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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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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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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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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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