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Tooze family of Portland, Oregon

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Walter Lincoln Tooze (1860-1927) — of Salem, Marion County, Ore. Born in Pittsfield, Lorain County, Ohio, November 25, 1860. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Oregon, 1920. Died in Salem, Marion County, Ore., September 28, 1927 (age 66 years, 307 days). Original interment at Eugene Pioneer Cemetery, Eugene, Ore.; re-entombed at Riverview Abbey Mausoleum and Crematory, Portland, Ore.

		Relatives: Son of William Tooze and Mary (Parkmand) Tooze; married, April 22, 1886, to Sarah Ann 'Sadie' Barnes; father of Walter Lincoln Tooze Jr., Leslie Orland Tooze and Lamar Tooze; uncle of Otis Asel Tooze; grandfather of Walter Lincoln Tooze III and Leslie Ann Tooze.
		Political family: Tooze family of Portland, Oregon.
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Walter Lincoln Tooze Jr. (1887-1956) — also known as Walter L. Tooze — of McMinnville, Yamhill County, Ore.; Portland, Multnomah County, Ore. Born in Butteville, Marion County, Ore., February 24, 1887. Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; delegate to Republican National Convention from Oregon, 1920 (member, Committee on Rules and Order of Business), 1936, 1940; candidate for U.S. Representative from Oregon 3rd District, 1938; circuit judge in Oregon, 1949-50; justice of Oregon state supreme court, 1950-56; died in office 1956. Methodist. Member, Knights of Pythias; Eagles; Odd Fellows; Elks; American Legion. Died in Salem, Marion County, Ore., December 21, 1956 (age 69 years, 301 days). Entombed at Riverview Abbey Mausoleum and Crematory, Portland, Ore.

		Relatives: Son of Walter Lincoln Tooze and Sarah Ann 'Sadie' (Barnes) Tooze; brother of Lamar Tooze; married 1908 to Ruth Belden Smith; married 1931 to Caroline Violet Glaisyer; married 1944 to Helen Jane Cox; father of Walter Lincoln Tooze III; uncle of Leslie Ann Tooze; first cousin of Otis Asel Tooze.
		Political family: Tooze family of Portland, Oregon.
		See also Find-A-Grave memorial

Otis Asel Tooze (1892-1972) — also known as Otis A. Tooze — of Ypsilanti Township, Washtenaw County, Mich. Born in Ross, Kalamazoo County, Mich., May 28, 1892. Republican. Barber; supervisor of Ypsilanti Township, Michigan, 1942-49; defeated, 1940, 1941, 1949, 1951, 1953, 1955. Died in Van Buren Township, Wayne County, Mich., December 29, 1972 (age 80 years, 215 days). Interment at Alban Cemetery, Ypsilanti Township, Washtenaw County, Mich.

		Relatives: Son of Henry James Tooze and Olive Alice (Peaks) Tooze; married, February 20, 1916, to Helen Marie Nurnberger; nephew of Walter Lincoln Tooze; first cousin of Walter Lincoln Tooze Jr. and Lamar Tooze; first cousin once removed of Walter Lincoln Tooze III and Leslie Ann Tooze.
		Political family: Tooze family of Portland, Oregon.
		See also Find-A-Grave memorial

Lamar Tooze (1895-1971) — of Portland, Multnomah County, Ore. Born in Oregon, February 4, 1895. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; delegate to Republican National Convention from Oregon, 1948, 1952 (member, Committee on Rules and Order of Business). Died, from a heart attack, in Portland, Multnomah County, Ore., November 29, 1971 (age 76 years, 298 days). Interment at River View Cemetery, Portland, Ore.

		Relatives: Son of Walter Lincoln Tooze and Sarah Ann 'Sadie' (Barnes) Tooze; brother of Walter Lincoln Tooze Jr.; married to Marie Berta Sheahan; father of Leslie Ann Tooze; uncle of Walter Lincoln Tooze III; first cousin of Otis Asel Tooze.
		Political family: Tooze family of Portland, Oregon.
		See also Find-A-Grave memorial

Walter Lincoln Tooze III (1912-1971) — also known as Walter L. Tooze — of Portland, Multnomah County, Ore. Born in Oregon, October 9, 1912. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Oregon, 1960. Died in Medford, Jackson County, Ore., February 1, 1971 (age 58 years, 115 days). Interment at Willamette National Cemetery, Portland, Ore.

		Relatives: Son of Ruth Belden 'Bell' (Smith) Tooze and Walter Lincoln Tooze Jr.; married 1930 to Helen Gould Cox; nephew of Lamar Tooze; grandson of Walter Lincoln Tooze; first cousin of Leslie Ann Tooze; first cousin once removed of Otis Asel Tooze.
		Political family: Tooze family of Portland, Oregon.
		See also Find-A-Grave memorial

Leslie Brown (1930-1996) — also known as Leslie Ann Tooze; Leslie Tooze — of Portland, Multnomah County, Ore. Born in Portland, Multnomah County, Ore., March 29, 1930. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Oregon, 1952. Female. Died in Deschutes County, Ore., February 2, 1996 (age 65 years, 310 days). Interment at Ilwaco Cemetery, Ilwaco, Wash.

		Relatives: Daughter of Marie Berta (Sheahan) Tooze and Lamar Tooze; married 1955 to Joseph Colbert Brown; niece of Walter Lincoln Tooze Jr.; granddaughter of Walter Lincoln Tooze; first cousin of Walter Lincoln Tooze III; first cousin once removed of Otis Asel Tooze.
		Political family: Tooze family of Portland, Oregon.
		See also Find-A-Grave memorial

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