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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, Portland, Ore.
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Niel Richardson Allen (b. 1894) —
also known as Niel R. Allen —
of Grants Pass, Josephine
County, Ore.
Born in Pullman, Whitman
County, Wash., May 1,
1894.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; Oregon
Republican state chair, 1941-46; alternate delegate to Republican
National Convention from Oregon, 1944;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Oregon.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Sons of
the American Revolution; Sons
of Union Veterans; Rotary;
Izaak
Walton League; Elks; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Burial location unknown.
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John Ora Bailey (b. 1880) —
also known as J. O. Bailey —
of Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore.
Born in Grinnell, Poweshiek
County, Iowa, September
26, 1880.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Oregon
state house of representatives, 1925-29; member of Oregon
state senate, 1929-33; justice of
Oregon state supreme court, 1933-50; retired 1950; chief
justice of Oregon state supreme court, 1943-45.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Elks; Knights
of Pythias; American Bar
Association; Woodmen.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John Sherbourne Bailey and Harriet C. (Kingsley) Bailey; married,
August
3, 1911, to Verna Alice Chase. |
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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, Portland, Ore.
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John J. Beckman (b. 1886) —
of Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore.
Born in Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind., March 4,
1886.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Oregon
state house of representatives, 1933-35; chair of
Multnomah County Democratic Party, 1934-40; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Oregon, 1936,
1940,
1944
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee), 1948.
Catholic.
Member, Elks; Eagles;
Woodmen;
American Bar
Association.
Burial location unknown.
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Horace P. Belknap (1890-1960) —
of Nampa, Canyon
County, Idaho.
Born in Prineville, Crook
County, Ore., January
29, 1890.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; physician;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Idaho, 1940
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization).
Protestant.
Member, American Medical
Association; American
Legion; Rotary;
Elks; Eagles;
Freemasons.
Died May 19,
1960 (age 70 years, 111
days).
Interment at Kohlerlawn
Cemetery, Nampa, Idaho.
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Robert Clinton Belloni (1919-1999) —
also known as Robert C. Belloni —
of Myrtle Point, Coos
County, Ore.
Born in Riverton, Coos
County, Ore., April 4,
1919.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; chair of
Coos County Democratic Party, 1957; circuit judge in Oregon,
1957-67; U.S.
District Judge for Oregon, 1967-84; took senior status 1984.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Sigma
Alpha Epsilon; Delta
Theta Phi; Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Elks; Rotary.
Died, of congestive
heart failure, at a retirement
home in San Mateo, San Mateo
County, Calif., November
3, 1999 (age 80 years, 213
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John Edward Belloni and Della (Clinton) Belloni; married, January
26, 1946, to Doris A. Adams. |
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Harry H. Belt (1883-1950) —
of Yamhill
County, Ore.; Salem, Marion
County, Ore.
Born in Salem, Marion
County, Ore., November
24, 1883.
Republican. Superintendent
of schools; lawyer;
circuit judge in Oregon, 1914-24; justice of
Oregon state supreme court, 1925-50; died in office 1950.
Presbyterian
or Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Elks.
Died August
6, 1950 (age 66 years, 255
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John D. Belt and Nellie (Hacklemen) Belt; married, July 3,
1905, to Martha Paldanius. |
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Alfred S. Bennett (b. 1854) —
of The Dalles, Wasco
County, Ore.
Born in Dubuque, Dubuque
County, Iowa, June 10,
1854.
Democrat. School
teacher; lawyer;
circuit judge in Oregon, 1882-84; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Oregon, 1912
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee), 1916;
justice
of Oregon state supreme court, 1919-20; resigned 1920.
Member, Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Thomas M. Bennett and Zylpha Ann (Finnell) Bennett; married, November
7, 1887, to Mary McCauley. |
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Harry Dolan Boivin (1904-1999) —
also known as Harry D. Boivin —
of Klamath Falls, Klamath
County, Ore.; Medford, Jackson
County, Ore.
Born in Ashland, Jackson
County, Ore., February
7, 1904.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Oregon
state house of representatives, 1935-41; Speaker of
the Oregon State House of Representatives, 1937-39; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Oregon, 1940,
1952.
Member, Elks; Eagles.
Died March
15, 1999 (age 95 years, 36
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Edward H. Branchfield (b. 1914) —
of Oregon.
