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Merchant Politicians in Oregon
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George Egbert (1820-1908) — of Hastings, Dakota County, Minn.; Fargo, Cass County, Dakota Territory (now N.Dak.); Portland, Multnomah County, Ore. Born in Northumberland, Northumberland County, Pa., November 15, 1820. Merchant; farmer; steamboat business; mayor of Fargo, N.Dak., 1875-76, 1877-80. Member, Freemasons. Died in Portland, Multnomah County, Ore., August 22, 1908 (age 87 years, 281 days). Burial location unknown.   Relatives: Married 1871 to Sarah Savery.   Josiah Failing (1806-1877) — of Portland, Multnomah County, Ore. Born in Canajoharie, Montgomery County, N.Y., July 9, 1806. Republican. Merchant; mayor of Portland, Ore., 1853-54; delegate to Republican National Convention from Oregon, 1864, 1868. Baptist. Died in Portland, Multnomah County, Ore., August 14, 1877 (age 71 years, 36 days). Interment at River View Cemetery, Portland, Ore.   Relatives: Son of Henry Jacob Failing; married to Henrietta Ellison; father of Henry Failing.   Political family: Failing-Corbett family of Portland, Oregon.   See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial   Solomon Hirsch (1839-1902) — of Oregon. Born in 1839. Republican. Merchant; U.S. Minister to Turkey, 1889-92; Oregon Republican state chair, 1896. Jewish. Died in Portland, Multnomah County, Ore., December 15, 1902 (age about 63 years). Interment at Beth Israel Cemetery, Portland, Ore.   See also U.S. State Dept career summary   Walter M. Ketchum — of Albany, Linn County, Ore. Merchant; mayor of Albany, Ore., 1883, 1885. Burial location unknown. 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   Edward E. Muecke (b. 1869) — of Aurora, Marion County, Ore.; Iquique, Chile. Born in San Francisco, Calif., December 11, 1869. Merchant; postmaster; U.S. Vice Consul in Iquique, 1900-09; U.S. Vice & Deputy Consul in Iquique, 1909-14. Burial location unknown.   Jacob Norcross — of Albany, Linn County, Ore. Merchant; mayor of Albany, Ore., 1868. Burial location unknown.   Lawrence D. Roth — also known as Larry D. Roth — of Albany, Linn County, Ore. Merchant; mayor of Albany, Ore., 1963-64. Still living as of 1964.   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.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   A. W. Stanard — of Albany, Linn County, Ore. Farmer; merchant; mayor of Albany, Ore., 1869-70. Burial location unknown.   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.   Relatives: Son of Wilson McClendon Tigard and Mary Ann (Yoes) Tigard; married to Rosa Josephine Hohman.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   P. A. Young — of Albany, Linn County, Ore. Merchant; banker; mayor of Albany, Ore., 1921-24. Burial location unknown.

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