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Index to Locations
Corbett Pioneer Cemetery
Portland Unknown location
Portland Beth Israel Cemetery
Portland Greenwood Hills Cemetery
Portland Lincoln Memorial Park
Portland Lone Fir Cemetery
Portland Mt. Calvary Cemetery
Portland River View Cemetery
Portland Riverview Abbey Mausoleum and
Crematory
Portland Rose City Cemetery
Portland Wilhelm's Portland
Memorial
Portland Willamette National
Cemetery
Pioneer
Cemetery
Corbett, Multnomah County, Oregon
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Edith Starrett Green (1910-1987) —
also known as Edith Green; Edith Louise
Starrett —
of Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore.
Born in Trent, Moody
County, S.Dak., January
17, 1910.
Democrat. School
teacher; candidate for secretary
of state of Oregon, 1952; U.S.
Representative from Oregon 3rd District, 1955-74; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Oregon, 1956,
1960,
1964,
1968.
Female.
Christian.
Member, League of Women
Voters; Urban
League; American
Association of University Women.
Died April
21, 1987 (age 77 years, 94
days).
Interment at Pioneer Cemetery.
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Locations
Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon
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William Elmer Holt (1884-1945) —
also known as Elmer Holt —
of Helena, Lewis and
Clark County, Mont.
Born October
14, 1884.
Democrat. Lieutenant
Governor of Montana, 1935; Governor of
Montana, 1935-37; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Montana, 1936.
Died in Butte, Silver Bow
County, Mont., March 1,
1945 (age 60 years, 138
days).
Interment somewhere.
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James Heber Richards (1852-1936) —
also known as James H. Richards —
of Boise, Ada
County, Idaho.
Born in Fredericktown, Knox
County, Ohio, May 5,
1852.
Republican. Lawyer; banker;
district judge in Idaho 3rd District, 1895-96; mayor of
Boise, Idaho, 1899-1901; member of Idaho
state house of representatives, 1905.
Christian
Scientist. Member, Freemasons;
Elks.
Died in 1936
(age about
84 years).
Interment somewhere.
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Beth Israel
Cemetery
Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon
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Joseph Simon (1851-1935) —
of Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore.
Born in Germany,
February
7, 1851.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Oregon
state senate, 1880-98; member of Republican
National Committee from Oregon, 1892-96; U.S.
Senator from Oregon, 1898-1903; mayor
of Portland, Ore., 1909-11.
Jewish.
Died in Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore., February
14, 1935 (age 84 years, 7
days).
Interment at Beth Israel Cemetery.
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Richard Lewis Neuberger (1912-1960) —
also known as Richard L. Neuberger —
of Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore.
Born in Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore., December
26, 1912.
Democrat. Newspaper
reporter; member of Oregon
state house of representatives, 1941-42; served in the U.S. Army
during World War II; member of Oregon
state senate 13th District, 1948-54; U.S.
Senator from Oregon, 1955-60; died in office 1960; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Oregon, 1956
(delegation chair).
Jewish.
Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Grange.
Died of a cerebral
hemorrhage, in Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore., March 9,
1960 (age 47 years, 74
days).
Interment at Beth Israel Cemetery.
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Julius L. Meier (1874-1937) —
of Oregon.
Born December
31, 1874.
Governor
of Oregon, 1931-35.
Jewish.
Died July 14,
1937 (age 62 years, 195
days).
Interment at Beth Israel Cemetery.
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Maurine Brown Neuberger (1907-2000) —
also known as Maurine Neuberger; Maurine Brown; Mrs.
Richard L. Neuberger —
of Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore.
Born in Cloverdale, Tillamook
County, Ore., January
9, 1907.
Democrat. School
teacher; writer; photographer;
member of Oregon
state house of representatives, 1951-56; U.S.
Senator from Oregon, 1960-67; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Oregon, 1964.
Female.
Unitarian.
Member, Americans
for Democratic Action; Theta
Sigma Phi; Delta
Kappa Gamma; American
Association of University Women.
Third woman to win a full term in the U.S. Senate.
Died, of a bone
marrow disorder, in a nursing
home at Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore., February
22, 2000 (age 93 years, 44
days).
Interment at Beth Israel Cemetery.
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Solomon Hirsch (1839-1902) —
of Oregon.
Born in 1839.
Republican. Merchant;
U.S. Minister to Turkey, 1889-92; Oregon
Republican state chair, 1896.
Jewish.
Died in Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore., December
15, 1902 (age about 63
years).
Interment at Beth Israel Cemetery.
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Greenwood Hills
Cemetery
9002 S.W. Boones Ferry Road
Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon
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Elton Watkins (1881-1956) —
of Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore.
Born in Newton, Newton
County, Miss., 1881.
Democrat. FBI
agent; lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Oregon 3rd District, 1923-25; candidate for
U.S.
Senator from Oregon, 1930; candidate for Presidential Elector for
Oregon.
Baptist.
Died in 1956
(age about
75 years).
Interment at Greenwood Hills Cemetery.
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Henry Nicholas Bolander (1831-1897) —
also known as Henry N. Bolander —
of San
Francisco, Calif.
Born in Schlüchtern, Hesse, Germany,
February
22, 1831.
Republican. California
superintendent of public instruction, 1871-75.
Lutheran;
later Episcopalian.
German
ancestry. Member, Odd
Fellows.
State Botanist for California Geological Survey, 1864-67; discovered
many plant species.
Died in Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore., August
28, 1897 (age 66 years, 187
days).