Born in Macomb, McDonough
County, Ill., October
30, 1914.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Oregon
state house of representatives, 1963; Judge, Oregon Court of
Appeals, 1969-71.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Disabled
American Veterans; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Elks.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Edward Everett Brodie (1876-1939) —
of Oregon City, Clackamas
County, Ore.; San
Francisco, Calif.
Born in Fort Stevens, Clatsop
County, Ore., March
12, 1876.
Republican. Newspaper
publisher; chair of
Clackamas County Republican Party, 1916-21; U.S. Minister to Siam, 1921-25; Finland, 1930-33; member of Oregon
Republican State Central Committee, 1928-30.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Woodmen;
Sigma
Delta Chi.
Died June 27,
1939 (age 63 years, 107
days).
Burial location unknown.
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George Henry Burnett (1853-1927) —
also known as George H. Burnett —
of Salem, Marion
County, Ore.
Born in Yamhill
County, Ore., May 9,
1853.
Republican. Lawyer;
District Attorney, 3rd Judicial District, 1876-78; circuit judge in
Oregon 3rd District, 1892-1910; justice of
Oregon state supreme court, 1911-27; died in office 1927; chief
justice of Oregon state supreme court, 1921-22, 1927; died in
office 1927.
Member, Odd
Fellows; Freemasons;
Elks.
Died September
10, 1927 (age 74 years, 124
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of George William Burnett and Sidney Ann (Younger) Burnett; married,
December
31, 1879, to Miriam Belt. |
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Robert Reyburn Butler (1881-1933) —
also known as Robert R. Butler —
of Condon, Gilliam
County, Ore.; The Dalles, Wasco
County, Ore.
Born in Butler, Johnson
County, Tenn., September
24, 1881.
Republican. Lawyer;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Oregon; circuit judge in
Oregon, 1909-11; member of Oregon
state senate, 1913-17, 1925-28; U.S.
Representative from Oregon 2nd District, 1928-33; died in office
1933.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Sigma
Alpha Epsilon.
Died of heart
disease and pneumonia,
at Providence Hospital,
Washington,
D.C., January
7, 1933 (age 51 years, 105
days).
Interment at Odd
Fellows Cemetery, The Dalles, Ore.
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James U. Campbell (1866-1937) —
of Oregon City, Clackamas
County, Ore.; Salem, Marion
County, Ore.
Born in Prince
Edward Island, August
29, 1866.
Republican. Naturalized U.S. citizen; school
teacher; lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; member of Oregon
state house of representatives, 1907-09; circuit judge in Oregon,
1909; justice of
Oregon state supreme court, 1931-37; died in office 1937; chief
justice of Oregon state supreme court, 1935-37.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Elks.
Died July 16,
1937 (age 70 years, 321
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John Campbell and Mary (McDougall) Campbell; married, August
7, 1901, to Anna C. Pauling. |
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John H. Carkin (b. 1853) —
of Medford, Jackson
County, Ore.
Born in Bangor, Penobscot
County, Maine, November
18, 1853.
Republican. Member of Oregon
state house of representatives, 1913, 1923-27; Speaker of
the Oregon State House of Representatives, 1927.
Member, Elks; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Burial location unknown.
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Julius Alonzo Churchill (b. 1862) —
also known as J. A. Churchill —
of Ashland, Jackson
County, Ore.; Monmouth, Polk
County, Ore.
Born in Lima, Allen
County, Ohio, October
14, 1862.
Republican. Superintendent
of schools; Oregon
superintendent of public instruction, 1913-26; appointed 1913;
resigned 1926.
Episcopalian.
Member, Elks; Maccabees;
Kiwanis.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Julius R. Churchill and Lou (Saint) Churchill; married, October
18, 1887, to Florence B. Jennings; married, March 5,
1922, to Inez Depew. |
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Henry Vance Clymer (1865-1934) —
also known as H. Vance Clymer —
of Yuma, Yuma
County, Ariz.; Fairfield, Solano
County, Calif.
Born in Marion
County, Ore., August
5, 1865.
Republican. Physician;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Arizona, 1912.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Elks; American Medical
Association.
Died in Fairfield, Solano
County, Calif., October
4, 1934 (age 69 years, 60
days).
Burial location unknown.
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John Story Coke (b. 1867) —
also known as John S. Coke —
of Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore.
Born in Morristown, Hamblen
County, Tenn., August
21, 1867.
Lawyer;
circuit judge in Oregon 2nd District, 1909-23; U.S.
