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Lane County
Oregon

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Lane County

Index to Locations Cottage Grove Cottage Grove Cemetery Eugene Eugene Pioneer Cemetery Eugene Gillespie Cemetery Eugene Masonic Cemetery Eugene Odd Fellows Cemetery Eugene Rest Haven Memorial Park Eugene West Lawn Memorial Park Cottage Grove Cemetery Cottage Grove, Lane County, Oregon Politicians buried here:   Benjamin Franklin Harding (1823-1899) — also known as Benjamin F. Harding — of Oregon. Born near Tunkhannock, Wyoming County, Pa., January 4, 1823. Republican. Member of Oregon territorial legislature, 1852; U.S. Attorney for Oregon, 1853-54; secretary of Oregon Territory, 1855-59; Governor of Oregon Territory, 1856; member of Oregon state house of representatives, 1858-62; U.S. Senator from Oregon, 1862-65. Died in Cottage Grove, Lane County, Ore., June 16, 1899 (age 76 years, 163 days). Interment at Cottage Grove Cemetery.   Presumably named for: Benjamin Franklin   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page Eugene Pioneer Cemetery Eugene, Lane County, Oregon Politicians buried here:   Burroughs Abbott (1830-1906) — of Le Sueur County, Minn.; Kandiyohi County, Minn.; Columbia, Brown County, S.Dak. Born in Franklin County, Ind., November 8, 1830. Farmer; member of Minnesota state house of representatives, 1859-60, 1859-60, 1870 (District 16 1859-60, 1859-60, District 6 1870); member of South Dakota state senate 33rd District, 1891-92. Died, from being kicked by a horse, in Eugene, Lane County, Ore., December 4, 1906 (age 76 years, 26 days). Interment at Eugene Pioneer Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of Joseph Jackson Abbott and Mary Polly (Osborn) Abbott; married, April 4, 1854, to Angeline Ruggles.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial — Minnesota Legislator record — Minnesota Legislator record Politicians formerly buried here:   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; 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.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial Gillespie Cemetery Eugene, Lane County, Oregon Politicians buried here:   Frank Lester Armitage (1871-1968) — also known as Frank L. Armitage — of Eugene, Lane County, Ore. Born in Coburg, Lane County, Ore., September 14, 1871. Democrat. Farmer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Oregon, 1916 (Honorary Vice-President); postmaster at Eugene, Ore., 1935-47. Member, Woodmen; Knights of Pythias. Died, in McKenzie Manor Nursing Home, Springfield, Lane County, Ore., February 18, 1968 (age 96 years, 157 days). Interment at Gillespie Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of George Henry Armitage and Sarah Jane (Stevens) Armitage; married, February 15, 1899, to Ada Dell Calef.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial Masonic Cemetery Eugene, Lane County, Oregon Politicians buried here:   John Whiteaker (1820-1902) — also known as "Honest John" — of Eugene, Lane County, Ore. Born in Dearborn County, Ind., May 4, 1820. Democrat. Went to California for the 1849 Gold Rush; Governor of Oregon, 1859-62; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Oregon, 1864; member of Oregon state house of representatives, 1865-70; member of Oregon state senate, 1876; U.S. Representative from Oregon at-large, 1879-81; member of Democratic National Committee from Oregon, 1880; U.S. Collector of Internal Revenue at Portland, Oregon, 1885-90. Died in Eugene, Lane County, Ore., October 2, 1902 (age 82 years, 151 days). Interment at Masonic Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of John Whiteaker and Nancy (Smales) Whiteaker; married, August 22, 1847, to Nancy Jane Hargrave.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial   Charles Orlando Porter (1919-2006) — also known as Charles O. Porter — of Eugene, Lane County, Ore. Born in Klamath Falls, Klamath County, Ore., April 4, 1919. Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Oregon, 1956 (alternate), 1964; U.S. Representative from Oregon 4th District, 1957-61; defeated, 1954, 1960, 1966, 1972. Member, American Bar Association. Died, from Alzheimer's disease, in Eugene, Lane County, Ore., January 1, 2006 (age 86 years, 272 days). Interment at Masonic Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of Frank Porter and Ruth (Peterson) Porter; married to Priscilla Galassi.