Interment at Greenwood Hills Cemetery.
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Lincoln Memorial
Park
(formerly Mount Scott Park Cemetery)
11801 S.E. Mount Scott Boulevard
Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon
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Jay Bowerman (1876-1957) —
of Oregon.
Born in Hesper, Winneshiek
County, Iowa, August
15, 1876.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; member of Oregon
state senate, 1905-10; Governor of
Oregon, 1910-11; defeated, 1910.
Died in Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore., October
25, 1957 (age 81 years, 71
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Lincoln Memorial Park.
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William Wallace McCredie (1862-1935) —
also known as William W. McCredie —
of Vancouver, Clark
County, Wash.
Born in Montrose, Susquehanna
County, Pa., April
27, 1862.
Republican. State court judge in Washington, 1904; U.S.
Representative from Washington 2nd District, 1909-11.
Died in Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore., May 10,
1935 (age 73 years, 13
days).
Interment at Lincoln Memorial Park.
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David Emmons Johnston (1845-1917) —
of Mercer
County, W.Va.
Born near Pearisburg, Giles
County, Va., April
10, 1845.
Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; member
of West
Virginia state senate 7th District, 1879-80; resigned 1880; state
court judge in West Virginia, 1880; U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 3rd District, 1899-1901.
Died in Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore., July 17,
1917 (age 72 years, 98
days).
Interment at Lincoln Memorial Park.
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Louis Raphael Geisler (1890-1982) —
also known as L. Raphael Geisler —
Born in Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore., August
25, 1890.
School
teacher; U.S. Vice Consul in Cologne, 1916-17; Zurich, 1917-19.
Died December
6, 1982 (age 92 years, 103
days).
Interment at Lincoln Memorial Park.
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Lone Fir
Cemetery
Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon
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Harry Lane (1855-1917) —
of Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore.
Born in Corvallis, Benton
County, Ore., August
28, 1855.
Democrat. Mayor
of Portland, Ore., 1905-09; U.S.
Senator from Oregon, 1913-17; died in office 1917.
Died May 23,
1917 (age 61 years, 268
days).
Interment at Lone Fir Cemetery.
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George Law Curry (1820-1878) —
also known as George L. Curry —
of Oregon.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., July 2,
1820.
Democrat. Newspaper
publisher; jeweler;
member of Oregon
territorial legislature, 1848-49, 1851-52; secretary
of Oregon Territory, 1853-55; Governor
of Oregon Territory, 1853, 1854, 1854-59; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Oregon, 1860.
Died in Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore., July 28,
1878 (age 58 years, 26
days).
Interment at Lone Fir Cemetery.
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William Wallace Thayer (1827-1899) —
also known as W. W. Thayer —
of Oregon.
Born July 15,
1827.
Democrat. Governor of
Oregon, 1878-82; justice of
Oregon state supreme court, 1884-90; chief
justice of Oregon state supreme court, 1888-90.
Died in Woodstock, Multnomah
County, Ore., October
15, 1899 (age 72 years, 92
days).
Interment at Lone Fir Cemetery.
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George Edward Cole (1826-1906) —
also known as George E. Cole —
of Oregon; Walla Walla, Walla
Walla County, Wash.; Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore.
Born in Trenton Falls, Oneida
County, N.Y., December
23, 1826.
Republican. Member of Oregon
territorial House of Representatives, 1851-53; Delegate
to U.S. Congress from Washington Territory, 1863-65; Governor
of Washington Territory, 1866-67; postmaster at Portland,
Ore., 1873-81.
Died in a hotel in
Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore., December
3, 1906 (age 79 years, 345
days).
Interment at Lone Fir Cemetery.
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Melvin Clark George (1849-1933) —
also known as Melvin C. George; M. C.
George —
of Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore.
Born near Caldwell, Noble
County, Ohio, May 13,
1849.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Oregon
state senate, 1876-80; U.S.
Representative from Oregon at-large, 1881-85; circuit judge in
Oregon, 1897-1907; candidate for Presidential Elector for Oregon.
Died in Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore., February
22, 1933 (age 83 years, 285
days).
Interment at Lone Fir Cemetery.
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William Williams Chapman (1808-1892) —
also known as William W. Chapman —
of Wapello
County, Iowa.
Born in Clarksburg, Harrison
County, Va. (now W.Va.), August
11, 1808.
Delegate
to U.S. Congress from Iowa Territory, 1838-40; delegate
to Iowa state constitutional convention from Wapello County,
1844; member of Oregon
territorial House of Representatives, 1850.
Died in Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore., October
18, 1892 (age 84 years, 68
days).
Interment at Lone Fir Cemetery.
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Socrates H. Tryon —
of Marion, Linn
County, Iowa.
Republican. Physician;
delegate
to Iowa state constitutional convention from Linn and Benton
counties, 1846; lumber
business.
Interment at Lone Fir Cemetery.
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Sylvester Pennoyer (1831-1902) —
of Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore.
Born in Groton, Tompkins
County, N.Y., July 6,
1831.
Democrat. Lawyer; lumber
business; Governor of
Oregon, 1887-95; mayor
of Portland, Ore., 1896-98.
Died May 30,
1902 (age 70 years, 328
days).
Original interment at Lone Fir Cemetery; reinterment in 1924 at River View Cemetery.
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Joseph Lane (1801-1881) —
of Winchester, Douglas
County, Ore.
Born in a log
cabin near Asheville, Buncombe
County, N.C., December
14, 1801.