Attorney for Oregon, 1923-25.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias; Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Oliver Perry Coshow (b. 1863) —
also known as Oliver P. Coshow —
of Roseburg, Douglas
County, Ore.; Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore.
Born in Brownsville, Linn
County, Ore., August
14, 1863.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Oregon
state senate, 1905-09; justice of
Oregon state supreme court, 1924-31; chief
justice of Oregon state supreme court, 1929-31.
Baptist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Sons of
the American Revolution; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Order of the
Eastern Star; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Elks; Woodmen;
Kiwanis.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Oliver Perry Coshow and Sarah Elizabeth (Cochran) Coshow;
married, December
25, 1886, to Elizabeth Kay. |
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William Clifton Culbertson (b. 1874) —
also known as William C. Culbertson —
of Oregon.
Born in Rolla, Phelps
County, Mo., September
12, 1874.
Democrat. Hotel
proprietor; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Oregon 3rd District, 1928.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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John Richard Dellenback (1918-2002) —
also known as John R. Dellenback —
of Medford, Jackson
County, Ore.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., November
6, 1918.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer;
member of Oregon
state house of representatives, 1961-66; U.S.
Representative from Oregon 4th District, 1967-75; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Oregon, 1968,
1972;
associate director, U.S. Peace Corps, 1975-77; president, Christian
College Coalition, 1977-88.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks.
Died in Medford, Jackson
County, Ore., December
7, 2002 (age 84 years, 31
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Robert Blackford Duncan (1920-2011) —
also known as Robert B. Duncan —
of Medford, Jackson
County, Ore.
Born in Normal, McLean
County, Ill., December
4, 1920.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of
Oregon state legislature, 1956; U.S.
Representative from Oregon, 1963-67, 1975-81 (4th District
1963-67, 3rd District 1975-81); defeated in primary, 1980; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from Oregon, 1964;
Democratic candidate for U.S.
Senator from Oregon, 1966, 1968 (primary), 1972 (primary).
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Elks.
Died April
29, 2011 (age 90 years, 146
days).
Burial location unknown.
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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, Portland, Ore.
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Edward Norman Fadeley (b. 1929) —
also known as Edward N. Fadeley —
of Eugene, Lane
County, Ore.
Born in Williamsville, Wayne
County, Mo., December
13, 1929.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Oregon
state house of representatives, 1961-62; member of Oregon
state senate, 1963-67; Oregon
Democratic state chair, 1966-67; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Oregon 4th District, 1968.
Methodist.
Member, Order of
the Coif; Alpha
Pi Zeta; Phi
Alpha Delta; American
Academy of Political and Social Science; American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Elks; Moose; American Civil
Liberties Union.
Still living as of 1968.
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Relatives: Son
of Robert Sylvester Fadeley and Nellie (Norman) Fadeley; married, June 11,
1953, to Nancie Newell Peacocke. |
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Raymond Luelling Givens (b. 1884) —
also known as Raymond L. Givens —
of Boise, Ada
County, Idaho.
Born in Salem, Marion
County, Ore., February
9, 1884.
Republican. Lawyer; Ada
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1911-17; member of Idaho
state house of representatives, 1919; district judge in Idaho 3rd
District, 1920-24; justice of
Idaho state supreme court, 1925-55; chief
justice of Idaho state supreme court, 1930-31.
Member, Sigma
Chi; Phi
Delta Phi; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Rotary.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John Weeks Givens and Ellen Elizabeth (Luelling) Givens; married,
March
6, 1916, to Margaret A. O'Donnell. |
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Ashley Greene (b. 1898) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.; Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore.; Lake Grove, Clackamas
County, Ore.
Born in Ashville, St. Clair
County, Ala., January
15, 1898.
Democrat. Newspaper
reporter; lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Oregon, 1948
(member, Credentials
Committee).
Episcopalian.
Member, American
Legion; Elks; Eagles;
American Bar
Association; Military
Order of the World Wars.
Burial location unknown.
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Ralph Scott Hamilton (1879-1960) —
also known as Ralph S. Hamilton —
of Lind, Adams
County, Wash.; Bend, Deschutes
County, Ore.; Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore.
Born in East Palestine, Columbiana
County, Ohio, December
6, 1879.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Oregon
state house of representatives, 1925-31; Speaker of
the Oregon State House of Representatives, 1929.
Member, Elks; Knights
of Pythias; Freemasons.
Died May 31,
1960 (age 80 years, 177
days).
