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Multnomah County Places & Things Named for Politicians

   The World War II Liberty ship SS Albert B. Cummins (built 1943 at Portland; scrapped 1961) was named for Albert B. Cummins.
   The World War II Liberty ship SS Alexander J. Dallas (built 1942 at Portland; scrapped 1966) was named for Alexander J. Dallas.
   The World War II Liberty ship SS James D. Doty (built 1943 at Portland; scrapped 1961) was named for James D. Doty.
   The World War II Liberty ship SS James Withycombe (built 1943 at Portland; ran aground and wrecked 1943 near the Panama Canal in the Caribbean Sea) was named for James Withycombe.
   The World War II Liberty ship SS James Wilson (built 1941-42 at Portland; scrapped 1964) was named for James Wilson.
   The World War II Liberty ship SS James W. Nesmith (built 1942 at Portland; damaged by a torpedo and later scuttled in the North Sea 1946) was named for James W. Nesmith.
   The World War II Liberty ship SS James W. Grimes (built 1943 at Portland; scrapped 1972) was named for James W. Grimes.
   The city of Linnton is named for Lewis F. Linn.
   The Gus J. Solomon U.S. Courthouse (opened 1933; named 1988; courts moved out 1997), in Portland, is named for Gus J. Solomon.
   The Mark O. Hatfield U.S. Courthouse (opened 1997), in Portland, is named for Mark O. Hatfield.
   The World War II Liberty ship SS Manasseh Cutler (built 1943 at Portland; torpedoed and lost 1943 in the Gulf of Aden) was named for Manasseh Cutler.
   The World War II Liberty ship SS Mark Hanna (built 1942 at Portland; scrapped 1961) was named for Marcus A. Hanna.
   The World War II Liberty ship SS Salmon P. Chase (built 1942 at Portland; scrapped 1960) was named for Salmon P. Chase.
   The World War II Liberty ship SS George Abernethy (built 1942 at Portland; scrapped 1960) was named for George Abernethy.
   The World War II Liberty ship SS John Burke (built 1942 at Portland; bombed by kamikazi and sank in the Sulu Sea 1944) was named for John Burke.
   The World War II Liberty ship SS J. D. Ross (built 1943 at Portland; sold and renamed SS Lampsis; sank during a storm in the North Atlantic Ocean 1966) was originally named for J. D. Ross.
   The World War II Liberty ship SS Henry Dearborn (built 1942 at Portland; scrapped 1959) was named for Henry Dearborn.
   The World War II Liberty ship SS John Jay (built 1941-42 at Portland; scrapped 1960) was named for John Jay.
   The World War II Liberty ship SS George H. Williams (built 1942 at Portland; scrapped 1960) was named for George H. Williams.
   The World War II Liberty ship SS James M. Clements (built 1943 at Portland; scrapped 1960) was named for James M. Clements.
   The World War II Liberty ship SS John G. Brady (built 1943 at Portland; scrapped 1960) was named for John G. Brady.
   The World War II Liberty ship SS John Deere (built 1942 at Portland; scrapped 1961) was named for John Deere.
   The World War II Liberty ship SS Henry Barnard (built 1942 at Portland; scrapped 1961) was named for Henry Barnard.
   The World War II Liberty ship SS Henry Failing (built 1943 at Portland; scrapped 1961) was named for Henry Failing.
   The World War II Liberty ship SS George W. Julian (built 1943 at Portland; scrapped 1961) was named for George W. Julian.
   The World War II Liberty ship SS J. Warren Keifer (built 1943 at Portland; scrapped 1961) was named for J. Warren Keifer.
   The World War II Liberty ship SS John W. Davis (built 1943 at Portland; scrapped 1961) was named for John W. Davis.
   The World War II Liberty ship SS John G. Whittier (built 1942 at Portland; scrapped 1962) was named for John Greenleaf Whittier.
   The World War II Liberty ship SS Harry Lane (built 1942 at Portland; scrapped 1962) was named for Harry Lane.
   The World War II Liberty ship SS George M. Bibb (built 1943 at Portland; scrapped 1962) was named for George M. Bibb.
   The World War II Liberty ship SS Ignatius L. Donnelly (built 1943 at Portland; scrapped 1962) was named for Ignatius L. Donnelly.