Democrat. Member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1822-23, 1830-33, 1838-39; member
of Indiana
state senate, 1839-40, 1844-46; general in the U.S. Army during
the Mexican War; Governor
of Oregon Territory, 1849-50, 1853; Delegate
to U.S. Congress from Oregon Territory, 1851-59; candidate for
Democratic nomination for President, 1852;
U.S.
Senator from Oregon, 1859-61; Southern Democratic candidate for
Vice
President of the United States, 1860; candidate for Oregon
state senate, 1880.
Baptist;
later Catholic.
Member, Freemasons.
Slaveowner.
Died in Roseburg, Douglas
County, Ore., April
19, 1881 (age 79 years, 126
days).
Original interment at Masonic
Cemetery, Roseburg, Ore.; reinterment at Memorial
Garden Cemetery, Roseburg, Ore.; cenotaph at Lone Fir Cemetery.
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Mt. Calvary
Cemetery
Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon
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John McDermeid Gearin (1851-1930) —
also known as John M. Gearin —
of Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore.
Born near Pendleton, Umatilla
County, Ore., August
15, 1851.
Democrat. Member of Oregon state legislature, 1890; U.S.
Senator from Oregon, 1905-07; defeated, 1906.
Died in Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore., November
12, 1930 (age 79 years, 89
days).
Interment at Mt. Calvary Cemetery.
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Hall Stoner Lusk (1883-1983) —
also known as Hall S. Lusk —
of Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore.; Beaverton, Washington
County, Ore.
Born in Washington,
D.C., September
21, 1883.
Democrat. Lawyer;
candidate for Oregon
state house of representatives, 1922; circuit judge in Oregon,
1930-37; justice of
Oregon state supreme court, 1937-60; retired 1960; U.S.
Senator from Oregon, 1960-61.
Died in Beaverton, Washington
County, Ore., May 15,
1983 (age 99 years, 236
days).
Interment at Mt. Calvary Cemetery.
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River View
Cemetery
8421 Southwest Macadam Avenue
Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon
See also Findagrave
page for this location.
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George Henry Williams (1823-1910) —
also known as George H. Williams —
of Lee
County, Iowa; Marion
County, Ore.; Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore.
Born in New Lebanon, Columbia
County, N.Y., March
23, 1823.
Democrat. Lawyer;
district judge in Iowa 1st District, 1847-52; justice of
Oregon territorial supreme court, 1853-57; delegate
to Oregon state constitutional convention from Marion County,
1857; U.S.
Senator from Oregon, 1865-71; U.S.
Attorney General, 1872-75; mayor
of Portland, Ore., 1902-05.
Episcopalian.
Died in Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore., April 4,
1910 (age 87 years, 12
days).
Interment at River View Cemetery.
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Josiah Failing (1806-1877) —
of Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore.
Born in Canajoharie, Montgomery
County, N.Y., July 9,
1806.
Republican. Merchant;
mayor
of Portland, Ore., 1853-54; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Oregon, 1864,
1868.
Baptist.
Died in Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore., August
14, 1877 (age 71 years, 36
days).
Interment at River View Cemetery.
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Sylvester Pennoyer (1831-1902) —
of Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore.
Born in Groton, Tompkins
County, N.Y., July 6,
1831.
Democrat. Lawyer; lumber
business; Governor of
Oregon, 1887-95; mayor
of Portland, Ore., 1896-98.
Died May 30,
1902 (age 70 years, 328
days).
Original interment at Lone Fir Cemetery;
reinterment in 1924 at River View Cemetery.
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John Hipple Mitchell (1835-1905) —
also known as John H. Mitchell; John Mitchell
Hipple —
of Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore.
Born in Washington
County, Pa., June 22,
1835.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Oregon
state senate, 1862-66; U.S.
Senator from Oregon, 1873-79, 1885-97, 1901-05; died in office
1905.
Indicted
in December 1904 in connection with land
frauds; a bribery
charge was added later.
Died in Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore., December
8, 1905 (age 70 years, 169
days).
Interment at River View Cemetery.
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La Fayette Grover (1823-1911) —
of Marion
County, Ore.; Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore.
Born in Bethel, Oxford
County, Maine, November
29, 1823.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Oregon
state house of representatives, 1853-55; delegate
to Oregon state constitutional convention from Marion County,
1857; U.S.
Representative from Oregon at-large, 1859; Oregon
Democratic state chair, 1866-70; Governor of
Oregon, 1870-77; resigned 1877; U.S.
Senator from Oregon, 1877-83.
Died May 10,
1911 (age 87 years, 162
days).
Interment at River View Cemetery.
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George Lemuel Woods (1832-1890) —
also known as George L. Woods —
Born in Boone
County, Mo., July 30,
1832.
Republican. Lawyer; justice of
Idaho territorial supreme court, 1865-66; Governor of
Oregon, 1866-70; Governor
of Utah Territory, 1871-75.
Died in Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore., January
7, 1890 (age 57 years, 161
days).
Interment at River View Cemetery.
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Frederick William Mulkey (1874-1924) —
also known as Fred W. Mulkey —
of Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore.
Born in Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore., January
6, 1874.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Senator from Oregon, 1907, 1918; resigned 1918.
Baptist.
Member, American
Political Science Association.
Died in 1924
(age about
50 years).
Interment at River View Cemetery.
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Robert Sharp Bean (1854-1931) —
also known as Robert S. Bean —
of Oregon.
Born in Yamhill
County, Ore., November
28, 1854.
