
of Oregon.
Born in Rolla, Phelps
County, Mo., September
12, 1874.
Democrat. Hotel
proprietor; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Oregon 3rd District, 1928.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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John Richard Dellenback (1918-2002) —
also known as John R. Dellenback —
of Medford, Jackson
County, Ore.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., November
6, 1918.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer;
member of Oregon
state house of representatives, 1961-66; U.S.
Representative from Oregon 4th District, 1967-75; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Oregon, 1968,
1972;
associate director, U.S. Peace Corps, 1975-77; president, Christian
College Coalition, 1977-88.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks.
Died in Medford, Jackson
County, Ore., December
7, 2002 (age 84 years, 31
days).
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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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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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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Raymond Luelling Givens (b. 1884) —
also known as Raymond L. Givens —
of Boise, Ada
County, Idaho.
Born in Salem, Marion
County, Ore., February
9, 1884.
Son of John Weeks Givens and Ellen Elizabeth (Luelling) Givens.
Republican. Lawyer; Ada
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1911-17; member of Idaho
state house of representatives, 1919; district judge in Idaho 3rd
District, 1920-24; justice of
Idaho state supreme court, 1925-55; chief
justice of Idaho state supreme court, 1930-31.
Member, Sigma
Chi; Phi
Delta Phi; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Rotary.
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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Willis Chatman Hawley (1864-1941) —
also known as Willis C. Hawley —
of Salem, Marion
County, Ore.
Born near Monroe, Benton
County, Ore., May 5,
1864.
Son of Sewel R. Hawley and Emma A. (Nobel) Hawley.
Republican. School
principal; college
professor; president,
Willamette University, 1893-1902; lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Oregon 1st District, 1907-33.
Member, Woodmen;
Elks.
Co-sponsor of the Smoot-Hawley Tariff.
Died July 24,
1941 (age 77 years, 80
days).
Interment at City
View Cemetery, Salem, Ore.
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Charles Abner Howard (b. 1881) —
also known as Charles A. Howard —
of Monmouth, Polk
County, Ore.
Born in Greenwood
County, Kan., February
17, 1881.
Son of Abner Howard and Catherine Mary (Lough) Howard.
Republican. School
teacher; superintendent
of schools; school
principal; Oregon
superintendent of public instruction, 1927-37; resigned 1937; president,
Eastern Oregon College of Education, 1937-39; president,
Oregon College of Education, from 1939.
Presbyterian.
Member, Phi
Delta Kappa; Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles A. Johns (b. 1857) —
of Baker City, Baker
County, Ore.; Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore.; Manila, Philippines.
Born in Jackson
County, Mo., June 25,
1857.
Republican. County judge in Oregon, 1883-85; justice of
Oregon state supreme court, 1918-21; resigned 1921; justice of
Phillipine Islands supreme court, 1921-; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Philippine Islands, 1924.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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Percy R. Kelly (1870-1949) —
of Albany, Linn
County, Ore.; Salem, Marion
County, Ore.
Born in Arlington, Fayette
County, Iowa, July 13,
1870.
Son of Christopher C. Kelly and Mary Jane (Whipple) Kelly.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Oregon
state senate, 1898-1902; circuit judge in Oregon, 1911-30; justice of
Oregon state supreme court, 1930-49; appointed 1930; died in
office 1949; chief
justice of Oregon state supreme court, 1941-43.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Knights
of Pythias.
Died June 14,
1949 (age 78 years, 336
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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William Rufus King (b. 1864) —
also known as William R. King; Will R.
King —
of Baker City, Baker
County, Ore.; Ontario, Malheur
County, Ore.
Born in Walla Walla
County, Wash., October
3, 1864.
Son of Davis Rufus King and Elizabeth (Estes) King.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Oregon
state house of representatives, 1892-94; member of Oregon
state senate, 1894-98; candidate for Governor of
Oregon, 1898; justice of
Oregon state supreme court, 1909-10; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Oregon, 1912
(speaker),
1916
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee), 1920;
member of Democratic
National Committee from Oregon, 1912-16.
Unitarian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Knights
of Pythias.
Burial
location unknown.
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Clifton Nesmith McArthur (1879-1923) —
also known as Clifton N. McArthur —
of Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore.
Born in The Dalles, Wasco
County, Ore., June 10,
1879.
Son of Lewis
Linn McArthur and Harriet (Nesmith) McArthur.
Republican. Lawyer; cattle
breeder; secretary of
Oregon Republican Party, 1908; private secretary to Gov. Frank
W. Benson, 1909-11; member of Oregon
state house of representatives, 1913; U.S.
Representative from Oregon 3rd District, 1915-23; defeated, 1922.
Episcopalian.
Member, Sons of
the American Revolution; Sigma
Nu; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks.
Died in 1923
(age about
44 years).