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial   Books by Charles O. Porter: The Struggle for Democracy in Latin America, with Robert L. Alexander (1961)   Abraham S. Patterson (1824-1902) — also known as Abram S. Patterson — of Eugene, Lane County, Ore. Born in Indiana, June, 1824. Republican. Member of Oregon state house of representatives, 1858; postmaster at Eugene, Ore., 1869-86. Member, Freemasons. Died in Eugene, Lane County, Ore., 1902 (age about 78 years). Interment at Masonic Cemetery.   Relatives: Married 1868 to Sarah E. Christian.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial Odd Fellows Cemetery Eugene, Lane County, Oregon Politicians buried here:   James Henry Dickey Henderson (1810-1885) — of Oregon. Born near Salem, Crittenden County, Ky., July 23, 1810. U.S. Representative from Oregon at-large, 1865-67. Died December 13, 1885 (age 75 years, 143 days). Interment at Odd Fellows Cemetery.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page Rest Haven Memorial Park Eugene, Lane County, Oregon Politicians buried here:   Wayne Lyman Morse (1900-1974) — also known as Wayne L. Morse — of Eugene, Lane County, Ore. Born in Verona, Dane County, Wis., October 20, 1900. Lawyer; U.S. Senator from Oregon, 1945-69; defeated (Democratic), 1968, 1972; delegate to Republican National Convention from Oregon, 1952; member, Commission on Intergovernmental Relations, 1955; candidate for Democratic nomination for President, 1960; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Oregon, 1964. Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons; Americans for Democratic Action. Was actively engaged in campaigning for U.S. Senate when he died, in Portland, Multnomah County, Ore., July 22, 1974 (age 73 years, 275 days). Interment at Rest Haven Memorial Park.   Relatives: Son of Wilbur Frank Morse and Jessie F. (White) Morse; married, June 18, 1924, to Mildred Martha Downie; second cousin four times removed of James Doolittle Wooster; second cousin five times removed of Oliver Ellsworth; third cousin twice removed of Henry Stark Culver; third cousin thrice removed of Martin Olds.   Political family: Four Thousand Related Politicians..   The Wayne L. Morse U.S. Courthouse, in Eugene, Oregon, is named for him.   Campaign slogan (1960): "The candidate who votes the way he talks."   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — OurCampaigns candidate detail   Books about Wayne Morse: Mason Drukman, Wayne Morse : A Political Biography   Lawrence Thomas Harris (1873-1960) — also known as Lawrence T. Harris — of Eugene, Lane County, Ore. Born in Albany, Linn County, Ore., September 13, 1873. Republican. Lawyer; member of Oregon state house of representatives, 1901-03; Speaker of the Oregon State House of Representatives, 1903; district judge in Oregon 2nd District, 1905-13; justice of Oregon state supreme court, 1915-24; resigned 1924. Member, Freemasons. Died in Eugene, Lane County, Ore., January 21, 1960 (age 86 years, 130 days). Interment at Rest Haven Memorial Park.   Relatives: Son of Thomas Wilson Harris and Laura A. (Cattron) Harris; married, April 28, 1904, to Jennie B. Beatie.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial West Lawn Memorial Park 225 South Danebo Drive Eugene, Lane County, Oregon Politicians buried here:   Alva Clark Forney (1871-1956) — also known as A. Clark Forney — of Oelrichs, Fall River County, S.Dak. Born in Holt County, Mo., February 25, 1871. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; rancher; banker; mining business; Fall River County Treasurer, 1905-08; member of South Dakota state house of representatives 43rd District, 1921-24; Lieutenant Governor of South Dakota, 1925-27. Methodist. Member, Odd Fellows; Woodmen. Died April 11, 1956 (age 85 years, 46 days). Interment at West Lawn Memorial Park.   Relatives: Son of Christian W. Forney and Mary Ellen (Iddings) Forney; married, December 29, 1903, to Nellie Hartman.   Clarence F. Hyde (1888-1979) — of Eugene, Lane County, Ore. Born in Sun Valley, Blaine County, Idaho, May 13, 1888. Democrat. Real estate broker; member of Oregon state house of representatives, 1935-38; candidate for Oregon commissioner of labor, 1938, 1942; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Oregon, 1940; Oregon Real Estate Commissioner, 1957-59. Member, Freemasons. Died, one week after a heart attack, in Sacred Heart General Hospital, Eugene, Lane County, Ore., March 3, 1979 (age 90 years, 294 days). Interment at West Lawn Memorial Park.

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