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Niel Richardson Allen (b. 1894) — also known as Niel R. Allen — of Grants Pass, Josephine County, Ore. Born in Pullman, Whitman County, Wash., May 1, 1894. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; Oregon Republican state chair, 1941-46; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Oregon, 1944; candidate for Presidential Elector for Oregon. Episcopalian. Member, American Bar Association; American Legion; Forty and Eight; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Sons of the American Revolution; Sons of Union Veterans; Rotary; Izaak Walton League; Elks; Freemasons; Shriners. Burial location unknown.   Relatives: Married, September 14, 1918, to Evelyn Marie Carey.   Edward H. Branchfield (b. 1914) — of Oregon. Born in Macomb, McDonough County, Ill., October 30, 1914. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Oregon state house of representatives, 1963; Judge, Oregon Court of Appeals, 1969-71. Methodist. Member, American Bar Association; Disabled American Veterans; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Elks. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.   David Francis Cargo (1929-2013) — also known as David F. Cargo; "Lonesome Dave" — of New Mexico; Lake Oswego, Clackamas County, Ore. Born in Dowagiac, Cass County, Mich., January 13, 1929. Republican. Lawyer; member of New Mexico state house of representatives, 1963-67; Governor of New Mexico, 1967-71; defeated, 1994; candidate for U.S. Senator from New Mexico, 1970, 1972; candidate for Oregon state treasurer, 1984; candidate for U.S. Representative from New Mexico 3rd District, 1986. Catholic. Member, American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Lions; Izaak Walton League. Died, from complications of a stroke, in Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, N.M., July 5, 2013 (age 84 years, 173 days). Burial location unknown.   See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile   Books by David F. Cargo: Lonesome Dave: The Story of New Mexico Governor David Francis Cargo   Samuel Marion Driver (b. 1893) — also known as Sam M. Driver — of Douglas County, Wash.; Chelan County, Wash.; Spokane, Spokane County, Wash. Born in Wamic, Wasco County, Ore., May 22, 1893. Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Douglas County Prosecuting Attorney, 1922-23; Chelan County Prosecuting Attorney, 1935-37; U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington, 1937-40; justice of Washington state supreme court, 1940-46; U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Washington, 1946. Member, American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Kappa Sigma; Phi Delta Phi. Burial location unknown.   Relatives: Son of Francis Marion Driver and Adelia (Lucas) Driver; married, March 21, 1922, to Sue Glascock.   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 Douglas James McKay (1893-1959) — also known as Douglas McKay — of Salem, Marion County, Ore. Born in Portland, Multnomah County, Ore., June 24, 1893. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; automobile dealer; mayor of Salem, Ore., 1933-34; member of Oregon state senate 1st District, 1935; delegate to Republican National Convention from Oregon, 1940 (alternate), 1952 (speaker); Governor of Oregon, 1949-52; resigned 1952; U.S. Secretary of the Interior, 1953-56; candidate for U.S. Senator from Oregon, 1956. Scottish ancestry. Member, Freemasons; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Disabled American Veterans; Purple Heart. Died in Salem, Marion County, Ore., July 22, 1959 (age 66 years, 28 days). Interment at Belcrest Memorial Park, Salem, Ore.   Relatives: Son of E. D. McKay and Minnie (Musgrove) McKay; married 1917 to Mabel Hill.   Douglas McKay High School, in Salem, Oregon, is named for him.   See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — OurCampaigns candidate detail   Image source: Eminent Americans (1954)   Richard Lewis Neuberger (1912-1960) — also known as Richard L. Neuberger — of Portland, Multnomah County, Ore. Born in Portland, Multnomah County, Ore., December 26, 1912. Democrat. Newspaper reporter; member of Oregon state house of representatives, 1941-42; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Oregon state senate 13th District, 1948-54; U.S. Senator from Oregon, 1955-60; died in office 1960; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Oregon, 1956 (delegation chair). Jewish. Member, Veterans of Foreign Wars; Grange. Died of a cerebral hemorrhage, in Portland, Multnomah County, Ore., March 9, 1960 (age 47 years, 74 days). Interment at Beth Israel Cemetery, Portland, Ore.   Relatives: Son of Isaac Neuberger and Ruth (Lewis) Neuberger; married, December 20, 1945, to Maurine Brown.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — OurCampaigns candidate detail   Edwin Reinecke (1924-2016) — also known as Ed Reinecke — of Sacramento, Sacramento County, Calif. Born in Medford, Jackson County, Ore., January 7, 1924. Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; U.S. Representative from California 27th District, 1965-69; Lieutenant Governor of California, 1969-74; delegate to Republican National Convention from California, 1972; candidate for Governor of California, 1974; California Republican state chair, 1983-85. Lutheran. Member, American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Kiwanis. Died in Laguna Hills, Orange County, Calif., December 24, 2016 (age 92 years, 352 days). Burial location unknown.   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.

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