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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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Thomas Harry Banfield (1885-1950) —
also known as T. H. Banfield —
of Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore.
Born in Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore., December
20, 1885.
Republican. Co-founder and president, Iron Fireman Manufacturing
Company, maker of automatic coal stokers, furnaces, and boilers;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Oregon, 1940.
Member, Rotary; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Knights Templar; Shriners.
Died in 1950
(age about
64 years).
Interment at River
View Cemetery, Portland, Ore.
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Cassius C. Bennett (b. 1856) —
of Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore.; Pierre, Hughes
County, S.Dak.
Born in Vermont, February
4, 1856.
Republican. Banker;
member of South
Dakota state senate 24th District, 1895-96, 1903-04.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights Templar; Knights
of Pythias; Ancient
Order of United Workmen; Modern
Woodmen of America.
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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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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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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