Interment at Pilot Butte Cemetery, Bend, Ore.
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Willis Chatman Hawley (1864-1941) —
also known as Willis C. Hawley —
of Salem, Marion
County, Ore.
Born near Monroe, Benton
County, Ore., May 5,
1864.
Republican. School
principal; college
professor; president,
Willamette University, 1893-1902; lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Oregon 1st District, 1907-33.
Member, Woodmen;
Elks.
Co-sponsor of the Smoot-Hawley Tariff.
Died July 24,
1941 (age 77 years, 80
days).
Interment at City
View Cemetery, Salem, Ore.
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Charles Abner Howard (b. 1881) —
also known as Charles A. Howard —
of Monmouth, Polk
County, Ore.
Born in Greenwood
County, Kan., February
17, 1881.
Republican. School
teacher; superintendent
of schools; school
principal; Oregon
superintendent of public instruction, 1927-37; resigned 1937; president,
Eastern Oregon College of Education, 1937-39; president,
Oregon College of Education, from 1939.
Presbyterian.
Member, Phi
Delta Kappa; Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Abner Howard and Catherine Mary (Lough) Howard; married, August
11, 1909, to Cora DeFontaigne Shaw. |
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Paul Winniford Hyatt (b. 1901) —
also known as Paul W. Hyatt —
of Orofino, Clearwater
County, Idaho; Lewiston, Nez Perce
County, Idaho; Grangeville, Idaho
County, Idaho.
Born in Coquille, Coos
County, Ore., June 2,
1901.
Lawyer;
Clearwater
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1928-34; justice of
Idaho state supreme court, 1947-49; appointed 1947; resigned
1949; district judge in Idaho 10th District, 1961-64.
Member, American
Judicature Society; Phi
Alpha Delta; Freemasons;
Elks; Eagles;
Knights
of Pythias.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Calvin Arthur Hyatt and Mary (Winniford) Hyatt; married, December
22, 1928, to Millie Margaret McCollum. |
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Charles A. Johns (b. 1857) —
of Baker City, Baker
County, Ore.; Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore.; Manila, Philippines.
Born in Jackson
County, Mo., June 25,
1857.
Republican. County judge in Oregon, 1883-85; justice of
Oregon state supreme court, 1918-21; resigned 1921; justice of
Phillipine Islands supreme court, 1921-; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Philippine Islands, 1924.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Percy R. Kelly (1870-1949) —
of Albany, Linn
County, Ore.; Salem, Marion
County, Ore.
Born in Arlington, Fayette
County, Iowa, July 13,
1870.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Oregon
state senate, 1898-1902; circuit judge in Oregon, 1911-30; justice of
Oregon state supreme court, 1930-49; appointed 1930; died in
office 1949; chief
justice of Oregon state supreme court, 1941-43.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Knights
of Pythias.
Died June 14,
1949 (age 78 years, 336
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Christopher C. Kelly and Mary Jane (Whipple) Kelly; married, March
29, 1910, to Margaret Dawson. |
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William Rufus King (b. 1864) —
also known as William R. King; Will R.
King —
of Baker City, Baker
County, Ore.; Ontario, Malheur
County, Ore.
Born in Walla Walla
County, Wash., October
3, 1864.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Oregon
state house of representatives, 1892-94; member of Oregon
state senate, 1894-98; candidate for Governor of
Oregon, 1898; justice of
Oregon state supreme court, 1909-10; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Oregon, 1912
(speaker),
1916
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee), 1920;
member of Democratic
National Committee from Oregon, 1912-16.
Unitarian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Knights
of Pythias.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Davis Rufus King and Elizabeth (Estes) King; married, December
6, 1892, to L. Myrtle King. |
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Clifton Nesmith McArthur (1879-1923) —
also known as Clifton N. McArthur —
of Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore.
Born in The Dalles, Wasco
County, Ore., June 10,
1879.
Republican. Lawyer; cattle
breeder; secretary of
Oregon Republican Party, 1908; private secretary to Gov. Frank
W. Benson, 1909-11; member of Oregon
state house of representatives, 1913; U.S.
Representative from Oregon 3rd District, 1915-23; defeated, 1922.
Episcopalian.
Member, Sons of
the American Revolution; Sigma
Nu; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks.
Died in 1923
(age about
44 years).
Cremated.
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Ross McCormick (b. 1927) —
of Albany, Linn
County, Ore.
