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Ann L. Aiken (b. 1951) —
of Oregon.
Born in Salem, Marion
County, Ore., December
29, 1951.
Lawyer; district judge in Oregon, 1988-92; circuit judge in
Oregon, 1992-97; U.S.
District Judge for Oregon, 1998-.
Female.
Still living as of 2000.
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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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Wayne Edward Alley (b. 1932) —
of Oklahoma.
Born in Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore., May 16,
1932.
Lawyer; U.S.
District Judge for the Western District of Oklahoma, 1985-99;
took senior status 1999.
Still living as of 2000.
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Homer Daniel Angell (1875-1968) —
also known as Homer D. Angell —
of Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore.
Born near The Dalles, Wasco
County, Ore., January
12, 1875.
Son of Thomas Angell and Susan P. (Yeomans) Angell.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Oregon
state house of representatives, 1929-31, 1935; member of Oregon
state senate, 1937-38; U.S.
Representative from Oregon 3rd District, 1939-55.
Member, American Bar
Association; Odd
Fellows; Humane
Society; Alpha
Tau Omega.
Died in Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore., March 31,
1968 (age 93 years, 79
days).
Interment at Portland
Memorial Mausoleum, Portland, Ore.
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A. D. Babcock (b. 1818) —
of Polk
County, Ore.
Born in New York, 1818.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate
to Oregon state constitutional convention from Polk County, 1857.
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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Edward Dickinson Baker (1811-1861) —
also known as Edward D. Baker —
of Springfield, Sangamon
County, Ill.; Galena, Jo Daviess
County, Ill.; San
Francisco, Calif.; Oregon City, Clackamas
County, Ore.
Born in London, England,
February
24, 1811.
Lawyer; member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1837-40; member of Illinois
state senate, 1841-45; U.S.
Representative from Illinois, 1845-46, 1849-51 (7th District
1845-46, 6th District 1849-51); resigned 1846; colonel in the U.S.
Army during the Mexican War; U.S.
Senator from Oregon, 1860-61; died in office 1861; general in the
Union Army during the Civil War.
Killed
in battle at Balls Bluff, Loudoun
County, Va., October
21, 1861 (age 50 years, 239
days).
Interment at San
Francisco National Cemetery, San Francisco, Calif.
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Ulysses S. Balentine (1900-1956) —
also known as U. S. Balentine —
of Klamath Falls, Klamath
County, Ore.
Born in Stone
County, Ark., March 17,
1900.
Republican. School
teacher; lawyer; member of Oregon
state senate, 1936-41; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Oregon 2nd District, 1938.
Member, Eagles.
Died February
12, 1956 (age 55 years, 332
days).
Interment at Klamath
Memorial Park, Klamath Falls, 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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Alexander Grant Barry (1892-1952) —
also known as Alexander G. Barry; Alex G.
Barry —
of Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore.
Born in Astoria, Clatsop
County, Ore., August
23, 1892.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;
lawyer; U.S.
Senator from Oregon, 1938-39; member of Oregon
state house of representatives, 1945-50.
Presbyterian.
Member, Sigma
Chi; Phi
Delta Phi; American
Legion.
Died in Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore., December
28, 1952 (age 60 years, 127
days).
Interment at Willamette
National Cemetery, Portland, Ore.
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Henry J. Bean (1853-1941) —
of Pendleton, Umatilla
County, Ore.
Born in Bethel, Oxford
County, Maine, November
13, 1853.
Son of Timothy Bean and Elizabeth E. (Swift) Bean.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Oregon
state house of representatives, 1889; county judge in Oregon,
1904-06; circuit judge in Oregon, 1906-10; justice of
Oregon state supreme court, 1911-41; died in office 1941; chief
justice of Oregon state supreme court, 1931-33, 1937-39.
Member, Freemasons.
Died May 8,
1941 (age 87 years, 176
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Robert Sharp Bean (1854-1931) —
also known as Robert S. Bean —
of Oregon.
Born in Yamhill
County, Ore., November
28, 1854.
Son of O. R. Bean and Julia A. (Sharp) Bean.
Republican. Lawyer; circuit judge in Oregon 2nd District,
1882-90; justice of
Oregon state supreme court, 1890-1909; resigned 1909; chief
justice of Oregon state supreme court, 1894-96, 1901-02, 1905-08;
U.S.
District Judge for Oregon, 1909-31; died in office 1931.
Member, Freemasons;
Ancient
Order of United Workmen; Woodmen.
Died in Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore., January
7, 1931 (age 76 years, 40
days).
Interment at River
View Cemetery, Portland, Ore.
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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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Charles Byron Bellinger (1839-1905) —
of Oregon.
Born in Maquon, Knox
County, Ill., November
21, 1839.
Lawyer; member of Oregon
state house of representatives, 1868; circuit judge in Oregon,
1878-80; U.S.
District Judge for Oregon, 1893-1905; died in office 1905.
Died in Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore., May 12,
1905 (age 65 years, 172
days).
Entombed at Portland
Memorial Mausoleum, Portland, Ore.
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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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Jaime Benitez Rexach (1908-2001) —
also known as Jaime Benitez —
of San Juan, San Juan
Municipio, Puerto Rico.
Born in Vieques, Vieques
Municipio, Puerto Rico, October
29, 1908.
Lawyer; university
professor; chancellor
of the University of Puerto Rico, 1942-66; president
of the Puerto Rico University System, 1966-71; Resident
Commissioner to U.S. Congress from Puerto Rico, 1973-77;
defeated, 1976; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Puerto Rico, 1976.
Puerto
Rican ancestry.
Died, of pneumonia,
in San Juan, San Juan
Municipio, Puerto Rico, May 30,
2001 (age 92 years, 213
days).
Interment at Cementerio
de Santa Maria Magdalena, Santa Maria, Puerto Rico.
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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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Frank Williamson Benson (1858-1911) —
also known as Frank W. Benson —
of Roseburg, Douglas
County, Ore.
Born in San Jose, Santa Clara
County, Calif., March 20,
1858.
Republican. Lawyer; secretary of
state of Oregon, 1907-11; died in office 1911; Governor of
Oregon, 1909-10.
Methodist.
Died in Douglas
County, Ore., April 14,
1911 (age 53 years, 25
days).
Interment at Roseburg
I.O.O.F. Cemetery, Roseburg, Ore.
