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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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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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Howard Clair Belton (1893-1988) —
also known as Howard C. Belton —
of Canby, Clackamas
County, Ore.
Born in Algona, Kossuth
County, Iowa, January
2, 1893.
Republican. Member of Oregon
state house of representatives, 1933; member of Oregon
state senate, 1939-47; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Oregon, 1944,
1952;
Oregon
state treasurer, 1960-65; appointed 1960; defeated, 1964.
Presbyterian.
Member, Sigma
Phi Epsilon; Gamma
Sigma Delta; Phi
Kappa Phi; Kiwanis;
Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Order of the
Eastern Star; Shriners.
Died in Canby, Clackamas
County, Ore., November
21, 1988 (age 95 years, 324
days).
Interment at Belcrest
Memorial Park, Salem, Ore.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Jesse Arthur Younger (1893-1967) —
also known as J. Arthur Younger —
of San Mateo, San Mateo
County, Calif.
Born in Albany, Linn
County, Ore., April 11,
1893.
Son of Charles Hardin Younger and Lena (Galbraith) Younger.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S.
Representative from California, 1953-67 (9th District 1953-63,
11th District 1963-67); died in office 1967; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from California, 1956.
Congregationalist.
Member, American
Legion; Rotary; Freemasons;
Shriners; Newcomen
Society; Delta
Upsilon.
Died, of leukemia,
at Walter
Reed Army Hospital, Washington,
D.C., June 20,
1967 (age 74 years, 70
days).
Interment at Cypress
Lawn Memorial Park, Colma, Calif.
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