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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, Portland, Ore.
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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, 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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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, Portland, Ore.
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