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Henry Lamdin Benson (1854-1921) —
also known as Henry L. Benson —
of Salem, Marion
County, Ore.
Born in Stockton, San Joaquin
County, Calif., July 6,
1854.
Son of Henry C. Benson and Matilda M. (Williamson) Benson.
Republican. Lawyer; District Attorney, 1st District, 1892-96;
member of Oregon
state house of representatives, 1897; circuit judge in Oregon,
1898-1914; justice of
Oregon state supreme court, 1915-21; died in office 1921.
Methodist.
Died October
16, 1921 (age 67 years, 102
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Sam Berry —
Republican. Lawyer; candidate in primary for U.S.
Senator from Oregon, 1995.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa.
Still living as of 1995.
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Claude Vivian Birkhead (1880-1950) —
also known as Claude Birkhead —
of San Antonio, Bexar
County, Tex.
Born in Phoenix, Jackson
County, Ore., May 27,
1880.
Democrat. Lawyer; district judge in Texas, 1910-12; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1940.
Died in San Antonio, Bexar
County, Tex., November
19, 1950 (age 70 years, 176
days).
Interment at Fort
Sam Houston National Cemetery, San Antonio, Tex.
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Reuben P. Boise (b. 1819) —
of Polk
County, Ore.
Born in Massachusetts, 1819.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate
to Oregon state constitutional convention from Polk County, 1857;
justice
of Oregon state supreme court, 1859-72, 1876-80; chief
justice of Oregon state supreme court, 1862-64, 1868-70.
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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Jonathan Bourne, Jr. (1855-1940) —
of Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore.
Born in New Bedford, Bristol
County, Mass., February
23, 1855.
Son of Jonathan Bourne.
Lawyer; mining
business; president, Bourne Cotton
Mills, New Bedford, Mass.; member of Oregon
state house of representatives, 1885-86, 1897; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Oregon, 1888,
1892;
member of Republican
National Committee from Oregon, 1888-92; U.S.
Senator from Oregon, 1907-13; defeated (Progressive), 1912.
Died in Washington,
D.C., September
1, 1940 (age 85 years, 191
days).
Interment at Cedar
Hill Cemetery, Suitland, Md.
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Daniel Boyd (b. 1875) —
of Enterprise, Wallowa
County, Ore.
Born in Coshocton, Coshocton
County, Ohio, December
5, 1875.
Republican. Lawyer; mayor of Enterprise, Ore.; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Oregon, 1912,
1916;
Presidential Elector for Oregon, 1924;
candidate in primary for U.S.
Representative from Oregon 2nd District, 1928.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Woodmen;
Phi
Delta Theta.
Burial
location unknown.
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Robert F. Brachtenbach (1931-2008) —
Born in Sidney, Cheyenne
County, Neb., January
28, 1931.
Son of Henry Brachtenbach and Elizabeth Brachtenbach.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Washington
state house of representatives, 1962-66; justice of
Washington state supreme court, 1972-94.
Died, of throat
cancer, in Cottage Grove, Lane
County, Ore., May 2,
2008 (age 77 years, 95
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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James Tenney Brand (1886-1964) —
also known as James T. Brand —
of Salem, Marion
County, Ore.
Born in Oberlin, Lorain
County, Ohio, October
9, 1886.
Son of James Brand and Juliet (Hughes) Brand.
Lawyer; circuit judge in Oregon, 1927-41; justice of
Oregon state supreme court, 1941-58; judge of military tribunal
for trial of major war criminals, Nuremberg, Germany, 1947.
Presbyterian.
Member, Phi
Delta Phi; Freemasons.
Died in February, 1964
(age 77
years, 0 days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Anna J. Brown (b. 1952) —
Born in Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore., 1952.
Lawyer; district judge in Oregon, 1992-94; circuit judge in
Oregon, 1994-99; U.S.
District Judge for Oregon, 1999-.
Female.
Still living as of 2004.
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George M. Brown (1864-1934) —
of Roseburg, Douglas
County, Ore.
Born in Roseburg, Douglas
County, Ore., May 5,
1864.
Son of Thomas Brown.
Republican. Lawyer; District Attorney, 2nd District,
1895-1914; Oregon
state attorney general, 1915-20; resigned 1920; justice of
Oregon state supreme court, 1920-33.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows.
Died in The Dalles, Wasco
County, Ore., 1934
(age about
70 years).
Interment somewhere
in Roseburg, Ore.
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Relatives:
Grandson of John Flett (1815-1892; early settler in the Pacific
Northwest); son of Thomas Brown; married, November
8, 1895, to Bertha A. Bellows. |
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Walter Frederick Brown (b. 1926) —
also known as Walter F. Brown; Walt Brown —
of Oregon.
Born in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., July 28,
1926.
Son of Walter Andrew Brown (1897-1978) and Emily Anna (Weber) Brown
(1897-1978).
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; served in the U.S. Navy
during the Korean conflict; lawyer; member of Oregon
state senate, 1975-86; Socialist candidate for U.S.
Representative from Oregon 3rd District, 1998, 2000, 2002;
Socialist candidate for President
of the United States, 2004.
Still living as of 2007.
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Relatives: Son
of Walter Andrew Brown (1897-1978) and Emily Anna (Weber) Brown
(1897-1978); married, August 7,
1950, to Barbara May Porter Stahlman (1922-1999); married, August
16, 2007, to Beverly Lois Isbell. |
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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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James Milton Burns (1924-2001) —
of Harney
County, Ore.; Multnomah
County, Ore.
Born in Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore., November
24, 1924.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; Harney
County District Attorney, 1952-56; circuit judge in Oregon,
1966-72; U.S.
District Judge for Oregon, 1972-89; took senior status 1989.
Died in Wilsonville, Clackamas
County, Ore., December
21, 2001 (age 77 years, 27
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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Charles Henry Carey (b. 1857) —
also known as Charles H. Carey —
of Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore.
Born in Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio, October
27, 1857.
Son of Samuel Doak Carey and Martha Louisa (Felton) Carey.
Republican. Lawyer; attorney for James J. Hill's railroad
lines; municipal judge in Oregon, 1892-95; member of Republican
National Committee from Oregon, 1904-06; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Oregon, 1912,
1916,
1924.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Academy of Political and Social Science; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Beta
Theta Pi; Phi
Beta Kappa.
