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Cassius C. Bennett (b. 1856) —
of Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore.; Pierre, Hughes
County, S.Dak.
Born in Vermont, February
4, 1856.
Republican. Banker; member of South
Dakota state senate 24th District, 1895-96, 1903-04.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Knights
of Pythias; Ancient
Order of United Workmen; Modern
Woodmen of America.
Burial location unknown.
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Robert Asbury Booth (b. 1858) —
also known as R. A. Booth —
of Grants Pass, Josephine
County, Ore.; Eugene, Lane
County, Ore.
Born in Yamhill
County, Ore., May 15,
1858.
Republican. Principal, Oregon State Normal School, 1886-87;
organizer, president, First National Bank of Grants Pass;
president, Douglas National Bank of Blossburg; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Oregon, 1896;
member of Oregon
state senate, 1900-08; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Oregon, 1914.
Methodist.
Member, Rotary.
Burial location unknown.
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Peter Hardeman Burnett (1807-1895) —
also known as Peter H. Burnett —
Born in Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn., November
15, 1807.
Banker; justice of
Oregon territorial supreme court, 1848-49; Governor of
California, 1849-51; justice of
California state supreme court, 1857-58.
Died in San
Francisco, Calif., May 17,
1895 (age 87 years, 183
days).
Interment at Santa
Clara Mission Cemetery, Santa Clara, Calif.
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J. L. Cowan —
of Albany, Linn
County, Ore.
Banker; mayor of
Albany, Ore., 1888-93.
Burial location unknown.
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L. Flinn —
of Albany, Linn
County, Ore.
Lawyer;
banker; mayor of
Albany, Ore., 1894-95.
Burial location unknown.
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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, Eugene, Ore.
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Relatives: Son
of Christian W. Forney and Mary Ellen (Iddings) Forney; married, December
29, 1903, to Nellie Hartman. |
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William Spencer Mason (1832-1899) —
also known as William S. Mason —
of Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore.
Born in Virginia, 1832.
Republican. Grocer;
banker; mayor
of Portland, Ore., 1891-94, 1898-99; died in office 1899.
Died in Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore., March
27, 1899 (age about 66
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Ben Wilson Olcott (1872-1952) —
also known as Ben W. Olcott; B. W. Olcott —
of Salem, Marion
County, Ore.; Redlands, San
Bernardino County, Calif.
Born in Keithsburg, Mercer
County, Ill., October
15, 1872.
Republican. Miner; secretary
of state of Oregon, 1911-20; appointed 1911; resigned 1920; Governor of
Oregon, 1919-23; defeated, 1922; president, American Savings
Bank, Long Beach, 1923.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks.
Died in Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore., July 21,
1952 (age 79 years, 280
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Mount
Crest Abbey Mausoleum, Salem, Ore.
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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
in Portland, Ore.
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Leonard Roche —
of Albany, Linn
County, Ore.
Banker; mayor of
Albany, Ore., 1977-78.
Still living as of 1978.
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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, Portland, Ore.
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Charles Fremont Tigard (1862-1942) —
also known as C. F. Tigard —
of Tigardville (now Tigard), Washington
County, Ore.
Born in Washington
County, Ore., February
15, 1862.
Merchant;
member of Oregon
state house of representatives, 1895, 1911; postmaster at Tigardville,
Ore., 1901; banker.
Died in Tigard, Washington
County, Ore., 1942
(age about
80 years).
Interment at Crescent Grove Cemetery, Tigard, Ore.
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Relatives: Son
of Wilson McClendon Tigard and Mary Ann (Yoes) Tigard; married to
Rosa Josephine Hohman. |
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Paul Black Wallace (b. 1879) —
also known as Paul B. Wallace —
of Salem, Marion
County, Ore.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., May 28,
1879.
Republican. President, Valley Motor
Co.; president, Salem Sand and Gravel Co.; manager, R. S. Wallace Orchard
Co.; president, Producers Cannery;
director, Salem Federal Savings & Loan Co.; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Oregon, 1944.
Presbyterian.
Member, Newcomen
Society; American
Legion; Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of R. S. Wallace and Nancy Lee (Black) Wallace; married, August
15, 1923, to Helena Willett. |
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Ralph Edward Williams (1869-1940) —
also known as Ralph E. Williams —
of Dallas, Polk
County, Ore.; Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore.
Born in Polk
County, Ore., September
14, 1869.
Republican. Banker; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Oregon, 1908;
member, Arrangements Committee, 1936;
vice-chair, Arrangements Committee, vice-chair, 1940;
member of Republican
National Committee from Oregon, 1908-40; Vice-Chair
of Republican National Committee, 1921-40.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks.
Died, while attending a meeting
of the Committee on Arrangements for the 1940 Republican National
Convention, in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., May 16,
1940 (age 70 years, 245
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of James John Williams and Ralph (Eckersley) Williams; married, December
3, 1911, to Grace Noyes. |
| | | Image source: Official Report of the
21st Republican National Convention (1936) |
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P. A. Young —
of Albany, Linn
County, Ore.
Merchant;
banker; mayor of
Albany, Ore., 1921-24.
Burial location unknown.
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