Republican. Lawyer;
circuit judge in Oregon 2nd District, 1882-90; justice of
Oregon state supreme court, 1890-1909; resigned 1909; chief
justice of Oregon state supreme court, 1894-96, 1901-02, 1905-08;
U.S.
District Judge for Oregon, 1909-31; died in office 1931.
Member, Freemasons;
Ancient
Order of United Workmen; Woodmen.
Died in Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore., January
7, 1931 (age 76 years, 40
days).
Interment at River View Cemetery.
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Relatives: Son
of O. R. Bean and Julia A. (Sharp) Bean; married, September
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Addison Crandall Gibbs (1825-1886) —
also known as A. C. Gibbs —
of Gardiner, Douglas
County, Ore.
Born in Cattaraugus
County, N.Y., July 9,
1825.
Republican. Lawyer; went
to California for the 1849 Gold Rush; U.S. Collector of
Customs, 1854; Governor of
Oregon, 1862-66; U.S.
Attorney for Oregon, 1871-73.
Died in London, England,
December
29, 1886 (age 61 years, 173
days).
Interment at River View Cemetery.
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Joseph Norton Dolph (1835-1897) —
also known as Joseph N. Dolph —
of Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore.
Born in Schuyler
County, N.Y., October
19, 1835.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for Oregon, 1865-68; member of Oregon
state senate, 1866-74; U.S.
Senator from Oregon, 1883-95.
Died in Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore., March
10, 1897 (age 61 years, 142
days).
Interment at River View Cemetery.
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Paul Linton Patterson (1900-1956) —
also known as Paul L. Patterson —
of Washington
County, Ore.
Born July 18,
1900.
Republican. Governor of
Oregon, 1952-56; died in office 1956.
Died January
31, 1956 (age 55 years, 197
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at River View Cemetery.
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Rufus Cecil Holman (1877-1959) —
also known as Rufus C. Holman —
of Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore.
Born in Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore., October
14, 1877.
Republican. School
teacher; accountant;
manufacturer
of record books and paper boxes; ice
business; Oregon
state treasurer, 1931-38; appointed 1931; resigned 1938; U.S.
Senator from Oregon, 1939-45.
Died in Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore., November
27, 1959 (age 82 years, 44
days).
Interment at River View Cemetery.
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Henry Winslow Corbett (1827-1903) —
also known as Henry W. Corbett —
of Oregon.
Born in Westborough, Worcester
County, Mass., February
18, 1827.
Republican. U.S.
Senator from Oregon, 1867-73; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Oregon, 1868;
member of Republican
National Committee from Oregon, 1868-72.
Died in Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore., May 31,
1903 (age 76 years, 102
days).
Interment at River View Cemetery.
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Charles Henry Martin (1863-1946) —
also known as Charles H. Martin —
of Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore.
Born near Albion, Edwards
County, Ill., October
1, 1863.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Oregon 3rd District, 1931-35; Governor of
Oregon, 1935-39; defeated in primary, 1938.
Died September
22, 1946 (age 82 years, 356
days).
Interment at River View Cemetery.
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George Abernethy (1807-1877) —
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., October
7, 1807.
Governor
of Oregon Territory, 1845-49; newspaper
publisher.
Methodist.
Scottish
ancestry.
Died in Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore., March 2,
1877 (age 69 years, 146
days).
Original interment somewhere in Vancouver, Wash.; reinterment in 1883 at River
View Cemetery.
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Joseph Showalter Smith (1824-1884) —
also known as Joseph S. Smith —
of Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore.; Olympia, Thurston
County, Wash.
Born in Connellsville, Fayette
County, Pa., June 20,
1824.
Democrat. Lawyer;
candidate for mayor
of Portland, Ore., 1851; U.S.
Attorney for Washington, 1857-59; member of Oregon state
legislature, 1860; U.S.
Representative from Oregon at-large, 1869-71; candidate for Governor of
Oregon, 1882.
Died in Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore., September
28, 1884 (age 60 years, 100
days).
Interment at River View Cemetery.
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Victor George Atiyeh (1923-2014) —
also known as Victor Atiyeh; Vic Atiyeh —
of Washington
County, Ore.; Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore.
Born in Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore., February
20, 1923.
Rug
import
business; member of Oregon
state house of representatives, 1959-64; member of Oregon
state senate, 1965-78; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Oregon, 1968,
1972,
1976;
Governor
of Oregon, 1979-87; defeated (Republican), 1974.
Syrian
ancestry.
Died in Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore., July 20,
2014 (age 91 years, 150
days).
Interment at River View Cemetery.
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Wallace McCamant (1867-1944) —
of Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore.
Born in Hollidaysburg, Blair
County, Pa., September
22, 1867.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Oregon,
1896
(member, Credentials
Committee), 1920
(member, Resolutions
Committee); justice of
Oregon state supreme court, 1917-18; appointed 1917; resigned
1918; Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit, 1925-26.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Died December
17, 1944 (age 77 years, 86
days).
Interment at River View Cemetery.
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Alan Punch Green Jr. (1925-2001) —
also known as Alan Green;
"Punch" —
of Oregon.
Born in Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore., May 1,
1925.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; U.S. Ambassador to Romania, 1989-92.
Died, of heart
failure, in Palm Springs, Riverside
County, Calif., March
23, 2001 (age 75 years, 326
days).
Interment at River View Cemetery.
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George A. Steel (1846-1918) —
of Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore.