Burial
location unknown.
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Joseph Kirtley Carson, Jr. (b. 1891) —
also known as Joseph K. Carson, Jr. —
of Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore.
Born in McKinney, Lincoln
County, Ky., December
19, 1891.
Son of Joseph Kelly Carson and Sallie Elizabeth Adeline (Johnson)
Carson.
Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War I;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Oregon, 1928,
1952;
mayor
of Portland, Ore., 1932-36; candidate for Governor of
Oregon, 1954.
Member, Delta
Theta Phi; Freemasons;
Woodmen.
Burial
location unknown.
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Stephen Fowler Chadwick (1825-1895) —
also known as Stephen F. Chadwick —
of Douglas
County, Ore.
Born in Middletown, Middlesex
County, Conn., December
25, 1825.
Democrat. Lawyer; postmaster;
delegate
to Oregon state constitutional convention from Douglas County,
1857; secretary of
state of Oregon, 1870-78; Governor of
Oregon, 1877-78.
Died in Salem, Marion
County, Ore., January
15, 1895 (age 69 years, 21
days).
Interment at Pioneer
Cemetery, Salem, Ore.
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George Earle Chamberlain (1854-1928) —
also known as George E. Chamberlain —
of Albany, Linn
County, Ore.; Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore.
Born near Natchez, Adams
County, Miss., January
1, 1854.
Son of Charles Thomson Chamberlain and Pamela A. (Archer)
Chamberlain.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Oregon
state house of representatives, 1880-84; Oregon
state attorney general, 1891-95; appointed 1891; Governor of
Oregon, 1903-09; resigned 1909; U.S.
Senator from Oregon, 1909-21; defeated, 1920; candidate for
Democratic nomination for Vice President, 1912.
Member, Phi
Kappa Psi.
Died in Washington,
D.C., July 9,
1928 (age 74 years, 190
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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George Thomas Cochran (1877-1965) —
also known as George T. Cochran —
of La Grande, Union
County, Ore.
Born November
1, 1877.
Son of Louisa J. (Ruckman) Cochran (1845-1910) and Samuel Cochran
(1846-1922).
Republican. Lawyer; candidate in primary for justice of
Oregon state supreme court, 1938; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Oregon, 1944,
1948.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Order of the
Eastern Star.
Died January
10, 1965 (age 87 years, 70
days).
Interment at Summerville Cemetery, Summerville, Ore.
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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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Guy Cordon (1890-1969) —
of Roseburg, Douglas
County, Ore.
Born in Cuero, DeWitt
County, Tex., April 24,
1890.
Republican. Lawyer; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from Oregon, 1940;
U.S.
Senator from Oregon, 1944-55; defeated, 1954; member, Commission on
Intergovernmental Relations, 1953-54.
Died in Washington,
D.C., June 8,
1969 (age 79 years, 45
days).
Interment at Roseburg
Memorial Gardens, Roseburg, Ore.
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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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Andrew Murray Crawford (1853-1925) —
also known as Andrew M. Crawford —
of Marshfield (now Coos Bay), Coos
County, Ore.; Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore.
Born in Cannonsville, Delaware
County, N.Y., January
29, 1853.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Oregon
state house of representatives, 1897; Oregon
state attorney general, 1903-15.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died January
29, 1925 (age 72 years, 0
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Matthew P. Deady (b. 1824) —
of Douglas
County, Ore.
Born in Maryland, 1824.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate
to Oregon state constitutional convention from Douglas County,
1857.
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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Arno Harry Denecke (1916-1993) —
also known as Arno H. Denecke —
of Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore.; Salem, Marion
County, Ore.
Born in Rock Island, Rock Island
County, Ill., May 7,
1916.
Son of Harry Denecke and Gertrude (Etzel) Denecke.
Lawyer; colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II; circuit
judge in Oregon, 1959-62; justice of
Oregon state supreme court, 1963-.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Died October
20, 1993 (age 77 years, 166
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Joseph Norton Dolph (1835-1897) —
also known as Joseph N. Dolph —
of Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore.
Born in Schuyler
County, N.Y., October
19, 1835.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for Oregon, 1865-68; member of Oregon
state senate, 1866-74; U.S.
Senator from Oregon, 1883-95.
Died in Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore., March 10,
1897 (age 61 years, 142
days).
Interment at River
View Cemetery, Portland, Ore.
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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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Samuel Marion Driver (b. 1893) —
also known as Sam M. Driver —
of Douglas
County, Wash.; Chelan
County, Wash.; Spokane, Spokane
County, Wash.
Born in Wamic, Wasco
County, Ore., May 22,
1893.
Son of Francis Marion Driver and Adelia (Lucas) Driver.
Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War I;
Douglas
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1922-23; Chelan
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1935-37; U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington, 1937-40; justice of
Washington state supreme court, 1940-46; U.S.
District Judge for the Eastern District of Washington, 1946.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Kappa
Sigma; Phi
Delta Phi.
Burial
location unknown.
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Robert Eakin (1848-1917) —
of Union, Union
County, Ore.; Salem, Marion
County, Ore.
Born in Elgin, Kane
County, Ill., March 15,
1848.
Son of Stewart B. Eakin and Catherine (McEldowney) Eakin.
Republican. Lawyer; circuit judge in Oregon, 1895-1906; justice of
Oregon state supreme court, 1907-17; resigned 1917; chief
justice of Oregon state supreme court, 1911-12.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died October
1, 1917 (age 69 years, 200
days).
Interment at Union
Victorian Cemetery, Union, Ore.
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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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Henry Minor Esterly (b. 1873) —
of Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore.
Born in Dodgeville, Iowa
County, Wis., October
20, 1873.
Son of Francis Powell Esterly and Julia Bacon (Minor) Esterly.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Democratic
National Committee from Oregon, 1914.
Member, American Civil
Liberties Union.
Burial
location unknown.
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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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William H. Farrar (b. 1826) —
of Multnomah
County, Ore.
Born in New Hampshire, 1826.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for Oregon, 1854-59; delegate
to Oregon state constitutional convention from Multnomah County,
1857.
Burial
location unknown.
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George W. Friede (b. 1905) —
of Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore.
Born in Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore., February
22, 1905.
