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Politicians in Mining in Oregon

Jonathan Bourne Jr. (1855-1940) — of Portland, Multnomah County, Ore. Born in New Bedford, Bristol County, Mass., February 23, 1855. Lawyer; mining business; president, Bourne Cotton Mills, New Bedford, Mass.; member of Oregon state house of representatives, 1885-86, 1897; delegate to Republican National Convention from Oregon, 1888, 1892, 1896 (alternate); member of Republican National Committee from Oregon, 1888-92; U.S. Senator from Oregon, 1907-13; defeated (Progressive), 1912. Died in Washington, D.C., September 1, 1940 (age 85 years, 191 days). Interment at Cedar Hill Cemetery, Suitland, Md.   Relatives: Son of Jonathan Bourne.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page   L. J. C. Duncan (b. 1818) — of Jackson County, Ore. Born in Tennessee, 1818. Democrat. Miner; delegate to Oregon state constitutional convention from Jackson County, 1857. Burial location unknown.   Alva Clark Forney (1871-1956) — also known as A. Clark Forney — of Oelrichs, Fall River County, S.Dak. Born in Holt County, Mo., February 25, 1871. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; rancher; banker; mining business; Fall River County Treasurer, 1905-08; member of South Dakota state house of representatives 43rd District, 1921-24; Lieutenant Governor of South Dakota, 1925-27. Methodist. Member, Odd Fellows; Woodmen. Died April 11, 1956 (age 85 years, 46 days). Interment at West Lawn Memorial Park, Eugene, Ore.   Relatives: Son of Christian W. Forney and Mary Ellen (Iddings) Forney; married, December 29, 1903, to Nellie Hartman.   S. B. Hendershott (b. 1832) — of Josephine County, Ore. Born in Maine, 1832. Democrat. Miner; delegate to Oregon state constitutional convention from Josephine County, 1857. Burial location unknown.   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.   Relatives: Son of Hiram Wallace Olcott and Mary Jane (Wilson) Olcott; married, December 25, 1912, to Lena O. Hutton.   See also National Governors Association biography — Find-A-Grave memorial   William Henderson Packwood (1832-1917) — also known as William H. Packwood — of Curry County, Ore.; Baker County, Ore. Born in Illinois, 1832. Democrat. Miner; delegate to Oregon state constitutional convention from Curry County, 1857. Died in 1917 (age about 85 years). Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery, Baker City, Ore.   Relatives: Son of Larkin Canada Packwood and Elizabeth Cathcart (Stormont) Packwood; married to Josephine O'Brien; great-grandfather of Robert William Packwood; second cousin twice removed of Otis Larry Packwood; third cousin of Augustus Brandegee; third cousin once removed of Frank Bosworth Brandegee.   Political family: Wolcott-Griswold-Packwood-Brandegee family of Connecticut (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   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.   Relatives: Son of John Sullivan Rand and Elvira Wallace (Odiorne) Rand; married to Edith Gonzaga Packwood; father of Irving Rand.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial

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