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George Forrest Alexander (1882-1948) — also known as George F. Alexander — of Gallatin, Daviess County, Mo.; Portland, Multnomah County, Ore.; Juneau, Alaska. Born in Gallatin, Daviess County, Mo., April 20, 1882. Democrat. Lawyer; chair of Multnomah County Democratic Party, 1914-18; candidate for circuit judge in Oregon, 1922; U.S. District Judge for Alaska, 1934-46. Christian. Member, American Bar Association; Sigma Chi; Theta Nu Epsilon; Freemasons; Scottish Rite Masons; Shriners; Elks; Woodmen. Died May 16, 1948 (age 66 years, 26 days). Entombed in mausoleum at River View Cemetery, Portland, Ore.   Relatives: Son of Joshua Willis Alexander and Roe Ann (Richardson) Alexander; married, April 27, 1907, to Lola Mae Surface.   Thomas Harry Banfield (1885-1950) — also known as T. H. Banfield — of Portland, Multnomah County, Ore. Born in Portland, Multnomah County, Ore., December 20, 1885. Republican. Co-founder and president, Iron Fireman Manufacturing Company, maker of automatic coal stokers, furnaces, and boilers; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Oregon, 1940. Member, Rotary; Freemasons; Scottish Rite Masons; Knights Templar; Shriners. Died in 1950 (age about 64 years). Interment at River View Cemetery, Portland, Ore.   Relatives: Married, October 18, 1921, to Margaret Elizabeth Weston.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   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   John Fletcher Caples (1832-1908) — also known as John F. Caples — of Portland, Multnomah County, Ore. Born in Ashland County, Ohio, January 12, 1832. Republican. Lawyer; member of Oregon state house of representatives, 1873; candidate for Presidential Elector for Oregon; U.S. Consul in Valparaiso, as of 1898. Methodist. English and German ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Scottish Rite Masons; Ancient Order of United Workmen. Died in Portland, Multnomah County, Ore., July 17, 1908 (age 76 years, 187 days). Interment at River View Cemetery, Portland, Ore.   Relatives: Son of Robert Francis Caples and Charlotte (Laffer) Caples; married 1854 to Sarah Jemima Morrison; grandfather of Lowell Caples Paget; great-grandfather of Eileen Paget.   Political family: Paget family of Portland, Oregon.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial Charles Henry Carey (1857-1941) — also known as Charles H. Carey — of Portland, Multnomah County, Ore. Born in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, October 27, 1857. Republican. Lawyer; attorney for James J. Hill's railroad lines; historian; municipal judge in Oregon, 1892-95; member of Republican National Committee from Oregon, 1904-06; delegate to Republican National Convention from Oregon, 1912, 1916, 1920, 1924; candidate for Presidential Elector for Oregon; Oregon Corporation Commissioner, 1933-37. Member, American Bar Association; American Academy of Political and Social Science; Freemasons; Scottish Rite Masons; Shriners; Beta Theta Pi; Phi Beta Kappa. Died in Portland, Multnomah County, Ore., August 26, 1941 (age 83 years, 303 days). Interment at River View Cemetery, Portland, Ore.   Relatives: Son of Samuel Doak Carey and Martha Louisa (Felton) Carey; married, September 24, 1883, to Mary N. Bidwell.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   Image source: Salem (Oregon) Capital Journal, August 27, 1941   Henry Vance Clymer (1865-1934) — also known as H. Vance Clymer — of Yuma, Yuma County, Ariz.; Fairfield, Solano County, Calif. Born in Marion County, Ore., August 5, 1865. Republican. Physician; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Arizona, 1912. Member, Freemasons; Scottish Rite Masons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Elks; American Medical Association. Died in Fairfield, Solano County, Calif., October 4, 1934 (age 69 years, 60 days). Burial location unknown.   Relatives: Son of Henry Vance Clymer and Mary (Johnson) Clymer; married, November 27, 1890, to Ida Florence Geer; married to Grace Osham; third cousin twice removed of Theodore Davenport.   Political families: Morris-Ingersoll family of New York and Connecticut; Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York; Cornell family of New York; DuPont family of Wilmington, Delaware; Edwards-Davenport-Thompson-Hooker family of Connecticut; Hatfield-Cornell-Woolsey family of New York (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   George Thomas Cochran (1877-1965) — also known as George T. Cochran — of La Grande, Union County, Ore. Born November 1, 1877. Republican. Lawyer; candidate in primary for justice of Oregon state supreme court, 1938; delegate to Republican National Convention from Oregon, 1944, 1948. Member, Freemasons; Scottish Rite Masons; Order of the Eastern Star. Died January 10, 1965 (age 87 years, 70 days). Interment at Summerville Cemetery, Summerville, Ore.   Relatives: Son of Louisa J. (Ruckman) Cochran and Samuel Cochran.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   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   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.

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