Son of Leo Friede and Fredrica (Feist) Friede.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Oregon
state house of representatives, 1937-39; served in the U.S. Army
during World War II; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Oregon, 1948.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Melvin Clark George (1849-1933) —
also known as M. C. George —
of Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore.
Born near Caldwell, Noble
County, Ohio, May 13,
1849.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Oregon
state senate, 1876-80; U.S.
Representative from Oregon at-large, 1881-85; circuit judge in
Oregon, 1897-1907; Presidential Elector for Oregon, 1920.
Died in Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore., February
22, 1933 (age 83 years, 285
days).
Interment at Lone
Fir Cemetery, Portland, Ore.
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Addison Crandall Gibbs (1825-1886) —
also known as A. C. Gibbs —
of Gardiner, Douglas
County, Ore.
Born in Cattaraugus
County, N.Y., July 9,
1825.
Republican. Lawyer; went
to California for the 1849 Gold Rush; U.S. Collector of Customs,
1854; Governor of
Oregon, 1862-66; U.S.
Attorney for Oregon, 1871-73.
Died in London, England,
December
29, 1886 (age 61 years, 173
days).
Interment at River
View Cemetery, Portland, Ore.
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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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Alva Curtis Goodrich (b. 1912) —
of Bend, Deschutes
County, Ore.
Born in Yamhill, Yamhill
County, Ore., May 14,
1912.
Son of Alva Curtis Goodrich and Rachel Jane (Rose) Goodrich.
Republican. Lawyer; municipal judge in Oregon, 1945; member of
Oregon
state house of representatives, 1951.
Christian.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Knights
of Pythias; Lions.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Alfred Theodore Goodwin (b. 1923) —
also known as Alfred T. Goodwin —
of Salem, Marion
County, Ore.
Born in Bellingham, Whatcom
County, Wash., June 29,
1923.
Son of Alonzo Theodore Goodwin and Miriam Hazel (Williams) Goodwin.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; newspaper
reporter; lawyer; circuit judge in Oregon, 1955-60; justice of
Oregon state supreme court, 1960-69; U.S.
District Judge for Oregon, 1969.
Presbyterian.
Member, American
Judicature Society; American Bar
Association; Order of the
Coif; Phi
Delta Phi; Sigma
Delta Chi; Alpha
Tau Omega.
Still living as of 1970.
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Relatives: Son
of Alonzo Theodore Goodwin and Miriam Hazel (Williams) Goodwin;
married, December
23, 1943, to Marjorie Elizabeth Major (divorced 1948); married,
December
23, 1949, to Mary Ellin Handelin. |
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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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La Fayette Grover (1823-1911) —
of Marion
County, Ore.; Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore.
Born in Bethel, Oxford
County, Maine, November
29, 1823.
Son of Dr. John Grover and Fanny (Leary) Grover.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Oregon
state house of representatives, 1853-55; delegate
to Oregon state constitutional convention from Marion County,
1857; U.S.
Representative from Oregon at-large, 1859; Oregon
Democratic state chair, 1866-70; Governor of
Oregon, 1870-77; resigned 1877; U.S.
Senator from Oregon, 1877-83.
Died May 10,
1911 (age 87 years, 162
days).
Interment at River
View Cemetery, Portland, Ore.
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Bert Emory Haney (b. 1879) —
also known as Bert E. Haney —
of Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore.
Born in Lafayette, Yamhill
County, Ore., April 10,
1879.
Son of John Haney and Mary (Harris) Haney.
Democrat. Lawyer; Oregon
Democratic state chair, 1910-15; U.S.
Attorney for Oregon, 1918-19; member, U.S. Shipping Board,
1923-26; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Oregon, 1926; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Oregon, 1928;
Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit, 1935-36.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Delta Phi.
Burial
location unknown.
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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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Lawrence Thomas Harris (b. 1873) —
also known as Lawrence T. Harris —
of Eugene, Lane
County, Ore.
Born in Albany, Linn
County, Ore., September
13, 1873.
Son of Thomas W. Harris and Laura A. (Cattron) Harris.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Oregon
state house of representatives, 1901-03; Speaker of
the Oregon State House of Representatives, 1903; district judge
in Oregon 2nd District, 1905-12; justice of
Oregon state supreme court, 1915-24; resigned 1924.
Member, Freemasons.
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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Francis Joseph Heney (b. 1859) —
also known as Francis J. Heney —
of Fort Apache, Navajo
County, Ariz.; Tucson, Pima
County, Ariz.; San
Francisco, Calif.
Born in Lima, Livingston
County, N.Y., March 17,
1859.
Son of Richard Heney and Julia (Schreiber) Heney.
Lawyer; cattle
trader; Arizona
territory attorney general, 1893-94; U.S.
Attorney for Oregon, 1905; delegate to Republican National
Convention from California, 1912;
Progressive candidate for U.S.
Senator from California, 1914.
Burial
location unknown.
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Binger Hermann (1843-1926) —
of Roseburg, Douglas
County, Ore.
Born in Lonaconing, Allegany
County, Md., February
19, 1843.
Son of Dr. Henry Hermann and Elizabeth (Hopkins) Hermann.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Oregon
state house of representatives, 1866; member of Oregon
state senate, 1868-71; U.S.
Representative from Oregon, 1885-97, 1903-07 (at-large 1885-87,
1st District 1887-89, at-large 1889-93, 1st District 1893-97,
1903-07).
Died in 1926
(age about
83 years).
Interment at Masonic
Cemetery, Roseburg, Ore.
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William Harrison Hornibrook (1884-1946) —
also known as William H. Hornibrook —
of Condon, Gilliam
County, Ore.; Twin Falls, Twin Falls
County, Idaho; Vancouver, Clark
County, Wash.; Utah.
Born in Cherokee, Cherokee
County, Iowa, July 6,
1884.
Son of Dr. Edward Hornibrook and Rosina Hornibrook.
Democrat. Lawyer; newspaper
publisher; member of Idaho
state senate, 1910-12; member of Oregon
Democratic State Central Committee, 1913-15; U.S. Minister to Siam, 1915-16; Persia, 1933-36; Afghanistan, 1935-36; Costa Rica, 1937-41; member of Democratic
National Committee from Oregon, 1918-19.
Episcopalian.
Died in 1946
(age about
61 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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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.
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Orange Jacobs (1827-1914) —
of Jacksonville, Jackson
County, Ore.; Seattle, King
County, Wash.
