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Politician members in Oregon

  Homer Daniel Angell (1875-1968) — also known as Homer D. Angell — of Portland, Multnomah County, Ore. Born near The Dalles, Wasco County, Ore., January 12, 1875. Republican. Lawyer; member of Oregon state house of representatives, 1929-31, 1935; member of Oregon state senate, 1937-38; U.S. Representative from Oregon 3rd District, 1939-55. Member, American Bar Association; Odd Fellows; Knights of Pythias; Humane Society; Alpha Tau Omega. Died in Portland, Multnomah County, Ore., March 31, 1968 (age 93 years, 79 days). Entombed at Wilhelm's Portland Memorial, Portland, Ore.
  Relatives: Son of Thomas Angell and Susan P. (Yeomans) Angell; married, July 29, 1908, to Mayme Henton.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  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.
  Relatives: Son of John Baker and Mary (Edgett) Baker; married, August 7, 1910, to Claire M. Skeel.
  The World War II Liberty ship SS George L. Baker (built 1943 at Portland, Oregon; scrapped 1969) was named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Henry Nicholas Bolander (1831-1897) — also known as Henry N. Bolander — of San Francisco, Calif. Born in Schlüchtern, Hesse, Germany, February 22, 1831. Republican. California superintendent of public instruction, 1871-75. Lutheran; later Episcopalian. German ancestry. Member, Odd Fellows. State Botanist for California Geological Survey, 1864-67; discovered many plant species. Died in Portland, Multnomah County, Ore., August 28, 1897 (age 66 years, 187 days). Interment at Greenwood Hills Cemetery, Portland, Ore.
  George M. Brown (1864-1934) — of Roseburg, Douglas County, Ore. Born in Roseburg, Douglas County, Ore., May 5, 1864. Republican. Lawyer; District Attorney, 2nd District, 1895-1914; Oregon state attorney general, 1915-20; resigned 1920; justice of Oregon state supreme court, 1920-33. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons; Odd Fellows. Died in The Dalles, Wasco County, Ore., 1934 (age about 70 years). Interment somewhere in Roseburg, Ore.
  Relatives: Son of Thomas Brown; married, November 8, 1895, to Bertha A. Bellows; grandson of John Flett.
  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.
  Relatives: Son of George William Burnett and Sidney Ann (Younger) Burnett; married, December 31, 1879, to Miriam Belt.
  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.
  Relatives: Grandson of Roderick Randum Butler.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Joseph Kirtley Carson Jr. (b. 1891) — also known as Joseph K. Carson, Jr. — of Portland, Multnomah County, Ore. Born in McKinney, Lincoln County, Ky., December 19, 1891. Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Oregon, 1928 (member, Committee on Permanent Organization), 1952; mayor of Portland, Ore., 1933-40; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member, U.S. Maritime Commission, 1947; candidate for Governor of Oregon, 1954. Episcopalian. Member, Delta Theta Phi; Freemasons; Woodmen; Maccabees; Odd Fellows. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Joseph Kelly Carson and Sallie Elizabeth Adeline (Johnson) Carson; married, March 26, 1926, to Hazel Irene Jenkins; married, June 19, 1937, to Myrtle Cradick.
  William A. Carter (b. 1874) — of Portland, Multnomah County, Ore. Born in Greene County, Tenn., June 7, 1874. Republican. Member of Oregon state house of representatives, 1901; delegate to Republican National Convention from Oregon, 1924, 1928 (Convention Vice-President), 1932. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Odd Fellows; Moose; Woodmen. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married to Ethel Hughes.
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Oliver Perry Coshow and Sarah Elizabeth (Cochran) Coshow; married, December 25, 1886, to Elizabeth Kay.
  James Judson Crossley (b. 1869) — also known as James J. Crossley — of Winterset, Madison County, Iowa; Fairbanks, Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska; Portland, Multnomah County, Ore. Born in Crawford Township, Madison County, Iowa, August 31, 1869. Republican. Superintendent of schools; member of Iowa state senate, 1900-07; U.S. Attorney for the 3rd District of Alaska Territory, 1908-09; U.S. Attorney for the 4th District of Alaska Territory, 1909-14. Member, Odd Fellows; Knights of Pythias; Freemasons. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of John Wesley Crossley and Cynthia Jane (Hardy) Crossley; married, August 10, 1910, to Cherry L. Hyde.
  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.
  Clarence Roland Hotchkiss (1880-1952) — also known as Clarence R. Hotchkiss — of Portland, Multnomah County, Ore. Born in West Warren, Bradford County, Pa., June 5, 1880. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; real estate broker; lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention from Oregon, 1916; secretary of Oregon Republican Party, 1920; candidate for Presidential Elector for Oregon. Congregationalist. Member, American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; United Spanish War Veterans; Military Order of the World Wars; Reserve Officers Association; Sons of the American Revolution; Delta Theta Phi; Phi Gamma Mu; Freemasons; Shriners; Odd Fellows; Royal Arcanum. Died in Portland, Multnomah County, Ore., September 17, 1952 (age 72 years, 104 days). Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
  Relatives: Son of Charles Frederick Hotchkiss and Melissa Ann (Taylor) Hotchkiss; married, July 2, 1908, to Grace Evangeline North; fourth cousin once removed of Arthur Burnham Woodford.
  Political family: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
Charles L. McNary 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.
  Relatives: Son of Hugh Linza McNary and Mary Margaret (Claggett) McNary; brother of John Hugh McNary; married to Jessie Breyman and Cornelia Morton.
  McNary High School, in Keizer, Oregon, is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Books about Charles L. McNary: Steve Neal, McNary of Oregon: A Political Biography
  Image source: Official Report of the 22nd Republican National Convention (1940)
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Walter Lincoln Tooze and Sarah Ann 'Sadie' (Barnes) Tooze; brother of Lamar Tooze; married 1908 to Ruth Belden Smith; married 1931 to Caroline Violet Glaisyer; married 1944 to Helen Jane Cox; father of Walter Lincoln Tooze III; uncle of Leslie Ann Tooze; first cousin of Otis Asel Tooze.
  Political family: Tooze family of Portland, Oregon.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
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