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Christian Politicians in Oregon

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, Portland, Ore.   Relatives: Son of Joshua Willis Alexander and Roe Ann (Richardson) Alexander; married, April 27, 1907, to Lola Mae Surface.   Alva Curtis Goodrich (b. 1912) — of Bend, Deschutes County, Ore. Born in Yamhill, Yamhill County, Ore., May 14, 1912. Republican. Lawyer; municipal judge in Oregon, 1945; member of Oregon state house of representatives, 1951. Christian. Member, American Bar Association; American Legion; Forty and Eight; Knights of Pythias; Lions. Burial location unknown.   Relatives: Son of Alva Curtis Goodrich and Rachel Jane (Rose) Goodrich; married, September 12, 1937, to Grayce Barendrick.   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, Corbett, Ore.   Relatives: Daughter of James Vaughn Starrett and Julia (Hunt) Starrett; married, August 19, 1933, to Arthur N. Green.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page   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, Portland, Ore.; cenotaph at Mt. Washington Cemetery, Independence, Mo.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial Mark Vern Weatherford (1886-1962) — also known as Mark V. Weatherford — of Albany, Linn County, Ore. Born in Arlington, Gilliam County, Ore., March 5, 1886. Democrat. Lawyer; rancher; candidate for U.S. Representative from Oregon 1st District, 1916; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; invented a mobile artillery repair unit, which became widely used during the war; mayor of Albany, Ore., 1927-28; Oregon Democratic state chair, 1930. Christian. Member, Freemasons; Elks. Died, from cancer, in Albany, Linn County, Ore., September 11, 1962 (age 76 years, 190 days). Interment at Masonic Cemetery, Albany, Ore.   Relatives: Son of William Washington Weatherford and Samantha Alice (Sperry) Weatherford; married, September 7, 1911, to Emmaline Joyce 'Emma' Kuhn.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   Image source: Eminent Americans (1954)

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