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Presbyterian Politicians in Oregon

  Doris Marian Barnes (1891-1977) — also known as Doris M. Barnes; Doris Marian Plummer; Mrs. Frank Scott Barnes — of Wrangell, Alaska; Everett, Snohomish County, Wash. Born in Portland, Multnomah County, Ore., August 27, 1891. Republican. Insurance agent; mayor of Wrangell, Alaska, 1946-48, 1960-62; member of Alaska territorial House of Representatives 1st District, 1949-52; member of Alaska territorial senate 1st District, 1953-56; member of Republican National Committee from Alaska Territory, 1955-57; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Alaska, 1960; vice-chair of Alaska Republican Party, 1960-62; candidate for Presidential Elector for Alaska. Female. Presbyterian. Member, Beta Sigma Phi. Died in April, 1977 (age 85 years, 0 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Daughter of Oakes M. Plummer and Jessie B. (Kribs) Plummer; married, March 20, 1912, to Frank Scott Barnes.
  Alexander Grant Barry (1892-1952) — also known as Alexander G. Barry; Alex G. Barry — of Portland, Multnomah County, Ore. Born in Astoria, Clatsop County, Ore., August 23, 1892. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; U.S. Senator from Oregon, 1938-39; member of Oregon state house of representatives, 1945-50. Presbyterian. Member, Sigma Chi; Phi Delta Phi; American Legion. Died in Portland, Multnomah County, Ore., December 28, 1952 (age 60 years, 127 days). Interment at Willamette National Cemetery, Portland, Ore.
  Relatives: Son of W. J. Barry and Margaret A. (Grant) Barry; married, January 21, 1940, to Helen (Hammersley) Bealey.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Harry H. Belt (1883-1950) — of Yamhill County, Ore.; Salem, Marion County, Ore. Born in Salem, Marion County, Ore., November 24, 1883. Republican. Superintendent of schools; lawyer; circuit judge in Oregon, 1914-24; justice of Oregon state supreme court, 1925-50; died in office 1950. Presbyterian or Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons; Knights of Pythias; Elks. Died August 6, 1950 (age 66 years, 255 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of John D. Belt and Nellie (Hacklemen) Belt; married, July 3, 1905, to Martha Paldanius.
  Howard Clair Belton (1893-1988) — also known as Howard C. Belton — of Canby, Clackamas County, Ore. Born in Algona, Kossuth County, Iowa, January 2, 1893. Republican. Member of Oregon state house of representatives, 1933; member of Oregon state senate, 1939-47; delegate to Republican National Convention from Oregon, 1944, 1952, 1956 (member, Credentials Committee); Oregon state treasurer, 1960-65; appointed 1960; defeated, 1964. Presbyterian. Member, Sigma Phi Epsilon; Gamma Sigma Delta; Phi Kappa Phi; Kiwanis; Freemasons; Scottish Rite Masons; Order of the Eastern Star; Shriners. Died in Canby, Clackamas County, Ore., November 21, 1988 (age 95 years, 324 days). Interment at Belcrest Memorial Park, Salem, Ore.
  Relatives: Married, October 27, 1917, to Mae C. Brown.
  Epitaph: "In Loving Memory."
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Daniel Boyd (b. 1875) — of Enterprise, Wallowa County, Ore. Born in Coshocton, Coshocton County, Ohio, December 5, 1875. Republican. Lawyer; mayor of Enterprise, Ore.; delegate to Republican National Convention from Oregon, 1912, 1916; candidate for Presidential Elector for Oregon; candidate for U.S. Representative from Oregon 2nd District, 1928. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons; Knights of Pythias; Woodmen; Phi Delta Theta. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, December 26, 1900, to Mary Ethel Axtell.
  James Tenney Brand (1886-1964) — also known as James T. Brand — of Salem, Marion County, Ore. Born in Oberlin, Lorain County, Ohio, October 9, 1886. Lawyer; circuit judge in Oregon, 1927-41; justice of Oregon state supreme court, 1941-58; judge of military tribunal for trial of major war criminals, Nuremberg, Germany, 1947. Presbyterian. Member, Phi Delta Phi; Freemasons. Died in February, 1964 (age 77 years, 0 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of James Brand and Juliet (Hughes) Brand; married, July 13, 1916, to Irene May Morley.
  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.
  Abner McDonald Bryant (1838-1896) — also known as A. M. Bryant — of Fort Branch, Gibson County, Ind.; Wahoo, Saunders County, Neb.; Gettysburg, Graham County, Kan.; Republican City, Harlan County, Neb.; Falls City, Polk County, Ore. Born in Ohio County, Ky., March 1, 1838. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; minister; school teacher and principal; superintendent of schools; member of Nebraska state senate 16th District, 1877; president, McPherson Normal College, Republican City, Neb., 1886-87. Presbyterian. Member, Grand Army of the Republic. Died, of asthma, in Falls City, Polk County, Ore., June 4, 1896 (age 58 years, 95 days). Interment at Falls City Cemetery, Falls City, Ore.