Born in Stafford, Monroe
County, Ohio, April
22, 1846.
Republican. Railroad
executive; banker; Oregon
Republican state chair, 1876; postmaster at Portland,
Ore., 1881-85, 1889-94; member of Republican
National Committee from Oregon, 1896; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Oregon, 1896;
Oregon
state treasurer, 1907-11.
Died, from Bright's
disease, in Good Samaritan Hospital,
Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore., June 20,
1918 (age 72 years, 59
days).
Interment at River View Cemetery.
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George Forrest Alexander (1882-1948) —
also known as George F. Alexander —
of Gallatin, Daviess
County, Mo.; Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore.; Juneau,
Alaska.
Born in Gallatin, Daviess
County, Mo., April
20, 1882.
Democrat. Lawyer; chair of
Multnomah County Democratic Party, 1914-18; candidate for circuit
judge in Oregon, 1922; U.S.
District Judge for Alaska, 1934-46.
Christian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Sigma
Chi; Theta
Nu Epsilon; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Elks; Woodmen.
Died May 16,
1948 (age 66 years, 26
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at River View Cemetery.
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Maurice Edgar Crumpacker (1886-1927) —
also known as Maurice E. Crumpacker —
of Oregon.
Born in Valparaiso, Porter
County, Ind., December
19, 1886.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S.
Representative from Oregon 3rd District, 1925-27; died in office
1927.
Came to San Francisco with Nicholas
Longworth and others; left the group and was found by police,
sitting on a curb and claiming he had been poisoned
by someone trying to murder
him; deemed paranoid, taken to a hospital, and sedated; released at
his insistence; walking near the shoreline with a friend, he yelled
"Tell everybody good-bye!", jumped
into the water, and drowned,
in San
Francisco Bay, July 24,
1927 (age 40 years, 217
days).
Interment at River View Cemetery.
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John Hicklin Hall (1854-1937) —
also known as John H. Hall —
of Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore.
Born in Multnomah
County, Ore., July 17,
1854.
Member of Oregon
state house of representatives, 1891-92; U.S.
Attorney for Oregon, 1897-1904.
Removed
from office as district attorney; tried
and convicted
in 1905 on land
fraud charges;
later pardoned
by President Taft.
Died in Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore., July 27,
1937 (age 83 years, 10
days).
Interment at River View Cemetery.
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Lansing Stout (1828-1871) —
of California; Oregon.
Born in Watertown, Jefferson
County, N.Y., March
27, 1828.
Democrat. Member of California
state assembly 17th District, 1856-57; state court judge in
Oregon, 1858; U.S.
Representative from Oregon at-large, 1859-61; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Oregon, 1860;
member of Oregon
state senate, 1868.
Died March 4,
1871 (age 42 years, 342
days).
Interment at River View Cemetery.
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Richard Williams (1836-1914) —
of Oregon.
Born in Ohio, 1836.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from Oregon at-large, 1877-79.
Died in 1914
(age about
78 years).
Interment at River View Cemetery.
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Nan Wood Honeyman (1881-1970) —
of Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore.
Born in West Point, Orange
County, N.Y., July 15,
1881.
Democrat. Delegate
to Oregon state constitutional convention, 1933; member of Oregon
state house of representatives, 1935-37; U.S.
Representative from Oregon 3rd District, 1937-39; defeated, 1938;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Oregon, 1940;
member of Oregon
state senate, 1941-42; U.S. Collector of
Customs, 1946-51.
Female.
Died in Woodacre, Marin
County, Calif., December
10, 1970 (age 89 years, 148
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at River View Cemetery.
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Moy Back Hin (1848-1935) —
also known as Charley Twin Wo —
of Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore.
Born in China,
February
8, 1848.
Merchant;
importer
and exporter; Honorary
Consul for China in Portland,
Ore., 1906-35.
Chinese
ancestry.
One of
the first Asian millionaires in the United States.
Died in Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore., December
15, 1935 (age 87 years, 310
days).
Interment at River View Cemetery.
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Robert S. Farrell Jr. (c.1906-1947) —
of Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore.
Born about 1906.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Oregon,
1940,
1944;
secretary
of state of Oregon, 1943-47; died in office 1947.
While flying to southern Oregon on a hunting
trip, along with Gov. Earl
Snell and State Senate President Marshall
E. Cornett, was killed when the small plane
crashed in stormy
weather, near Dog Lake, Lake
County, Ore., October
28, 1947 (age about 41
years).
Interment at River View Cemetery.
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Benjamin Lee Paget (1864-1944) —
also known as B. Lee Paget —
of Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore.
Born in Somerset, England,
June
14, 1864.
Prohibition candidate for U.S.
Senator from Oregon, 1906, 1912; candidate for Presidential
Elector for Oregon.
Died in Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore., July 21,
1944 (age 80 years, 37
days).
Interment at River View Cemetery.
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Francis Aaron Spencer (1865-1936) —
also known as Frank A. Spencer —
of Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore.
Born in San
Francisco, Calif., January
24, 1865.
Democrat. Commission
merchant; importer;
Consul
for Mexico in Portland,
Ore., 1895-1914; wholesale grocery
manager; administrator, Oregon Liquor Control Commission, 1935;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Oregon.
Jumped
from the high Vista Avenue Viaduct, and fell
hundreds of feet to his death amid traffic on Canyon Road, in
Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore., December
22, 1936 (age 71 years, 333
days). His suicide
note was quoted in news reports as follows: "Frankly, the pace has
been too fast for me, and I cannot convince myself that I can make a
comeback.".