Born near Geneseo, Livingston
County, N.Y., May 2,
1827.
Republican. Lawyer; newspaper
editor and publisher; justice of
Washington territorial supreme court, 1869-75; Delegate
to U.S. Congress from Washington Territory, 1875-79; mayor of
Seattle, Wash., 1879-80; member
Washington territorial council, 1885-87; superior court judge in
Washington, 1896-1900.
Died in Seattle, King
County, Wash., May 21,
1914 (age 87 years, 19
days).
Interment at Mt.
Pleasant Cemetery, Seattle, Wash.
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Joseph W. Kehoe (b. 1890) —
of Ketchikan, Ketchikan
Gateway Borough, Alaska; Seward, Kenai
Peninsula Borough, Alaska.
Born in Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore., July 19,
1890.
Son of Joseph Kehoe and Josephine (Thomas) Kehoe.
Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War I;
member of Alaska
territorial House of Representatives, 1933-34, 1943-44 (1st
District 1933-34, 3rd District 1943-44); U.S.
Attorney for the 3rd District of Alaska Territory, 1933-42;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Alaska Territory, 1936.
Catholic.
Member, American
Legion; Delta
Theta Phi.
Burial
location unknown.
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James Kerr Kelly (1819-1903) —
also known as James K. Kelly —
of Clackamas
County, Ore.
Born in Blanchard, Centre
County, Pa., February
16, 1819.
Democrat. Went
to California for the 1849 Gold Rush; lawyer; member of Oregon
territorial legislature, 1853; delegate
to Oregon state constitutional convention from Clackamas County,
1857; member of Oregon
state senate, 1860; U.S.
Attorney for Oregon, 1860-62; U.S.
Senator from Oregon, 1871-77; member of Democratic
National Committee from Oregon, 1876; justice of
Oregon state supreme court, 1878-80; chief
justice of Oregon state supreme court, 1878-80; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Oregon, 1888.
Died in Washington,
D.C., September
15, 1903 (age 84 years, 211
days).
Interment at Rock
Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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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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John Kelsey (b. 1819) —
of Benton
County, Ore.
Born in Kentucky, 1819.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate
to Oregon state constitutional convention from Benton County,
1857; justice of
Oregon state supreme court, 1868-70.
Burial
location unknown.
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Homer Baird Kidwell (1911-2000) —
also known as H. Baird Kidwell —
of Hawaii.
Born in Maricopa, Kern
County, Calif., October
20, 1911.
Lawyer; justice of
Hawaii state supreme court, 1975-79.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Died, at Rogue Valley Medical
Center, Medford, Jackson
County, Ore., December
27, 2000 (age 89 years, 68
days).
Cremated.
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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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Franklin Frederick Korell (1889-1965) —
also known as Franklin F. Korell —
of Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore.
Born in Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore., July 23,
1889.
Son of Charles H. Korell and Frances M. Korell.
Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War
I; member of Oregon
state house of representatives, 1921; U.S.
Representative from Oregon 3rd District, 1927-31; alternate
delegate to Republican National Convention from Oregon, 1928.
Died June 7,
1965 (age 75 years, 319
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Abraham Walter Lafferty (1875-1964) —
also known as Walter Lafferty —
of Montgomery City, Montgomery
County, Mo.; Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore.
Born near Farber, Audrain
County, Mo., June 10,
1875.
Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Oregon, 1911-15 (2nd District 1911-13, 3rd
District 1913-15); defeated (Independent), 1950.
Died January
15, 1964 (age 88 years, 219
days).
Interment at Fairmount
Cemetery, Middletown, Mo.
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Lotus Lee Langley (b. 1875) —
also known as Lotus L. Langley —
of Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore.
Born in Scranton, Greene
County, Iowa, September
15, 1875.
Son of William McMurray Langley (born 1846) and Amanda (Scott)
Langley.
Democrat. Lawyer; candidate in primary for justice of
Oregon state supreme court, 1928; Oregon
Democratic state chair, 1928; Multnomah
County District Attorney, 1931-35; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Oregon, 1940.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Sidney Irving Lezak (1924-2006) —
also known as Sidney I. Lezak —
of Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., November
8, 1924.
Son of Manny Lezak and Celia (Weiner) Lezak.
Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for Oregon, 1961-82.
Jewish.
Member, American Bar
Association; Federal
Bar Association; American
Judicature Society.
Died April 24,
2006 (age 81 years, 167
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Lycurgus Homer Lingenfelter (1861-1917) —
also known as Curg H. Lingenfelter —
of Grant City, Worth
County, Mo.; Boise, Ada
County, Idaho.
Born in Denver, Worth
County, Mo., November
11, 1861.
Son of John Lingenfelter (1832-1884) and Mary Ellen (Pyle)
Lingenfelter (1844-1932).
Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for Idaho, 1908-13.
Died in Oregon City, Clackamas
County, Ore., June 1,
1917 (age 55 years, 202
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John Lingenfelter (1832-1884) and Mary Ellen (Pyle) Lingenfelter
(1844-1932); married, December
25, 1889, to Beatrice Daily (1865-1917); second cousin once
removed of Lloyd
Elmer Pyle. |
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David Logan (b. 1826) —
of Multnomah
County, Ore.
Born in North Carolina, 1826.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate
to Oregon state constitutional convention from Multnomah County,
1857.
Burial
location unknown.
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William Paine Lord (1839-1911) —
also known as William P. Lord —
of Oregon.
Born in Dover, Kent
County, Del., July 1,
1839.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;
lawyer; member of Oregon
state senate, 1878; justice of
Oregon state supreme court, 1880-94; chief
justice of Oregon state supreme court, 1880-82, 1886-88, 1892-94;
Governor
of Oregon, 1895-99; U.S. Minister to Argentina, 1899-1903.
Died in San
Francisco, Calif., February
17, 1911 (age 71 years, 231
days).
Entombed at Mount
Crest Abbey Mausoleum, Salem, Ore.
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A. L. Lovejoy (b. 1811) —
of Clackamas
County, Ore.
Born in Massachusetts, 1811.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate
to Oregon state constitutional convention from Clackamas County,
1857.
Burial
location unknown.
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Hall Stoner Lusk (1883-1983) —
also known as Hall S. Lusk —
of Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore.; Beaverton, Washington
County, Ore.