Born in Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore., October
27, 1927.
Democrat. Lawyer; university
professor; candidate for Oregon
state house of representatives, 1962.
Unitarian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Kappa Sigma; Freemasons;
Elks.
Still living as of 1970.
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Relatives: Son
of Cyrus Ross McCormick and Helen (Kalbus) McCormick; married, August
6, 1955, to Nancy Kathleen Bohman. |
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Charles Linza McNary (1874-1944) —
also known as Charles L. McNary —
of Salem, Marion
County, Ore.
Born near Salem, Marion
County, Ore., June 12,
1874.
Republican. Lawyer; law school
dean; justice of
Oregon state supreme court, 1913-14; appointed 1913; Oregon
Republican state chair, 1916-17; U.S.
Senator from Oregon, 1917-18, 1918-44; appointed 1917, 1918; died
in office 1944; candidate for Republican nomination for President, 1940;
candidate for Vice
President of the United States, 1940.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Elks; Grange.
Died in Fort Lauderdale, Broward
County, Fla., February
25, 1944 (age 69 years, 258
days).
Original interment at Pioneer
Cemetery, Salem, Ore.; reinterment at Belcrest
Memorial Park, Salem, Ore.
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James Wheaton Mott (1883-1945) —
also known as James W. Mott —
of Clatsop
County, Ore.; Salem, Marion
County, Ore.
Born near New Washington, Clearfield
County, Pa., November
12, 1883.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; member of Oregon
state house of representatives, 1922-26, 1930; U.S.
Representative from Oregon 1st District, 1933-45; defeated in
primary, 1928; died in office 1945.
Presbyterian.
Member, American
Legion; Sigma
Chi; Elks; Kiwanis;
Acacia.
Died in Bethesda
Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., November
12, 1945 (age 62 years, 0
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at City
View Cemetery, Salem, Ore.
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George Neuner (b. 1878) —
of McMinnville, Yamhill
County, Ore.
Born in Bavaria, Germany,
August
24, 1878.
Republican. Member of Oregon
state house of representatives, 1911; member of Oregon
state senate, 1913; U.S.
Attorney for Oregon, 1925-33; Oregon
state attorney general, 1943-53; appointed 1943.
German
ancestry. Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Elks; Rotary.
Burial location unknown.
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John Frost Nugent (1868-1931) —
also known as John F. Nugent —
of Boise, Ada
County, Idaho.
Born in La Grande, Union
County, Ore., June 26,
1868.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Idaho, 1904;
U.S.
Senator from Idaho, 1918-21; appointed 1918; defeated, 1920;
resigned 1921; defeated, 1926; member, Federal Trade Commission,
1921-27; chair, Federal Trade Commission, 1925-26.
Member, Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Woodmen.
Died in 1931
(age about
63 years).
Interment at Cedar
Hill Cemetery, Suitland, Md.
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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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Isaac Lee Patterson (1859-1929) —
also known as I. L. Patterson —
of Salem, Marion
County, Ore.
Born in Benton
County, Ore., September
17, 1859.
Republican. Farmer; chair of
Marion County Republican Party, 1892; member of Oregon
state senate, 1895-98, 1919-21; Oregon
Republican state chair, 1924-26; Governor of
Oregon, 1927-29; died in office 1929; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Oregon, 1928.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Moose; Woodmen;
Ancient
Order of United Workmen; Rotary.
Died, from pneumonia,
in Marion
County, Ore., December
21, 1929 (age 70 years, 95
days).
Entombed at Mount
Crest Abbey Mausoleum, Salem, Ore.
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John Langdon Rand (1861-1942) —
also known as John L. Rand —
of Baker City, Baker
County, Ore.
Born in Portsmouth, Rockingham
County, N.H., October
28, 1861.
Republican. Lawyer;
attorney for railroad,
lumber,
and mining
companies; member of Oregon
state senate, 1903-06; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Oregon, 1920;
justice
of Oregon state supreme court, 1921-42; died in office 1942; chief
justice of Oregon state supreme court, 1927-29, 1933-35, 1939-41.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Royal
Arch Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Elks; Knights
of Pythias.
Died in Salem, Marion
County, Ore., November
19, 1942 (age 81 years, 22
days).
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Baker City, Ore.
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Relatives: Son
of John Sullivan Rand and Elvira Wallace (Odiorne) Rand; married to
Edith Gonzaga Packwood; father of Irving
Rand. |
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memorial |
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Alfred Evan Reames (1870-1943) —
also known as A. E. Reames —
of Medford, Jackson
County, Ore.