Interment at River View Cemetery.
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John Fletcher Caples (1832-1908) —
also known as John F. Caples —
of Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore.
Born in Ashland
County, Ohio, January
12, 1832.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Oregon
state house of representatives, 1873; candidate for Presidential
Elector for Oregon; U.S. Consul in Valparaiso, as of 1898.
Methodist.
English
and German
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Ancient
Order of United Workmen.
Died in Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore., July 17,
1908 (age 76 years, 187
days).
Interment at River View Cemetery.
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Charles Henri Labbé (1874-1935) —
of Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore.
Born in Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore., October
25, 1874.
Lawyer;
Consular
Agent for France in Portland,
Ore., 1899-1935; Honorary
Vice-Consul for Belgium in Portland,
Ore., 1909-35.
Died in Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore., February
28, 1935 (age 60 years, 126
days).
Interment at River View Cemetery.
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John Howland Lothrop (1866-1949) —
also known as John H. Lothrop —
of Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore.
Born in Sharon, Norfolk
County, Mass., April
11, 1866.
Freight and passenger agent, Union Pacific Railroad;
secretary of the traffic and transportation bureau. Portland Chamber
of Commerce, 1911-23; Honorary
Vice-Consul for Uruguay in Portland,
Ore., 1923-48; Honorary
Vice-Consul for Argentina in Portland,
Ore., 1931.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Died in Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore., July 13,
1949 (age 83 years, 93
days).
Interment at River View Cemetery.
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Relatives: Son
of Horace Augustus Lothrop and Sarah G. (Swain) Lothrop; married to
Lucile L. LaBertew. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Charles Henry Carey (1857-1941) —
also known as Charles H. Carey —
of Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore.
Born in Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio, October
27, 1857.
Republican. Lawyer;
attorney for James J. Hill's railroad
lines; historian;
municipal judge in Oregon, 1892-95; member of Republican
National Committee from Oregon, 1904-06; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Oregon, 1912,
1916,
1920,
1924;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Oregon; Oregon Corporation
Commissioner, 1933-37.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Academy of Political and Social Science; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Beta
Theta Pi; Phi
Beta Kappa.
Died in Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore., August
26, 1941 (age 83 years, 303
days).
Interment at River View Cemetery.
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Relatives: Son
of Samuel Doak Carey and Martha Louisa (Felton) Carey; married, September
24, 1883, to Mary N. Bidwell. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: Salem (Oregon) Capital
Journal, August 27, 1941 |
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Lowell Caples Paget (1898-1967) —
also known as Lowell C. Paget —
of Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore.
Born in Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore., May 8,
1898.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Oregon
state house of representatives, 1933-34; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Oregon, 1936
(member, Resolutions
Committee), 1944,
1948,
1956,
1960,
1964;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Oregon; member of Republican
National Committee from Oregon, 1960-67.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died in Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore., March
20, 1967 (age 68 years, 316
days).
Interment at River View Cemetery.
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Blaise Labbé (1837-1917) —
Born in France,
December
24, 1837.
Consular
Agent for France in Portland,
Ore., 1898.
Died in Seaside, Clatsop
County, Ore., August
12, 1917 (age 79 years, 231
days).
Interment at River View Cemetery.
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Lyman E. Belknap (1851-1918) —
of Mayville, Tuscola
County, Mich.
Born in Cayuga
County, N.Y., November
17, 1851.
Member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Tuscola County 2nd District,
1895-98.
Died in Camas, Clark
County, Wash., November
17, 1918 (age 67 years, 0
days).
Interment at River View Cemetery.
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Relatives: Son
of Edwin Belknap and Anna (Butler) Belknap; married 1875 to Julia
Allen; married to Mary E. Schultz. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Thomas Harry Banfield (1885-1950) —
also known as T. H. Banfield —
of Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore.
Born in Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore., December
20, 1885.
Republican. Co-founder and president, Iron Fireman Manufacturing
Company, maker of automatic coal stokers, furnaces, and boilers;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Oregon, 1940.
Member, Rotary;
Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Died in 1950
(age about
64 years).
Interment at River View Cemetery.
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Lorienne Conlee Fowler (1903-1959) —
also known as Lorienne Morrow Conlee; Mrs. Frank E.
Fowler —
of Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore.; Astoria, Clatsop
County, Ore.
Born in Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore., 1903.
Republican. Lawyer;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Oregon, 1956;
candidate for Oregon
state house of representatives, 1958.
Female.
Died in Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore., August
5, 1959 (age about 56
years).
Entombed in mausoleum at River View Cemetery.
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Louis Earle Hammer (1894-1971) —
also known as Louis E. Hammer —
of Tillamook, Tillamook
County, Ore.
Born in Albany, Linn
County, Ore., May 29,
1894.
Democrat. Dairy
business; postmaster at Tillamook,
Ore., 1936.
Methodist.
Member, Kiwanis;
Freemasons.
Died May 13,
1971 (age 76 years, 349
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at River View Cemetery.
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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.
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Robert S. Farrell —
of Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Oregon,
1924
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business), 1928.
Interment at River View Cemetery.
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Beatrice Mary Paget (1896-2002) —
also known as Beatrice Mary Thurston; Mrs. Lowell C.
Paget —
of Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore.
Born in Benton
County, Ore., October
11, 1896.
Republican. Lawyer;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Oregon, 1944.
Female.
Episcopalian.
Died in Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore., June 1,
2002 (age 105 years,
233 days).