Born in Washington,
D.C., September
21, 1883.
Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for Oregon
state house of representatives, 1922; circuit judge in Oregon,
1930-37; justice of
Oregon state supreme court, 1937-60; retired 1960; U.S.
Senator from Oregon, 1960-61.
Died in Beaverton, Washington
County, Ore., May 15,
1983 (age 99 years, 236
days).
Interment at Mt.
Calvary Cemetery, Portland, Ore.
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Charles L. Madison (1915-1998) —
of Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo.; Salem, Marion
County, Ore.
Born in Independence, Jackson
County, Mo., August
28, 1915.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Missouri
state house of representatives, 1940-42; served in the U.S.
Marine Corps during World War II; member of Missouri
state senate 10th District, 1947-52.
Christian.
Member, Beta
Theta Pi; Phi
Delta Phi.
Died January
18, 1998 (age 82 years, 143
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Rufus Mallory (1831-1914) —
of Oregon.
Born in Coventry, Chenango
County, N.Y., January
10, 1831.
Son of Samuel Mallory and Lucretia (Davis) Mallory.
Republican. School
teacher; lawyer; member of Oregon
state house of representatives, 1862, 1872; U.S.
Representative from Oregon at-large, 1867-69; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Oregon, 1868
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization), 1888;
U.S.
Attorney for Oregon, 1873-82.
Died in Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore., April 30,
1914 (age 83 years, 110
days).
Cremated.
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P. B. Marple (b. 1819) —
of Coos
County, Ore.
Born in Virginia, 1819.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate
to Oregon state constitutional convention from Coos County, 1857.
Burial
location unknown.
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Thomas Ellsworth Martin (1893-1971) —
also known as Thomas E. Martin —
of Iowa City, Johnson
County, Iowa.
Born in Melrose, Monroe
County, Iowa, January
18, 1893.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; accountant;
lawyer; candidate for Iowa
railroad commission, 1932, 1934; mayor
of Iowa City, Iowa, 1935-37; U.S.
Representative from Iowa 1st District, 1939-55; U.S.
Senator from Iowa, 1955-61; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Iowa, 1956.
Member, Order of the
Coif; American Bar
Association.
Died in Seattle, King
County, Wash., June 27,
1971 (age 78 years, 160
days).
Interment at Willamette
National Cemetery, Portland, Ore.
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William Menzies McAllister (b. 1905) —
also known as William M. McAllister —
of Medford, Jackson
County, Ore.; Salem, Marion
County, Ore.
Born in Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore., November
2, 1905.
Son of William James McAllister and Mary (Menzies) McAllister.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Oregon
state house of representatives, 1937-44; Speaker of
the Oregon State House of Representatives, 1943-44; major in the
U.S. Army during World War II; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Oregon, 1948,
1952;
member of Oregon
state senate, 1949-50; justice of
Oregon state supreme court, 1956-70; chief
justice of Oregon state supreme court, 1959-66.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Delta Theta; Delta
Theta Phi; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Presumed
deceased.
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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John Rogers McBride (1832-1904) —
also known as John R. McBride —
of Lafayette, Yamhill
County, Ore.; Boise, Ada
County, Idaho; Spokane, Spokane
County, Wash.
Born in Franklin
County, Mo., August
22, 1832.
Son of James
McBride.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate
to Oregon state constitutional convention from Yamhill County,
1857; member of Oregon
state senate, 1860-62; U.S.
Representative from Oregon at-large, 1863-65; justice of
Idaho territorial supreme court, 1865-69; member of Republican
National Committee from Idaho Territory, 1872-; member of Republican
National Committee from Washington, 1880-92.
Died in Spokane, Spokane
County, Wash., July 20,
1904 (age 71 years, 333
days).
Interment at Germany
Hill Cemetery, St. Helens, Ore.
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Thomas Allen McBride (1847-1930) —
also known as Thomas A. McBride —
of Deer Island, Columbia
County, Ore.
Born in Yamhill
County, Ore., November
15, 1847.
Son of James
McBride and Mahala (Miller) McBride.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Oregon
state house of representatives, 1877; District Attorney 5th
Judicial District, 1882-92; circuit judge in Oregon 5th District,
1892-1909; justice of
Oregon state supreme court, 1909-30; died in office 1930; chief
justice of Oregon state supreme court, 1913-14, 1917-20, 1923-26.
Disciples
of Christ.
Died September
9, 1930 (age 82 years, 298
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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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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Obadiah Benton McFadden (1815-1875) —
of Olympia, Thurston
County, Wash.
Born in West Middletown, Washington
County, Pa., November
18, 1815.
Lawyer; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1843; justice of
Oregon territorial supreme court, 1853-54; justice of
Washington territorial supreme court, 1854-61; member
Washington territorial council, 1861; Delegate
to U.S. Congress from Washington Territory, 1873-75.
Died in Olympia, Thurston
County, Wash., June 25,
1875 (age 59 years, 219
days).
Interment at Masonic
Memorial Park, Tumwater, Wash.
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Lesil McGuire (b. 1971) —
of Anchorage,
Alaska.
Born in Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore., January
22, 1971.
Republican. Intern and press aide for U.S. Sen. Ted
Stevens, 1993-95; lawyer; member of Alaska
state house of representatives, 2001-07 (17th District 2001-03,
28th District 2003-07); member of Alaska
state senate District N, 2007-.
Female.
Member, Habitat
for Humanity.
Still living as of 2009.
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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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Charles R. Meigs (b. 1830) —
of Wasco
County, Ore.
Born in Connecticut, 1830.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate
to Oregon state constitutional convention from Wasco County, 1857.
Burial
location unknown.
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John Hipple Mitchell (1835-1905) —
also known as John H. Mitchell; John Mitchell
Hipple —
of Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore.
Born in Washington
County, Pa., June 22,
1835.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Oregon
state senate, 1862-66; U.S.
Senator from Oregon, 1873-79, 1885-97, 1901-05; died in office
1905.
Indicted
in December 1904 in connection with land
frauds.
Died in Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore., December
8, 1905 (age 70 years, 169
days).
Interment at River
View Cemetery, Portland, Ore.
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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.
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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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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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Albin Walter Norblad, Jr. (1908-1964) —
also known as A. Walter Norblad —
of Astoria, Clatsop
County, Ore.; Stayton, Marion
County, Ore.