Born in Jacksonville, Jackson
County, Ore., February
5, 1870.
Democrat. Lawyer;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Oregon; Oregon
Democratic state chair, 1936; U.S.
Senator from Oregon, 1938.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Sigma
Alpha Epsilon; Freemasons;
Elks.
Died March 4,
1943 (age 73 years, 27
days).
Interment at Siskiyou
Memorial Park, Medford, 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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Henry Rothschild (1863-1938) —
of Port Townsend, Jefferson
County, Wash.
Born in Port Townsend, Jefferson
County, Wash., 1863.
Consular
Agent for France in Port
Townsend, Wash., 1886-95; shipbroker;
stevedoring
business; lumber exporter.
German
ancestry. Member, Elks.
Died in Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore., May 16,
1938 (age about 74
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of David Charles Henry Rothschild and Doretta (Hartung)
Rothschild. |
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Terry Doyle Schrunk (b. 1913) —
also known as Terry D. Schrunk —
of Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore.
Born in Stayton, Marion
County, Ore., March
10, 1913.
Democrat. Fire
fighter; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; Multnomah
County Sheriff, 1949-56; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Oregon, 1952;
mayor
of Portland, Ore., 1957-72; indicted
in March, 1957 on bribery
and perjury
charges;
tried
and found not guilty; another indictment,
for conspiracy
to obtain wiretaps and other related charges, was dismissed in
September, 1957.
Presbyterian.
Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Purple
Heart; Elks; Eagles;
Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of James Schrunk and Pearl Margaret (Doyle) Schrunk; married, May 17,
1936, to Virginia Dorothy Price. |
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Robert Freeman Smith (b. 1931) —
also known as Robert F. Smith; Bob Smith —
of Burns, Harney
County, Ore.
Born in Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore., June 16,
1931.
Republican. Rancher;
member of Oregon
state house of representatives, 1960-72; Speaker of
the Oregon State House of Representatives, 1968-72; member of Oregon
state senate, 1972-82; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Oregon, 1972,
1980;
U.S.
Representative from Oregon 2nd District, 1983-95, 1997-99.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks.
Still living as of 2014.
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Frederick Steiwer (1883-1939) —
of Pendleton, Umatilla
County, Ore.; Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore.
Born near Jefferson, Marion
County, Ore., October
13, 1883.
Republican. School
teacher; lawyer;
District Attorney, 1913-16; member of Oregon
state senate, 1917; served in the U.S. Army during World War I;
U.S.
Senator from Oregon, 1927-38; alternate delegate to Republican
National Convention from Oregon, 1936
(Temporary
Chair; speaker).
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Woodmen;
Elks.
Died February
3, 1939 (age 55 years, 113
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Walter Andrew Swanson (1911-1983) —
also known as Walter A. Swanson —
of Springfield, Lane
County, Ore.
Born in Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore., April
26, 1911.
Democrat. Lumber
business; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Oregon 4th District, 1952.
Member, Phi
Delta Theta; Alpha
Delta Sigma; Elks.
Died in 1983
(age about
72 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John Andrew Swanson and Augusta (Pearson) Swanson; married, September
17, 1939, to Shari Angela Reddy. |
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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, Portland, Ore.
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Lew Wallace (b. 1889) —
of Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore.
Born in Furnas
County, Neb., March
27, 1889.
Democrat. Insurance
agent; member of Oregon
state house of representatives, 1935; member of Oregon
state senate, 1938; candidate for Governor of
Oregon, 1942, 1948; alternate delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Oregon, 1944;
member of Democratic
National Committee from Oregon, 1944; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Oregon 3rd District, 1946.
Presbyterian.
Member, Elks; Eagles;
Izaak
Walton League; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Henry M. Wallace and Margaret (Scott) Wallace; married to Pearl
Hock. |
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William E. Walsh (b. 1903) —
of Coos Bay, Coos
County, Ore.
Born in Oswego, Oswego
County, N.Y., January
29, 1903.
Republican. Lawyer; Coos
County District Attorney, 1931-33; member of Oregon
state senate, 1941-51; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Oregon, 1952
(member, Credentials
Committee; speaker);
co-owner, Radio
Station KWRO, Coquille, Ore.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Shriners;
Elks; Phi
Delta Theta.
Burial location unknown.
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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.
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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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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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