The Political Graveyard: Nesmith-McArthur family of Oregon

Nesmith-McArthur family of Oregon

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James Willis Nesmith (1820-1885) — also known as James W. Nesmith — of Salem, Marion County, Ore. Born in New Brunswick of American parents, July 23, 1820. Cousin of Joseph Gardner Wilson; father of Jennie Nesmith (who married Levi Ankeny) and Harriet K. Nesmith (who married Lewis Linn McArthur); grandfather of Clifton Nesmith McArthur. Democrat. U.S. Senator from Oregon, 1861-67; U.S. Representative from Oregon at-large, 1873-75. Died in Rickreall, Polk County, Ore., June 17, 1885. Interment at a private or family graveyard, Polk County, Ore.
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Joseph Gardner Wilson (1826-1873) — also known as Joseph G. Wilson — of Oregon. Born in New Hampshire, 1826. Cousin of James Willis Nesmith. Republican. Justice of Oregon state supreme court, 1862-70; member of Republican National Committee from Oregon, 1872-73; U.S. Representative from Oregon at-large, 1873; died in office 1873. Died in 1873. Interment at Pioneer Cemetery, The Dalles, Ore.
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Lewis Linn McArthur (1843-1897) — also known as L. L. McArthur — of Oregon. Born in Portsmouth, Va., March 18, 1843. Son of William Pope McArthur and Mary Stone (Young) McArthur; married to Harriet K. Nesmith (daughter of James Willis Nesmith); father of Clifton Nesmith McArthur. County judge in Oregon, 1868; justice of Oregon state supreme court, 1870-78; district judge in Oregon, 1878-83; U.S. Attorney for Oregon, 1886-90. Died in Portland, Multnomah County, Ore., May 10, 1897. Burial location unknown.
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Levi Ankeny (1844-1921) — of Lewiston, Nez Perce County, Idaho; Walla Walla, Walla Walla County, Wash. Born near St. Joseph, Buchanan County, Mo., August 1, 1844. Married, October 2, 1867, to Jennie Nesmith (daughter of James Willis Nesmith). Republican. Mayor of Lewiston, Idaho; banker; delegate to Republican National Convention from Washington, 1900; U.S. Senator from Washington, 1903-09; member of Republican National Committee from Washington, 1904-08. Died March 29, 1921. Interment at Mountain View Cemetery, Walla Walla, Wash.
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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. Grandson of James Willis Nesmith; son of Lewis Linn McArthur and Harriet (Nesmith) McArthur; married, June 25, 1913, to Lucile Smith. 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; Freemasons; Shriners; Elks; Sigma Nu. Died in 1923. Cremated.
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