Born in Escanaba, Delta
County, Mich., September
12, 1908.
Son of Albin
Walter Norblad.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Oregon
state house of representatives, 1935-37; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Oregon, 1940;
served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; U.S.
Representative from Oregon 1st District, 1946-64; defeated in
primary, 1938; died in office 1964.
Died in Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., September
20, 1964 (age 56 years, 8
days).
Interment at Lone
Oak Cemetery, Stayton, Ore.
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Kenneth John O'Connell (b. 1909) —
also known as Kenneth J. O'Connell —
of Salem, Marion
County, Ore.
Born in Bayfield, Bayfield
County, Wis., December
8, 1909.
Son of Daniel W. O'Connell and Kathryn B. (Smith) O'Connell.
Lawyer; law
professor; justice of
Oregon state supreme court, 1958-.
Member, Order of the
Coif; Phi
Delta Phi.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Cyrus Olney (b. 1815) —
of Clatsop
County, Ore.
Born in New York, 1815.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate
to Oregon state constitutional convention from Clatsop County,
1857.
Burial
location unknown.
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Robert William Packwood (b. 1932) —
also known as Bob Packwood —
of Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore.; Lake Oswego, Clackamas
County, Ore.
Born in Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore., September
11, 1932.
Son of Frederick William Packwood and Gladys (Taft) Packwood.
Republican. Lawyer; chair of
Multnomah County Republican Party, 1960-62; member of Oregon
state house of representatives, 1963-68; U.S.
Senator from Oregon, 1969-95; resigned 1995; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Oregon, 1972.
Unitarian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Jaycees;
Beta
Theta Pi.
Resigned
from the U.S. Senate in 1995, after the Select Committee on Ethics recommended
his expulson for sexual
misconduct, attempting to obstruct
the committee's investigation, and using his position to solicit
employment for his
wife.
Still living as of 2009.
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Lowell Caples Paget (1898-1967) —
also known as Lowell C. Paget —
of Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore.
Born in Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore., May 8,
1898.
Son of Benjamin Lee Paget and Margaret Ann (Caples) Paget.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Oregon, 1936,
1944,
1948,
1956,
1960,
1964;
Presidential Elector for Oregon, 1956;
member of Republican
National Committee from Oregon, 1960-67.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died in 1967
(age about
69 years).
Interment at River
View Cemetery, Portland, Ore.
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Norma Paulus —
Republican. Lawyer; candidate in primary for U.S.
Senator from Oregon, 1995.
Female.
Still living as of 1995.
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Sylvester Pennoyer (1831-1902) —
of Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore.
Born in Groton, Tompkins
County, N.Y., July 6,
1831.
Democrat. Lawyer; lumber
business; Governor of
Oregon, 1887-95; mayor
of Portland, Ore., 1896.
Died May 30,
1902 (age 70 years, 328
days).
Original interment at Lone
Fir Cemetery, Portland, Ore.; reinterment in 1924 at River
View Cemetery, Portland, Ore.
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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.
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Charles Orlando Porter (1919-2006) —
also known as Charles O. Porter —
of Eugene, Lane
County, Ore.
Born in Klamath Falls, Klamath
County, Ore., April 4,
1919.
Son of Frank Porter and Ruth (Peterson) Porter.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Oregon, 1956
(alternate), 1964;
U.S.
Representative from Oregon 4th District, 1957-61; defeated, 1954,
1960, 1966, 1972.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Died, from Alzheimer's
disease, in Eugene, Lane
County, Ore., January
1, 2006 (age 86 years, 272
days).
Interment at Masonic
Cemetery, Eugene, Ore.
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Paine Paige Prim (b. 1822) —
also known as P. P. Prim —
of Jackson
County, Ore.
Born in Tennessee, 1822.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate
to Oregon state constitutional convention from Jackson County,
1857; justice of
Oregon state supreme court, 1859-80; chief
justice of Oregon state supreme court, 1864-66, 1870-72, 1876-78.
Burial
location unknown.
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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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J. H. Reed (b. 1824) —
of Jackson
County, Ore.
Born in Pennsylvania, 1824.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate
to Oregon state constitutional convention from Jackson County,
1857.
Burial
location unknown.
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Jack Roberts —
of Lane
County, Ore.
Republican. Lawyer; Lane
County Commissioner, 1989-94; candidate in primary for U.S.
Senator from Oregon, 1995.
Still living as of 1995.
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James Albert Rodman (died c.1961) —
also known as James A. Rodman —
of Kimball, Kimball
County, Neb.; Eugene, Lane
County, Ore.
Republican. Lawyer; real estate
developer; delegate
to Nebraska state constitutional convention, 1919-20; alternate
delegate to Republican National Convention from Oregon, 1948.
Died about 1961.
Burial
location unknown.
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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.
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Eugene Semple (1840-1908) —
of Washington.
Born in Bogotá, Colombia
of American parents, June 12,
1840.
Son of James
Semple.
Democrat. Lawyer; newspaper
editor and publisher; Oregon
state printer, 1870-73; Governor of
Washington Territory, 1887-89; candidate for Governor of
Washington, 1889.
Died, of pneumonia,
in a rest
home at San Diego, San Diego
County, Calif., August
28, 1908 (age 68 years, 77
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Wright
Crematory and Columbarium, Seattle, Wash.
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Erasmus D. Shattuck (b. 1824) —
of Washington
County, Ore.
Born in Vermont, 1824.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate
to Oregon state constitutional convention from Washington County,
1857; U.S.
Attorney for Oregon, 1862; justice of
Oregon state supreme court, 1862-68, 1874-78; chief
justice of Oregon state supreme court, 1866-68.
Burial
location unknown.
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George Knox Shiel (1825-1893) —
also known as George K. Shiel —
of Oregon.
Born in Ireland,
1825.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Oregon at-large, 1861-63.
While slightly intoxicated, fell over a
railing, fourteen feet down into a window well, at the entrance to
the Hotel
Williamett, broke his neck, and died, in Salem, Marion
County, Ore., December
12, 1893 (age about 68
years).
Interment at Pioneer
Cemetery, Salem, Ore.
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Nicholas John Sinnott (1870-1929) —
also known as Nicholas J. Sinnott —
of The Dalles, Wasco
County, Ore.