Interment at River View Cemetery.
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Riverview Abbey
Mausoleum and Crematory
0319 Southwest Taylors Ferry Road
Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon
See also Findagrave
page for this location.
| Politicians buried
here: |
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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.
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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.
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Rose City
Cemetery
Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon
| Politicians buried
here: |
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William A. Storey (1854-1917) —
of Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore.
Born in 1854.
Mayor
of Portland, Ore., 1899-1900.
Died July 29,
1917 (age about 63
years).
Interment at Rose City Cemetery.
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Theodore Thurston Geer (1851-1924) —
also known as Theodore T. Geer; T. T. Geer —
of Oregon.
Born in Marion
County, Ore., March
12, 1851.
Republican. Farmer;
member of Oregon
state house of representatives, 1881-82, 1889-94; Speaker of
the Oregon State House of Representatives, 1891; candidate for
Presidential Elector for Oregon; Governor of
Oregon, 1899-1903.
Died February
21, 1924 (age 72 years, 346
days).
Interment at Rose City Cemetery.
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Albin Walter Norblad (1881-1960) —
also known as A. W. Norblad —
of Astoria, Clatsop
County, Ore.
Born in Malmo, Sweden,
March
19, 1881.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Oregon
state senate, 1910; Governor of
Oregon, 1929-31.
Swedish
ancestry.
Died April
17, 1960 (age 79 years, 29
days).
Interment at Rose City Cemetery.
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Charles Bircher (1851-1927) —
of Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore.
Born in Switzerland,
1851.
Naturalized U.S. citizen; real estate
business; Consul
for Switzerland in Portland,
Ore., 1895-1903.
Died in Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore., August
24, 1927 (age about 76
years).
Interment at Rose City Cemetery.
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John Wesley Hance (1849-1930) —
also known as John W. Hance —
of Mt. Pleasant, Isabella
County, Mich.; Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore.
Born in Marengo, Morrow
County, Ohio, August
2, 1849.
Republican. Isabella
County Clerk and Register of Deeds; postmaster at Mt.
Pleasant, Mich., 1902-14.
Died in Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore., January
8, 1930 (age 80 years, 159
days).
Interment at Rose City Cemetery.
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Wilhelm's
Portland Memorial
6705 S.E. 14th Avenue
Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon
Founded 1901
See also Findagrave
page for this location.
| Politicians buried
here: |
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George Luis Baker (1868-1941) —
also known as George L. Baker —
of Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore.
Born in The Dalles, Wasco
County, Ore., August
23, 1868.
Republican. Mayor
of Portland, Ore., 1917-33.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Woodmen;
Elks; Rotary.
Died in Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore., May 16,
1941 (age 72 years, 266
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Wilhelm's Portland Memorial.
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Homer Daniel Angell (1875-1968) —
also known as Homer D. Angell —
of Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore.
Born near The Dalles, Wasco
County, Ore., January
12, 1875.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Oregon
state house of representatives, 1929-31, 1935; member of Oregon
state senate, 1937-38; U.S.
Representative from Oregon 3rd District, 1939-55.
Member, American Bar
Association; Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Humane
Society; Alpha
Tau Omega.
Died in Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore., March
31, 1968 (age 93 years, 79
days).
Entombed at Wilhelm's Portland Memorial.
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Charles Byron Bellinger (1839-1905) —
of Oregon.
Born in Maquon, Knox
County, Ill., November
21, 1839.
Lawyer;
member of Oregon
state house of representatives, 1868; circuit judge in Oregon,
1878-80; U.S.
District Judge for Oregon, 1893-1905; died in office 1905.
Died in Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore., May 12,
1905 (age 65 years, 172
days).
Entombed at Wilhelm's Portland Memorial.
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William Alexander Ekwall (1887-1956) —
also known as William A. Ekwall —
of Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore.; Bronxville, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in Ludington, Mason
County, Mich., June 14,
1887.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; municipal judge in
Oregon, 1922-27; circuit judge in Oregon, 1927-34; U.S.
Representative from Oregon 3rd District, 1935-37; defeated, 1936;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Oregon, 1940;
Associate
Judge of U.S. Court of Customs and Patent Appeals, 1942-56; died
in office 1956.
Member, American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Delta
Theta Phi; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Woodmen.
Died in Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore., October
16, 1956 (age 69 years, 124
days).
Entombed at Wilhelm's Portland Memorial.
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William Simon U'Ren (1859-1949) —
also known as W. S. U'Ren —
of Milwaukie, Clackamas
County, Ore.
Born in Lancaster, Grant
County, Wis., January
10, 1859.
Lawyer;
newspaper
editor; member of Oregon
state house of representatives, 1897-98; Independent candidate
for Governor of
Oregon, 1914.
Cornish
ancestry.
Died, from pneumonia,
in Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore., March 8,
1949 (age 90 years, 57
days).
Entombed at Wilhelm's Portland Memorial; memorial monument at Clackamas County Courthouse Grounds, Oregon City, Ore.
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Lawrence Walter Hartman (1898-1969) —
of Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore.; Sun City, Maricopa
County, Ariz.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., June 20,
1898.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; customs
broker; Honorary
Consul for Panama in Portland,
Ore., 1935; Honorary
Vice-Consul for Argentina in Portland,
Ore., 1935-42; Honorary
Consul for Guatemala in Portland,
Ore., 1944.
Died, in Fort Whipple V.A. Hospital,
Prescott, Yavapai
County, Ariz., August
22, 1969 (age 71 years, 63
days).
