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Oregon: Superintendents of Public Instruction


Oregon Superintendents of Public Instruction, 1873-1961 (May be incomplete!)
Sylvester C. Simpson 1873-74 L. L. Rowland 1874-78 J. L. Powell 1878-82 E. B. McElroy 1882-95 G. M. Irwin 1895-99 J. H. Ackerman 1899-1911 L. R. Alderman 1911-13 J. A. Churchill 1913-26 R. R. Turner 1926-27 Charles A. Howard 1927-37 Rex Putnam 1937-61 Leon P. Minear 1961

Events and Candidates (may be incomplete!)

  • 1873 Jan 29: Sylvester C. Simpson, appointed.
  • 1874: L. L. Rowland (Rep), elected.
  • 1878: J. L. Powell (Rep), elected.
  • 1882: E. B. McElroy (Rep), elected.
  • 1886: E. B. McElroy (Rep), elected.
  • 1890: E. B. McElroy (Rep), elected.
  • 1894: G. M. Irwin (Rep), elected.
  • 1898: J. H. Ackerman (Rep), elected.
  • 1902: J. H. Ackerman (Rep), elected.
  • 1906: J. H. Ackerman (Rep), elected.
  • 1910: L. R. Alderman (Rep), elected.
  • 1913 Jun 28: L. R. Alderman, resigned.
  • 1913 Jul 1: J. A. Churchill, appointed.
  • 1914: J. A. Churchill (Rep), elected.
  • 1918: J. A. Churchill (Rep), elected.
  • 1922: J. A. Churchill (Rep), elected.
  • 1926: Charles A. Howard (Rep), elected.
  • 1926 Jun 1: J. A. Churchill, resigned; R. R. Turner, appointed.
  • 1930: Charles A. Howard (Rep), elected.
  • 1934: Charles A. Howard (Rep), elected.
  • 1937 Sep 1: Charles A. Howard, resigned; Rex Putnam, appointed.
  • 1938 May 20: Rex Putnam (Dem), nominated; John W. Leonhardt (Dem), defeated in primary.
  • 1938 May 20: Charles A. Rice (Rep), nominated unopposed.
  • 1938 Nov 8: Rex Putnam (Dem), elected; Charles A. Rice (Rep), defeated.
  • 1942: Rex Putnam (Dem), elected.
  • 1946: Rex Putnam (Dem), elected.
  • 1950: Rex Putnam (Dem), elected.
  • 1954 Nov 2: Rex Putnam, elected unopposed.
  • 1958: Rex Putnam (Dem), elected.
  • 1961 Jan 31: Rex Putnam, resigned.
  • 1961 Feb 1: Leon P. Minear, appointed.

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