  Relatives: Married, March 30, 1865, to Susan C. Davis.
  John Richard Dellenback (1918-2002) — also known as John R. Dellenback — of Medford, Jackson County, Ore. Born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., November 6, 1918. Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer; member of Oregon state house of representatives, 1961-66; U.S. Representative from Oregon 4th District, 1967-75; delegate to Republican National Convention from Oregon, 1968, 1972; associate director, U.S. Peace Corps, 1975-77; president, Christian College Coalition, 1977-88. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons; Elks. Died in Medford, Jackson County, Ore., December 7, 2002 (age 84 years, 31 days). Burial location unknown.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Robert Eakin (1848-1917) — of Union, Union County, Ore.; Salem, Marion County, Ore. Born in Elgin, Kane County, Ill., March 15, 1848. Republican. Lawyer; circuit judge in Oregon, 1895-1906; justice of Oregon state supreme court, 1907-17; resigned 1917; chief justice of Oregon state supreme court, 1911-12. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons. Died October 1, 1917 (age 69 years, 200 days). Interment at Union Victorian Cemetery, Union, Ore.
  Relatives: Son of Stewart B. Eakin and Catherine (McEldowney) Eakin; married, June 21, 1876, to Mary Walker.
  Alfred Theodore Goodwin (b. 1923) — also known as Alfred T. Goodwin — of Salem, Marion County, Ore. Born in Bellingham, Whatcom County, Wash., June 29, 1923. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; newspaper reporter; lawyer; circuit judge in Oregon, 1955-60; justice of Oregon state supreme court, 1960-69; U.S. District Judge for Oregon, 1969. Presbyterian. Member, American Judicature Society; American Bar Association; Order of the Coif; Phi Delta Phi; Sigma Delta Chi; Alpha Tau Omega. Still living as of 2014.
  Relatives: Son of Alonzo Theodore Goodwin and Miriam Hazel (Williams) Goodwin; married, December 23, 1943, to Marjorie Elizabeth Major; married, December 23, 1949, to Mary Ellin Handelin.
  See also NNDB dossier
  Bert Emory Haney (1879-1943) — also known as Bert E. Haney — of Portland, Multnomah County, Ore. Born in Lafayette, Yamhill County, Ore., April 10, 1879. Democrat. Lawyer; Oregon Democratic state chair, 1910-15; U.S. Attorney for Oregon, 1918-19; member, U.S. Shipping Board, 1923-26; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Oregon, 1924 (alternate), 1928; candidate for U.S. Senator from Oregon, 1926; Judge of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit, 1935-43; died in office 1943. Presbyterian. Member, American Bar Association; Phi Delta Phi. Died September 18, 1943 (age 64 years, 161 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of John Haney and Mary (Harris) Haney; married, November 21, 1906, to Jessie Holmes.
  See also federal judicial profile — Biographical Directory of Federal Judges
  Charles Abner Howard (b. 1881) — also known as Charles A. Howard — of Monmouth, Polk County, Ore. Born in Greenwood County, Kan., February 17, 1881. Republican. School teacher; superintendent of schools; school principal; Oregon superintendent of public instruction, 1927-37; resigned 1937; president, Eastern Oregon College of Education, 1937-39; president, Oregon College of Education, from 1939. Presbyterian. Member, Phi Delta Kappa; Freemasons; Order of the Eastern Star; Elks. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Abner Howard and Catherine Mary (Lough) Howard; married, August 11, 1909, to Cora DeFontaigne Shaw.
  William Menzies McAllister (b. 1905) — also known as William M. McAllister — of Medford, Jackson County, Ore.; Salem, Marion County, Ore. Born in Portland, Multnomah County, Ore., November 2, 1905. Republican. Lawyer; member of Oregon state house of representatives, 1937-44; Speaker of the Oregon State House of Representatives, 1943-44; major in the U.S. Army during World War II; delegate to Republican National Convention from Oregon, 1948, 1952; member of Oregon state senate, 1949-50; justice of Oregon state supreme court, 1956-70; chief justice of Oregon state supreme court, 1959-66. Presbyterian. Member, American Bar Association; Phi Delta Theta; Delta Theta Phi; Freemasons; Shriners. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of William James McAllister and Mary (Menzies) McAllister; married, June 4, 1932, to Jean Middleton.
  William John McConnell (1839-1925) — also known as William J. McConnell — of Latah County, Idaho. Born in Commerce, Oakland County, Mich., September 18, 1839. Republican. Member of Oregon state senate, 1882; delegate to Idaho state constitutional convention, 1890; U.S. Senator from Idaho, 1890-91; Governor of Idaho, 1893-97. Presbyterian. Died in Moscow, Latah County, Idaho, March 30, 1925 (age 85 years, 193 days). Interment at Moscow Cemetery, Moscow, Idaho.
