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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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Edward H. Branchfield (b. 1914) —
of Oregon.
Born in Macomb, McDonough
County, Ill., October
30, 1914.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Oregon
state house of representatives, 1963; Judge, Oregon Court of
Appeals, 1969-71.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Disabled
American Veterans; American
Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Elks.
Still living as of 1971.
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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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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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Richard Lewis Neuberger (1912-1960) —
also known as Richard L. Neuberger —
of Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore.
Born in Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore., December
26, 1912.
Son of Isaac Neuberger and Ruth (Lewis) Neuberger.
Democrat. Newspaper
reporter; member of Oregon
state house of representatives, 1941-42; served in the U.S. Army
during World War II; member of Oregon
state senate 13th District, 1948-54; U.S.
Senator from Oregon, 1955-60; died in office 1960; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Oregon, 1956
(delegation chair).
Jewish.
Member, Veterans of Foreign Wars; Grange.
Died of a cerebral
hemorrhage, in Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore., March 9,
1960 (age 47 years, 74
days).
Interment at Beth
Israel Cemetery, Portland, Ore.
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Edwin Reinecke (b. 1924) —
also known as Ed Reinecke —
of Sacramento, Sacramento
County, Calif.
Born in Medford, Jackson
County, Ore., January
7, 1924.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; U.S.
Representative from California 27th District, 1965-69; Lieutenant
Governor of California, 1969-74; delegate to Republican National
Convention from California, 1972;
candidate in primary for Governor of
California, 1974; California
Republican state chair, 1983-85.
Lutheran.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Kiwanis.
Still living as of 1998.
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Terry Doyle Schrunk (b. 1913) —
also known as Terry D. Schrunk —
of Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore.
Born in Stayton, Marion
County, Ore., March 10,
1913.
Son of James Schrunk and Pearl Margaret (Doyle) Schrunk.
Democrat. Fire
fighter; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; Multnomah
County Sheriff, 1949-56; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Oregon, 1952;
mayor
of Portland, Ore., 1957-65; indicted
in March, 1957 on bribery
and perjury
charges;
tried
and found not guilty; another indictment,
for conspiracy
to obtain wiretaps and other related charges, was dismissed in
September, 1957.
Presbyterian.
Member, Veterans of Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Purple
Heart; Elks; Eagles; Freemasons.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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