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Politicians in the Lumber and Timber Business in Oregon


  Henry Martin Daniel (1829-1908) — also known as Henry M. Daniel — of Fillmore County, Minn.; North Yamhill, Yamhill County, Ore. Born in Danville, Va., March 26, 1829. Son of William Daniel and Lucinda (Miller) Daniel. Democrat. Sawmill and grist mill owner; member of Minnesota state house of representatives 3rd District, 1873. English ancestry. Member, Freemasons. Suffered a stroke of paralysis, and died four days later, in McMinnville, Yamhill County, Ore., December 16, 1908 (age 79 years, 265 days). Interment at Masonic Cemetery, McMinnville, Ore.
  Relatives: Son of William Daniel and Lucinda (Miller) Daniel; married, September 9, 1851, to Sarah A. Driskell; first cousin of John Warwick Daniel.
  George Alvin Loud (1852-1925) — also known as George A. Loud — of Au Sable, Iosco County, Mich.; Bay City, Bay County, Mich. Born in Bainbridge, Geauga County, Ohio, June 18, 1852. Son of Henry M. Loud. Republican. Lumber business; staff member for Gov. Hazen S. Pingree, 1897-1901; U.S. Representative from Michigan 10th District, 1903-13, 1915-17; defeated, 1912. English ancestry. Killed in an automobile accident at Myrtle Point, Coos County, Ore., November 13, 1925 (age 73 years, 148 days). Interment at Au Sable Cemetery, Oscoda, Mich.
  Relatives: Married to Elizabeth Glennie.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  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.
  See also National Governors Association biography
  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.
  Relatives: Married, September 17, 1939, to Shari Angela Reddy.
  Socrates H. Tryon — of Marion, Linn County, Iowa. Republican. Physician; delegate to Iowa state constitutional convention from Linn and Benton counties, 1846; lumber business. Interment at Lone Fir Cemetery, Portland, Ore.

 

 


 
   
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