   The World War II Liberty ship SS James K. Kelly (built 1943 at Portland; scrapped 1963) was named for James K. Kelly.
   The World War II Liberty ship SS Henry S. Lane (built 1943 at Portland; scrapped 1964) was named for Henry S. Lane.
   The World War II Liberty ship SS John Hart (built 1941-42 at Portland; scrapped 1966) was named for John Hart.
   The World War II Liberty ship SS George W. Campbell (built 1942-43 at Portland; scrapped 1967) was named for George W. Campbell.
   The World War II Liberty ship SS Isaac I. Stevens (built 1943 at Portland; scrapped 1967) was named for Isaac I. Stevens.
   The World War II Liberty ship SS Henry George (built 1942 at Portland; scrapped 1968) was named for Henry George.
   The World War II Liberty ship SS George L. Curry (built 1943 at Portland; scrapped 1968) was named for George L. Curry.
   The World War II Liberty ship SS Gideon Welles (built 1942 at Portland; scrapped 1969) was named for Gideon Welles.
   The World War II Liberty ship SS George L. Baker (built 1943 at Portland; scrapped 1969) was named for George L. Baker.
   The World War II Liberty ship SS George L. Shoup (built 1943 at Portland; scrapped 1970) was named for George L. Shoup.
   The World War II Liberty ship SS George Chamberlain (built 1942 at Portland; scrapped 1971) was named for George E. Chamberlain.
   The World War II Liberty ship SS John Dickinson (built 1941-42 at Portland; scrapped 1973) was named for John Dickinson.
   The World War II Liberty ship SS Henry T. Rainey (built 1943 at Portland; scrapped 1973) was named for Henry T. Rainey.
   The World War II Liberty ship SS Gouverneur Morris (built 1943 at Portland; scrapped 1974) was named for Gouverneur Morris.
   The World War II Liberty ship SS Henry W. Corbett (built 1943 at Portland; scrapped 1978) was named for Henry W. Corbett.
   The World War II Liberty ship SS John B. Kendrick (built 1943 at Portland; sold 1947 scrapped 1967) was named for John B. Kendrick.
   The World War II Liberty ship SS James Russell Lowell (built 1942 at Portland; torpedoed in the Mediterranean Sea, 1943; beached, later towed and scuttled) was named for James Russell Lowell.
   The World War II Liberty ship SS John Hancock (built 1941 at Portland; torpedoed and lost in the Caribbean Sea 1942) was named for John Hancock.
   The World War II Liberty ship SS John Sevier (built 1942 at Portland; torpedoed and sunk in the North Atlantic Ocean 1943) was named for John Sevier.
   The World War II Liberty ship SS George Clymer (built 1941-42 at Portland; torpedoed and wrecked in the South Atlantic Ocean 1942) was named for George Clymer.
   The World War II Liberty ship SS John P. Gaines (built 1943 at Portland; broke in two and sank in the North Pacific Ocean 1943) was named for John Pollard Gaines.
   The World War II Liberty ship SS James H. Lane (built 1943 at Portland; wrecked and scrapped 1957) was named for James H. Lane.
   The World War II Liberty ship SS John I. Nolan (built 1943 at Portland; wrecked and scrapped 1947) was named for John I. Nolan.
   The World War II Liberty ship SS James Fenimore Cooper (built 1942 at Portland; wrecked and scrapped 1967) was named for James Fenimore Cooper.
   The community of Corbett is named for Henry W. Corbett.
   The World War II Liberty ship SS Lucius Fairchild (built 1943 at Portland; sold 1947; scrapped 1968) was named for Lucius Fairchild.
   The World War II Liberty ship SS Elisha P. Ferry (built 1943 at Portland; scrapped 1969) was named for Elisha P. Ferry.
   The World War II Liberty ship SS Joseph W. Folk (built 1943 at Portland; scrapped 1970) was named for Joseph W. Folk.
   The World War II Liberty ship SS Walter Forward (built 1943 at Portland; scrapped 1961) was named for Walter Forward.
   The World War II Liberty ship SS Lindley M. Garrison (built 1942 at Portland; scrapped 1961) was named for Lindley M. Garrison.
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