Born in The Dalles, Wasco
County, Ore., December
6, 1870.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Oregon
state senate, 1909-12; U.S.
Representative from Oregon 2nd District, 1913-28; Judge of
U.S. Court of Claims, 1928.
Died July 20,
1929 (age 58 years, 226
days).
Interment at St.
Peters Cemetery, The Dalles, Ore.
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James Harvey Slater (1826-1899) —
of Corvallis, Benton
County, Ore.
Born near Springfield, Sangamon
County, Ill., December
28, 1826.
Son of Jay Slater (1795-1860) and Lucretia (Carman) Slater
(1806-1853).
Democrat. Went
to California for the 1849 Gold Rush; lawyer; newspaper
publisher; member of Oregon
territorial House of Representatives, 1857-58; member of Oregon
state house of representatives, 1859; District Attorney 5th
District, 1868; U.S.
Representative from Oregon at-large, 1871-73; U.S.
Senator from Oregon, 1879-85.
Died in La Grande, Union
County, Ore., January
28, 1899 (age 72 years, 31
days).
Interment at Masonic
Cemetery, La Grande, Ore.
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Woodson Taylor Slater (1858-1920) —
also known as Woodson T. Slater —
of Salem, Marion
County, Ore.; Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore.
Born in Corvallis, Benton
County, Ore., November
18, 1858.
Son of James
Harvey Slater and Edna Elizabeth (Gray) Slater (1835-1916).
Democrat. Lawyer; assistant to State Treasurer G. W.
Webb, 1887-91; justice of
Oregon state supreme court, 1909-10.
Episcopalian.
Died in Clackamas
County, Ore., November
30, 1920 (age 62 years, 12
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Delazon Smith (1816-1860) —
of Linn
County, Ore.
Born in New Berlin, Chenango
County, N.Y., October
5, 1816.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Oregon
territorial House of Representatives, 1854; delegate
to Oregon state constitutional convention from Linn County, 1857;
U.S.
Senator from Oregon, 1859.
Died November
19, 1860 (age 44 years, 45
days).
Interment at City
Cemetery, Albany, Ore.
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Benjamin Stark (1820-1898) —
of Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore.; New London, New London
County, Conn.
Born in New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La., June 26,
1820.
Democrat. Went
to California for the 1849 Gold Rush; lawyer; member of Oregon
territorial House of Representatives, 1852; member of Oregon
state house of representatives, 1860; U.S.
Senator from Oregon, 1861-62; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Connecticut, 1868;
member of Connecticut
state house of representatives, 1874.
On June 6, 1862, a resolution to
expel him from the U.S. Senate for alleged disloyalty
to the Union, requiring two-thirds to pass, failed on a vote of
21 in favor to 16 opposed.
Died in New London, New London
County, Conn., October
10, 1898 (age 78 years, 106
days).
Interment at Cedar
Grove Cemetery, New London, Conn.
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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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Robert Y. Thornton —
of Oregon.
Born in Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore.
Democrat. Lawyer; colonel in the U.S. Army during World War
II; member of Oregon state legislature; Oregon
state attorney general, 1953-69; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Oregon 1st District, 1958; Judge, Oregon Court of
Appeals, 1971-83.
Still living as of 1983.
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Samuel Royal Thurston (1816-1851) —
of Oregon.
Born in Monmouth, Kennebec
County, Maine, April 15,
1816.
Lawyer; newspaper
editor; Delegate
to U.S. Congress from Oregon Territory, 1849-51.
Died aboard
the steamer California, in the North
Pacific Ocean, April 9,
1851 (age 34 years, 359
days).
Original interment somewhere
in Acapulco de Juárez, Guerrero; reinterment in 1853 at Pioneer
Cemetery, Salem, Ore.
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Warren Truitt (1849-1935) —
of Moscow, Latah
County, Idaho.
Born in Fayette, Greene
County, Ill., 1849.
Son of Samuel Truitt and Cynthia (Carr) Truitt.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Oregon
state house of representatives, 1882; district judge in Alaska,
1892-96; member of Idaho
state senate, 1906-08; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Idaho, 1908;
justice
of Idaho state supreme court, 1914-15; appointed 1914.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in 1935
(age about
86 years).
Interment at Moscow
Cemetery, Moscow, Idaho.
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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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Harold Johnson Warner (b. 1890) —
also known as Harold J. Warner —
of Pendleton, Umatilla
County, Ore.; Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore.
Born in Fort Wayne, Allen
County, Ind., November
6, 1890.
Son of Thomas C. Warner and Katherine E. (Johnson) Warner.
Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War
I; Presidential Elector for Oregon, 1928;
justice
of Oregon state supreme court, 1950-63; appointed 1950; resigned
1963; chief
justice of Oregon state supreme court, 1955-57.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Sons of
the American Revolution; Military
Order of the World Wars; Phi
Delta Phi; Beta
Theta Pi.
Burial
location unknown.
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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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George Henry Williams (1823-1910) —
also known as George H. Williams —
of Lee
County, Iowa; Marion
County, Ore.; Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore.
Born in New Lebanon, Columbia
County, N.Y., March 23,
1823.
Democrat. Lawyer; district judge in Iowa 1st District,
1847-52; justice of
Oregon territorial supreme court, 1853-57; delegate
to Oregon state constitutional convention from Marion County,
1857; U.S.
Senator from Oregon, 1865-71; U.S.
Attorney General, 1872-75; mayor
of Portland, Ore., 1902-05.
Episcopalian.
Died in Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore., April 4,
1910 (age 87 years, 12
days).
Interment at River
View Cemetery, Portland, Ore.
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George Lemuel Woods (1832-1890) —
also known as George L. Woods —
Born in Boone
County, Mo., July 30,
1832.
Republican. Lawyer; justice of
Idaho territorial supreme court, 1865-66; Governor of
Oregon, 1866-70; Governor of
Utah Territory, 1871-75.
Died in Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore., January
7, 1890 (age 57 years, 161
days).
Interment at River
View Cemetery, Portland, Ore.
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David Wu (b. 1955) —
of Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore.
Born in Hsinchu, Taiwan,
April
8, 1955.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Oregon, 1996,
2000,
2004,
2008;
U.S.
Representative from Oregon 1st District, 1999-.
Chinese
ancestry.
Still living as of 2009.
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