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William Lysander Adams (1821-1906) —
also known as William L. Adams; Will Adams —
of Yamhill
County, Ore.; Forest Grove, Washington
County, Ore.; Hood River, Hood River
County, Ore.
Born in Painesville, Lake
County, Ohio, February
5, 1821.
Son of Sebastian Adams (1789-1847) and Eunice (Harmon) Adams.
Republican. School teacher; went
to California for the 1849 Gold Rush; preacher; newspaper
editor; probate judge in Oregon; U.S. Collector of Customs;
physician.
Died in Hood River, Hood River
County, Ore., April 26,
1906 (age 85 years, 80
days).
Interment at Idlewild
Cemetery, Hood River, Ore.
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Lewis R. Alderman (1872-1965) —
of Yamhill
County, Ore.; Eugene, Lane
County, Ore.; Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore.
Born in Dayton, Yamhill
County, Ore., October
29, 1872.
Son of A. L. Alderman and Charlotte (Odell) Alderman.
Republican. School teacher and principal; Yamhill
County Superintendent of Schools, 1904-07; Oregon
superintendent of public instruction, 1911-13; resigned 1913.
Died in 1965
(age about
92 years).
Interment at Brookside
Cemetery, Dayton, Ore.
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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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Harry H. Belt (1883-1950) —
of Yamhill
County, Ore.; Salem, Marion
County, Ore.
Born in Salem, Marion
County, Ore., November
24, 1883.
Son of John D. Belt and Nellie (Hacklemen) Belt.
Republican. Superintendent of schools; lawyer;
circuit judge in Oregon, 1914-24; justice of
Oregon state supreme court, 1925-50; died in office 1950.
Presbyterian
or Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Elks.
Died August 6,
1950 (age 66 years, 255
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Alfred S. Bennett (b. 1854) —
of The Dalles, Wasco
County, Ore.
Born in Dubuque, Dubuque
County, Iowa, June 10,
1854.
Son of Thomas M. Bennett and Zylpha Ann (Finnell) Bennett.
Democrat. School teacher; lawyer;
circuit judge in Oregon, 1882-84; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Oregon, 1912
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee), 1916;
justice
of Oregon state supreme court, 1919-20; resigned 1920.
Member, Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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Abner McDonald Bryant (1838-1896) —
also known as A. M. Bryant —
of Fort Branch, Gibson
County, Ind.; Wahoo, Saunders
County, Neb.; Gettysburg, Graham
County, Kan.; Republican City, Harlan
County, Neb.; Falls City, Polk
County, Ore.
Born in Ohio
County, Ky., March 1,
1838.
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; minister;
school teacher and principal; superintendent of
schools; member of Nebraska
state senate 16th District, 1877; president,
McPherson Normal College, Republican City, Neb., 1886-87.
Presbyterian.
Member, Grand
Army of the Republic.
Died, of asthma, in
Falls City, Polk
County, Ore., June 4,
1896 (age 58 years, 95
days).
Interment at Falls
City Cemetery, Falls City, 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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Julius Alonzo Churchill (b. 1862) —
also known as J. A. Churchill —
of Ashland, Jackson
County, Ore.; Monmouth, Polk
County, Ore.
Born in Lima, Allen
County, Ohio, October
14, 1862.
Son of Julius R. Churchill and Lou (Saint) Churchill.
Republican. Superintendent of schools; Oregon
superintendent of public instruction, 1913-26; appointed 1913;
resigned 1926.
Episcopalian.
Member, Elks; Maccabees;
Kiwanis.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Julius R. Churchill and Lou (Saint) Churchill; married, October
18, 1887, to Florence B. Jennings (died 1916); married, March 5,
1922, to Inez Depew (died 1935). |
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Betsy L. Close (born c.1950) —
of Albany, Linn
County, Ore.
Born about 1950.
Republican. School teacher; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Oregon, 2004.
Female.
Still living as of 2004.
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James Judson Crossley (b. 1869) —
also known as James J. Crossley —
of Winterset, Madison
County, Iowa; Fairbanks, Fairbanks
North Star Borough, Alaska; Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore.
Born in Crawford Township, Madison
County, Iowa, August
31, 1869.
Son of John Wesley Crossley and Cynthia Jane (Hardy) Crossley.