Entombed at Wilhelm's Portland Memorial.
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Willamette
National Cemetery
11800 S.E. Mount Scott Boulevard
Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon
See also Findagrave
page for this location.
| Politicians buried
here: |
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Mark Odom Hatfield (1922-2011) —
also known as Mark O. Hatfield —
of Salem, Marion
County, Ore.
Born in Dallas, Polk
County, Ore., July 12,
1922.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of Oregon
state house of representatives, 1951-54; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Oregon, 1952
(member, Resolutions
Committee), 1956,
1960
(delegation chair); member of Oregon
state senate, 1955-56; secretary
of state of Oregon, 1957-59; Governor of
Oregon, 1959-67; U.S.
Senator from Oregon, 1967-97.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore., August
7, 2011 (age 89 years, 26
days).
Interment at Willamette National Cemetery.
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Thomas Ellsworth Martin (1893-1971) —
also known as Thomas E. Martin —
of Iowa City, Johnson
County, Iowa.
Born in Melrose, Monroe
County, Iowa, January
18, 1893.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; accountant;
lawyer;
candidate for Iowa
railroad commission, 1932, 1934; mayor
of Iowa City, Iowa, 1935-37; U.S.
Representative from Iowa 1st District, 1939-55; U.S.
Senator from Iowa, 1955-61; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Iowa, 1956.
Member, Order of
the Coif; American Bar
Association.
Died in Seattle, King
County, Wash., June 27,
1971 (age 78 years, 160
days).
Interment at Willamette National Cemetery.
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Alexander Grant Barry (1892-1952) —
also known as Alexander G. Barry; Alex G.
Barry —
of Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore.
Born in Astoria, Clatsop
County, Ore., August
23, 1892.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; U.S.
Senator from Oregon, 1938-39; member of Oregon
state house of representatives, 1945-50.
Presbyterian.
Member, Sigma
Chi; Phi
Delta Phi; American
Legion.
Died in Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore., December
28, 1952 (age 60 years, 127
days).
Interment at Willamette National Cemetery.
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William O. Hall (1914-1977) —
of Joseph, Wallowa
County, Ore.
Born in Roswell, Chaves
County, N.M., May 22,
1914.
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; Foreign Service officer;
U.S. Ambassador to Ethiopia, 1967-71; director general, U.S. Foreign Service, 1971.
Episcopalian.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; American
Society for Public Administration.
Died November
8, 1977 (age 63 years, 170
days).
Interment at Willamette National Cemetery.
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Scott Leavitt (1879-1966) —
of Great Falls, Cascade
County, Mont.; Newberg, Yamhill
County, Ore.
Born in Elk Rapids, Antrim
County, Mich., June 16,
1879.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
U.S.
Representative from Montana 2nd District, 1923-33; defeated,
1932; delegate to Republican National Convention from Montana, 1932;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Montana, 1934.
Died in Newberg, Yamhill
County, Ore., October
19, 1966 (age 87 years, 125
days).
Interment at Willamette National Cemetery.
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Lester Ellis Anderson (1921-2000) —
also known as Les Anderson —
of Eugene, Lane
County, Ore.; Aspen, Pitkin
County, Colo.
Born in Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore., December
5, 1921.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; mayor of
Eugene, Ore., 1969-77.
Member, Rotary.
Died, of cancer,
in Eugene, Lane
County, Ore., October
8, 2000 (age 78 years, 308
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Willamette National Cemetery.
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Epitaph: "Look
to the mountains for strength." |
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Walter William Whitbeck (1892-1961) —
also known as Walter W. Whitbeck —
of Oregon.
Born in North St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn., August
7, 1892.
Democrat. Insurance
business; fire
chief; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Oregon, 1942.
Died in Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore., October
23, 1961 (age 69 years, 77
days).
Interment at Willamette National Cemetery.
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Relatives:
Married 1918 to
Beaulah Angela Simpson. |
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K. William Stinson (1930-2002) —
also known as Bill Stinson —
of Battle Ground, Clark
County, Wash.
Born in Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., April
20, 1930.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from Washington 7th District, 1963-65; defeated,
1964.
Died in Cabo San Lucas, Baja
California Sur, January
9, 2002 (age 71 years, 264
days).
Interment at Willamette National Cemetery.
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Edward Clair Harms Jr. (1924-2005) —
also known as Edward C. Harms, Jr. —
of Springfield, Lane
County, Ore.
Born in Roseburg, Douglas
County, Ore., September
21, 1924.
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer; mayor
of Springfield, Ore., 1952-60; director, McKenzie-Willamette
Memorial Hospital.
Baptist.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Lions; Sigma
Phi Epsilon; Phi
Alpha Delta.
Died, from a heart
attack, November
12, 2005 (age 81 years, 52
days).
Interment at Willamette National Cemetery.
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Charles Locke Madison (1915-1998) —
also known as Charles L. Madison —
of Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo.; Salem, Marion
County, Ore.
Born in Independence, Jackson
County, Mo., August
28, 1915.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Jackson County 10th District,
1941-42; served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; member
of Missouri
state senate 10th District, 1947-55; resigned 1955.
Christian.
Member, Beta
Theta Pi; Phi
Delta Phi.
Died in Keizer, Marion
County, Ore., January
18, 1998 (age 82 years, 143
days).
Interment at Willamette National Cemetery; cenotaph at Mt.
Washington Cemetery, Independence, Mo.
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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.
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