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Politicians in Importing and Exporting in Oregon

  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.
  Relatives: Son of George Atiyeh; married 1964 to Dolores Hewitt.
  See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  James Laidlaw (1847-1913) — of Portland, Multnomah County, Ore. Born in Ayrshire, Scotland, January 23, 1847. Commission merchant; shipping broker; insurance business; Vice-Consul for Great Britain in Portland, Ore., 1874-95; arrested in June 1893, and charged by the Chief of Police with storing dynamite within the city limits; Consul for Great Britain in Portland, Ore., 1895-1913. Episcopalian. Scottish and English ancestry. Died, from peritonitis, in St. Vincent's Hospital, Portland, Multnomah County, Ore., January 5, 1913 (age 65 years, 348 days). Interment at River View Cemetery, Portland, Ore.
  Relatives: Son of Rev. James Laidlaw and Hannah (Goodfellow) Laidlaw; married, July 21, 1875, to Louise Carpenter; married, November 5, 1890, to Charlotte C. Stott; father of James Ernest Laidlaw.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  James Ernest Laidlaw (1878-1934) — also known as J. Ernest Laidlaw — of Portland, Multnomah County, Ore.; Sausalito, Marin County, Calif. Born in Portland, Multnomah County, Ore., March 31, 1878. Lumber merchant; shipping broker; Vice-Consul for Great Britain in Portland, Ore., 1899-1904. English and Scottish ancestry. Died, from myocarditis, in Sausalito, Marin County, Calif., November 2, 1934 (age 56 years, 216 days). Cremated.
  Relatives: Son of James Laidlaw and Louise (Carpenter) Laidlaw; married, April 29, 1903, to Ruth Scott.
Back Hin % Moy 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.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: Western Washington University
  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.
  Relatives: Son of David Charles Henry Rothschild and Doretta (Hartung) Rothschild.
  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; Democratic Presidential Elector for Oregon, 1936 (voted for Franklin D. Roosevelt and John Nance Garner). 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.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
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