Republican. Superintendent of schools; member of Iowa state
senate, 1900-07; U.S.
Attorney for the 3rd District of Alaska Territory, 1908-09; U.S.
Attorney for the 4th District of Alaska Territory, 1909-14.
Member, Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Henry A. Davee (b. 1872) —
of Hoquiam, Grays
Harbor County, Wash.; Roseburg, Douglas
County, Ore.; Lewistown, Fergus
County, Mont.
Born in Martinsville, Morgan
County, Ind., July 29,
1872.
Son of Zachariah L. Davee and Elvira (King) Davee.
School teacher and principal; superintendent of
schools; Montana
superintendent of public instruction, 1905-17.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Edith Starrett Green (1910-1987) —
also known as Edith Green; Edith Louise
Starrett —
of Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore.
Born in Trent, Moody
County, S.Dak., January
17, 1910.
Daughter of James Vaughn Starrett and Julia (Hunt) Starrett.
Democrat. School teacher; candidate for secretary of
state of Oregon, 1952; U.S.
Representative from Oregon 3rd District, 1955-74; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Oregon, 1956,
1960,
1964,
1968.
Female.
Christian.
Member, League
of Women Voters; Urban
League; American
Association of University Women.
Died April 21,
1987 (age 77 years, 94
days).
Interment at Pioneer
Cemetery, Corbett, Ore.
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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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Darlene Hooley (b. 1939) —
of West Linn, Clackamas
County, Ore.; Lake Oswego, Clackamas
County, Ore.
Born in Williston, Williams
County, N.Dak., April 4,
1939.
Democrat. School teacher; member of Oregon
state house of representatives, 1980-86; U.S.
Representative from Oregon 5th District, 1997-; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Oregon, 2000,
2004,
2008.
Female.
Lutheran.
Still living as of 2009.
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Charles Abner Howard (b. 1881) —
also known as Charles A. Howard —
of Monmouth, Polk
County, Ore.
Born in Greenwood
County, Kan., February
17, 1881.
Son of Abner Howard and Catherine Mary (Lough) Howard.
Republican. School teacher; superintendent of schools;
school principal; Oregon
superintendent of public instruction, 1927-37; resigned 1937; president,
Eastern Oregon College of Education, 1937-39; president,
Oregon College of Education, from 1939.
Presbyterian.
Member, Phi
Delta Kappa; Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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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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Maurine Brown Neuberger (1907-2000) —
also known as Maurine Neuberger; Maurine Brown; Mrs.
Richard L. Neuberger —
of Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore.
Born in Cloverdale, Tillamook
County, Ore., January
9, 1907.
Daughter of Walter T. Brown and Ethel (Kelty) Brown.
Democrat. School teacher; writer; photographer;
member of Oregon
state house of representatives, 1951-56; U.S.
Senator from Oregon, 1960-67; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Oregon, 1964.
Female.
Unitarian.
Member, Americans
for Democratic Action; Theta
Sigma Phi; Delta
Kappa Gamma; American
Association of University Women.
Third woman to win a full term in the U.S. Senate.
Died, of a bone
marrow disorder, in a nursing
home at Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore., February
22, 2000 (age 93 years, 44
days).
Interment at Beth
Israel Cemetery, Portland, Ore.
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Marylin Linfoot Shannon (b. 1941) —
also known as Marylin Shannon —
of Brooks, Marion
County, Ore.
Born in La Grande, Union
County, Ore., September
7, 1941.
Republican. School teacher; member of Oregon
state senate, 1995-98; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Oregon 5th District, 1998; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Oregon, 2004,
2008.
Female.
Assembly
of God.
Still living as of 2008.
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Relatives:
Married to Albert Shannon. |
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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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Eli Thayer (1819-1899) —
of Worcester, Worcester
County, Mass.
Born in Mendon, Worcester
County, Mass., June 11,
1819.
Son of Cushman Ferdinando Thayer (1795-1818) and Miranda (Pond)
Thayer (1797-1878).
Republican. School teacher and principal; member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1853-54; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 9th District, 1857-61;
defeated, 1872; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Oregon, 1860.
Died in Worcester, Worcester
County, Mass., April 15,
1899 (age 79 years, 308
days).
Interment at Hope
Cemetery, Worcester, Mass.
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