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Benjamin Stark (1820-1898) —
of Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore.; New London, New London
County, Conn.
Born in New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La., June 26,
1820.
Democrat. Went
to California for the 1849 Gold Rush; lawyer;
member of Oregon
territorial House of Representatives, 1852; member of Oregon
state house of representatives, 1860; U.S.
Senator from Oregon, 1861-62; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Oregon, 1864;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Connecticut, 1868;
member of Connecticut
state house of representatives, 1874.
On June 6, 1862, a resolution
to expel him from the U.S. Senate for alleged disloyalty
to the Union, requiring two-thirds to pass, failed on a vote of
21 in favor to 16 opposed.
Died in New London, New London
County, Conn., October
10, 1898 (age 78 years, 106
days).
Interment at Cedar
Grove Cemetery, New London, Conn.
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James Laidlaw (1847-1913) —
of Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore.
Born in Ayrshire, Scotland,
January
23, 1847.
Commission
merchant; shipping
broker; insurance
business; Vice-Consul
for Great Britain in Portland,
Ore., 1874-95; arrested
in June 1893, and charged
by the Chief of Police with storing
dynamite within the city limits; Consul
for Great Britain in Portland,
Ore., 1895-1913.
Episcopalian.
Scottish
and English
ancestry.
Died, from peritonitis,
in St. Vincent's Hospital,
Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore., January
5, 1913 (age 65 years, 348
days).
Interment at River
View Cemetery, Portland, Ore.
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John Hipple Mitchell (1835-1905) —
also known as John H. Mitchell; John Mitchell
Hipple —
of Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore.
Born in Washington
County, Pa., June 22,
1835.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Oregon
state senate, 1862-66; U.S.
Senator from Oregon, 1873-79, 1885-97, 1901-05; died in office
1905; indicted
in December 1904 in connection with the Oregon Land
Frauds; a bribery
charge was added later; convicted
in July 1905; died while his case was on appeal.
Died in Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore., December
8, 1905 (age 70 years, 169
days).
Interment at River
View Cemetery, Portland, Ore.
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John Hicklin Hall (1854-1937) —
also known as John H. Hall —
of Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore.
Born in Multnomah
County, Ore., July 17,
1854.
Member of Oregon
state house of representatives, 1891-92; U.S.
Attorney for Oregon, 1897-1904; removed from
office as district attorney; indicted
in 1905 over his part in the Oregon Land
Frauds; convicted
in 1908; later pardoned
by President Taft.
Died in Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore., July 27,
1937 (age 83 years, 10
days).
Interment at River
View Cemetery, Portland, Ore.
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George C. Brownell —
of Oregon.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Oregon
state senate, 1890; indicted
in February 1905 on federal charges
of subornation
of perjury.
Burial location unknown.
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Binger Hermann (1843-1926) —
also known as David Binger Hermann —
of Roseburg, Douglas
County, Ore.
Born in Lonaconing, Allegany
County, Md., February
19, 1843.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Oregon
state house of representatives, 1866; member of Oregon
state senate, 1868-70; receiver
of U.S. Land Office at Roseburg, Oregon, 1871-73; U.S.
Representative from Oregon, 1885-97, 1903-07 (at-large 1885-87,
1st District 1887-89, at-large 1889-93, 1st District 1893-97,
1903-07); Commissioner of the General Land Office, 1897-1903; indicted
in 1905 over his role in the Oregon Land
Frauds; in 1910, a trial
resulted in a hung jury.
German
and English
ancestry.
Died in Roseburg, Douglas
County, Ore., April
15, 1926 (age 83 years, 55
days).
Interment at Roseburg
Memorial Gardens, Roseburg, Ore.
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John Newton Williamson (1855-1943) —
also known as John N. Williamson —
of Prineville, Crook
County, Ore.
Born near Junction City, Lane
County, Ore., November
8, 1855.
Republican. Rancher; Crook
County Sheriff, 1886-88; member of Oregon
state house of representatives, 1888-98; newspaper
editor; member of Oregon
state senate, 1900-02; U.S.
Representative from Oregon 2nd District, 1903-07; indicted
in 1905 over his role in the Oregon Land
Frauds; after two juries failed to reach agreement, he was
finally convicted
in January 1906; the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the verdict; postmaster.
Died in Prineville, Crook
County, Ore., August
29, 1943 (age 87 years, 294
days).
Interment at Juniper
Haven Cemetery, Prineville, Ore.
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Edward Henry Harriman (1848-1909) —
also known as E. H. Harriman —
of Arden, Orange
County, N.Y.
Born in Hempstead, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y., February
25, 1848.
Republican. Stockbroker;
railroad
magnate; controlled the Union Pacific, Southern Pacific, Illinois
Central and other railroads;
his battle with James J. Hill for control of the Northern Pacific
caused an economic panic in 1901; he modernized every line he owned,
creating a fast, efficient system; delegate to Republican National
Convention from New York, 1904;
in 1905, prosecutors sought to prosecute
him for his role in the Oregon Land
Frauds, but he was never indicted.
Died in Arden, Orange
County, N.Y., September
9, 1909 (age 61 years, 196
days).
Interment at St. John's Episcopal Church Cemetery, Arden, N.Y.
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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.
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Relatives: Son
of James Schrunk and Pearl Margaret (Doyle) Schrunk; married, May 17,
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Robert William Packwood (b. 1932) —
also known as Bob Packwood —
of Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore.; Lake Oswego, Clackamas
County, Ore.
Born in Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore., September
11, 1932.
Republican. Lawyer; chair of
Multnomah County Republican Party, 1960-62; member of Oregon
state house of representatives, 1963-68; U.S.
Senator from Oregon, 1969-95; resigned 1995; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Oregon, 1972.
Unitarian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Jaycees;
Beta
Theta Pi.
Resigned
from the U.S. Senate in 1995, after the Select Committee on Ethics recommended
his expulson for sexual
misconduct, attempting to obstruct
the committee's investigation, and using his position to solicit
employment for his
wife.
Still living as of 2014.
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Neil Edward Goldschmidt (1940-2024) —
also known as Neil Goldschmidt —
of Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore.
Born in Eugene, Lane
County, Ore., June 16,
1940.
Lawyer;
mayor
of Portland, Ore., 1973-79; resigned 1979; U.S.
Secretary of Transportation, 1979-81; international vice
president of Nike athletic
footwear company, and president of Nike Canada; Governor of
Oregon, 1987-91; lobbyist;
in 2004, he admitted
to having repeatedly raped
a teenage girl in the 1970s; it was too late for him to be
prosecuted, but his law license was revoked.
Jewish.
Died, from heart
failure, in Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore., June 12,
2024 (age 83 years, 362
days).
Burial location unknown.
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David Wu (b. 1955) —
of Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore.
Born in Hsinchu, Taiwan,
April
8, 1955.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Oregon, 1996,
2000,
2004,
2008;
U.S.
Representative from Oregon 1st District, 1999-2011; resigned
2011; in July 2011, news media reported that he had been accused
of an unwanted
sexual encounter by the 18-year-old daughter of a friend of his;
episodes of erratic and intoxicated
behavior alienated his campaign aides, his congressional staff, and
his colleagues in Congress; he resigned
in August 2011.
Chinese
ancestry.
Still living as of 2017.
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