Cremated.
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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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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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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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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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John Frost Nugent (1868-1931) —
also known as John F. Nugent —
of Boise, Ada
County, Idaho.
Born in La Grande, Union
County, Ore., June 26,
1868.
Son of Edward Nugent and Agnes P. (Frost) Nugent.
Democrat. U.S.
Senator from Idaho, 1918-21; appointed 1918; defeated, 1920;
resigned 1921; defeated, 1926; member, Federal Trade
Commission, 1921-27; chair, Federal Trade
Commission, 1925-26.
Member, Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Woodmen.
Died in 1931
(age about
63 years).
Interment at Cedar
Hill Cemetery, Suitland, Md.
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Ben Wilson Olcott (1872-1952) —
also known as Ben W. Olcott; B. W. Olcott —
of Salem, Marion
County, Ore.; Redlands, San
Bernardino County, Calif.
Born in Keithsburg, Mercer
County, Ill., October
15, 1872.
Son of Hiram Wallace Olcott and Mary Jane (Wilson) Olcott.
Republican. Miner; secretary of
state of Oregon, 1911-20; appointed 1911; resigned 1920; Governor of
Oregon, 1919-23; president, American Savings Bank, Long
Beach, 1923.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks.
Died in Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore., July 21,
1952 (age 79 years, 280
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Mount
Crest Abbey Mausoleum, Salem, Ore.
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Isaac Lee Patterson (1859-1929) —
also known as I. L. Patterson —
of Salem, Marion
County, Ore.
Born in Benton
County, Ore., September
17, 1859.
Son of Francis Austin Patterson and Caroline (Tatom) Patterson.
Republican. Farmer; chair of
Marion County Republican Party, 1892; member of Oregon
state senate, 1895-98, 1919-21; Oregon
Republican state chair, 1924-26; Governor of
Oregon, 1927-29; died in office 1929; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Oregon, 1928.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Moose; Woodmen;
Ancient
Order of United Workmen; Rotary.
Died, from pneumonia,
in Marion
County, Ore., December
21, 1929 (age 70 years, 95
days).
Entombed at Mount
Crest Abbey Mausoleum, Salem, 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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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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Relatives:
Married, May 17,
1936, to Virginia Dorothy Price. |
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Robert Freeman Smith (b. 1931) —
also known as Robert F. Smith; Bob Smith —
of Burns, Harney
County, Ore.
Born in Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore., June 16,
1931.
Republican. Rancher;
member of Oregon
state house of representatives, 1960-72; Speaker of
the Oregon State House of Representatives, 1968-72; member of Oregon
state senate, 1972-82; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Oregon, 1972,
1980;
U.S.
Representative from Oregon 2nd District, 1983-95, 1997-99.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks.
Still living as of 2009.
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Frederick Steiwer (1883-1939) —
of Pendleton, Umatilla
County, Ore.; Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore.
Born near Jefferson, Marion
County, Ore., October
13, 1883.
Republican. School
teacher; lawyer;
District Attorney, 1913-16; member of Oregon
state senate, 1917; served in the U.S. Army during World War I;
U.S.
Senator from Oregon, 1927-38.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Woodmen;
Elks.
Died February
3, 1939 (age 55 years, 113
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Walter Andrew Swanson (1911-1983) —
also known as Walter A. Swanson —
of Springfield, Lane
County, Ore.
Born in Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore., April 26,
1911.
Son of John Andrew Swanson and Augusta (Pearson) Swanson.
Democrat. Lumber
business; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Oregon 4th District, 1952.
Member, Phi
Delta Theta; Alpha
Delta Sigma; Elks.
Died in 1983
(age about
72 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Lew Wallace (b. 1889) —
of Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore.
Born in Furnas
County, Neb., March 27,
1889.
Son of Henry M. Wallace and Margaret (Scott) Wallace.
Democrat. Insurance
agent; member of Oregon
state house of representatives, 1935; member of Oregon
state senate, 1938; candidate for Governor of
Oregon, 1942, 1948; alternate delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Oregon, 1944;
member of Democratic
National Committee from Oregon, 1944; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Oregon 3rd District, 1946.
Presbyterian.
Member, Elks; Eagles; Izaak
Walton League; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Pearl Hock. |
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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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Ralph Edward Williams (1869-1940) —
also known as Ralph E. Williams —
of Dallas, Polk
County, Ore.; Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore.
Born in Polk
County, Ore., September
14, 1869.
Son of James John Williams and Ralph (Eckersley) Williams.
Republican. Banker;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Oregon, 1908;
member of Republican
National Committee from Oregon, 1908-40; Vice-Chair
of Republican National Committee, 1921-40.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks.
Died, while attending a meeting
of the Committee on Arrangements for the 1940 Republican National
Convention, in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., May 16,
1940 (age 70 years, 245
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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