Linn County
Oregon
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Linn County
Oregon
Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Linn County
Index to Locations
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Delazon Smith (1816-1860) —
of Linn
County, Ore.
Born in New Berlin, Chenango
County, N.Y., October
5, 1816.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Oregon
territorial House of Representatives, 1854; delegate
to Oregon state constitutional convention from Linn County, 1857;
U.S.
Senator from Oregon, 1859.
Died November
19, 1860 (age 44 years, 45
days).
Interment at City Cemetery.
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David W. Ballard (1824-1883) —
Born in Bridgeport, Marion
County, Ind., February
21, 1824.
Member of Oregon
state senate; Governor of
Idaho Territory, 1866-70.
Died in Lebanon, Linn
County, Ore., September
18, 1883 (age 59 years, 209
days).
Interment at Lebanon Pioneer Cemetery.
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Luther Elkins (1809-1887) —
of Linn
County, Ore.
Born in Cornville, Somerset
County, Maine, May 26,
1809.
Democrat. Farmer; member
Oregon territorial council; delegate
to Oregon state constitutional convention from Linn County, 1857;
member of Oregon
state senate.
Died in Lebanon, Linn
County, Ore., December
13, 1887 (age 78 years, 201
days).
Interment at Lebanon Pioneer Cemetery.
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