  Relatives: Father of Mamie McConnell (who married William Edgar Borah).
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  James Wheaton Mott (1883-1945) — also known as James W. Mott — of Clatsop County, Ore.; Salem, Marion County, Ore. Born near New Washington, Clearfield County, Pa., November 12, 1883. Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; member of Oregon state house of representatives, 1922-26, 1930; U.S. Representative from Oregon 1st District, 1933-45; defeated in primary, 1928; died in office 1945. Presbyterian. Member, American Legion; Sigma Chi; Elks; Kiwanis; Acacia. Died in Bethesda Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Montgomery County, Md., November 12, 1945 (age 62 years, 0 days). Entombed in mausoleum at City View Cemetery, Salem, Ore.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Terry Doyle Schrunk (b. 1913) — also known as Terry D. Schrunk — of Portland, Multnomah County, Ore. Born in Stayton, Marion County, Ore., March 10, 1913. Democrat. Fire fighter; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; Multnomah County Sheriff, 1949-56; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Oregon, 1952; mayor of Portland, Ore., 1957-72; indicted in March, 1957 on bribery and perjury charges; tried and found not guilty; another indictment, for conspiracy to obtain wiretaps and other related charges, was dismissed in September, 1957. Presbyterian. Member, Veterans of Foreign Wars; American Legion; Purple Heart; Elks; Eagles; Freemasons. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of James Schrunk and Pearl Margaret (Doyle) Schrunk; married, May 17, 1936, to Virginia Dorothy Price.
  Victor F. Snyder (b. 1947) — also known as Vic Snyder — of Little Rock, Pulaski County, Ark. Born in Medford, Jackson County, Ore., September 27, 1947. Democrat. Physician; member of Arkansas state senate, 1991-96; U.S. Representative from Arkansas 2nd District, 1997-2011; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Arkansas, 2000, 2004, 2008. Presbyterian or Methodist. Still living as of 2014.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier
  Charles Arthur Sprague (1887-1969) — also known as Charles A. Sprague — of Salem, Marion County, Ore. Born in Lawrence, Douglas County, Kan., November 12, 1887. Republican. Newspaper editor and publisher; Governor of Oregon, 1939-43. Presbyterian. Member, Sigma Delta Chi; Rotary. Died in Salem, Marion County, Ore., March 13, 1969 (age 81 years, 121 days). Cremated; ashes interred at Mount Crest Abbey Mausoleum, Salem, Ore.
  Relatives: Son of Charles Allen Sprague and Caroline (Glasgow) Sprague; married, August 8, 1912, to Blanche Chamberlain; third cousin twice removed of William Sprague (1799-1856); fourth cousin of Walter Keene Linscott and Sidney Smythe Linscott; fourth cousin once removed of Augustus Brown Reed Sprague and William Sprague (1830-1915).
  Political families: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York; Sprague family of Providence, Rhode Island (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Charles A. Sprague High School (opened 1972), in Salem, Oregon, is named for him.
  See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Albert Conrad Ullman (1914-1986) — also known as Al Ullman — of Baker City, Baker County, Ore. Born in Great Falls, Cascade County, Mont., March 9, 1914. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; real estate business; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Oregon, 1956 (alternate), 1964; U.S. Representative from Oregon 2nd District, 1957-81; defeated, 1954, 1980. Presbyterian. Died in Bethesda, Montgomery County, Md., October 11, 1986 (age 72 years, 216 days). Interment at Columbia Gardens Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
  Relatives: Son of Albert C. Ullman and Julia (Miller) Ullman; married, March 8, 1941, to Anita W. Curfman.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — NNDB dossier
  Lew Wallace (b. 1889) — of Portland, Multnomah County, Ore. Born in Furnas County, Neb., March 27, 1889. Democrat. Insurance agent; member of Oregon state house of representatives, 1935; member of Oregon state senate, 1938; candidate for Governor of Oregon, 1942, 1948; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Oregon, 1944; member of Democratic National Committee from Oregon, 1944; candidate for U.S. Representative from Oregon 3rd District, 1946. Presbyterian. Member, Elks; Eagles; Izaak Walton League; Freemasons; Scottish Rite Masons; Shriners. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Henry M. Wallace and Margaret (Scott) Wallace; married to Pearl Hock.
  Paul Black Wallace (b. 1879) — also known as Paul B. Wallace — of Salem, Marion County, Ore. Born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., May 28, 1879. Republican. President, Valley Motor Co.; president, Salem Sand and Gravel Co.; manager, R. S. Wallace Orchard Co.; president, Producers Cannery; director, Salem Federal Savings & Loan Co.; delegate to Republican National Convention from Oregon, 1944. Presbyterian. Member, Newcomen Society; American Legion; Freemasons. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of R. S. Wallace and Nancy Lee (Black) Wallace; married, August 15, 1923, to Helena Willett.
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