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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.
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Frank Lester Armitage (1871-1968) —
also known as Frank L. Armitage —
of Eugene, Lane
County, Ore.
Born in Coburg, Lane
County, Ore., September
14, 1871.
Democrat. Farmer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Oregon, 1916
(Honorary
Vice-President); postmaster at Eugene,
Ore., 1935-47.
Member, Woodmen; Knights
of Pythias.
Died, in McKenzie Manor Nursing
Home, Springfield, Lane
County, Ore., February
18, 1968 (age 96 years, 157
days).
Interment at Gillespie Cemetery, Eugene, Ore.
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John Ora Bailey (b. 1880) —
also known as J. O. Bailey —
of Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore.
Born in Grinnell, Poweshiek
County, Iowa, September
26, 1880.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Oregon
state house of representatives, 1925-29; member of Oregon
state senate, 1929-33; justice of
Oregon state supreme court, 1933-50; retired 1950; chief
justice of Oregon state supreme court, 1943-45.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Elks; Knights
of Pythias; American Bar
Association; Woodmen.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John Sherbourne Bailey and Harriet C. (Kingsley) Bailey; married,
August
3, 1911, to Verna Alice Chase. |
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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.
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Robert Sharp Bean (1854-1931) —
also known as Robert S. Bean —
of Oregon.
Born in Yamhill
County, Ore., November
28, 1854.
Republican. Lawyer;
circuit judge in Oregon 2nd District, 1882-90; justice of
Oregon state supreme court, 1890-1909; resigned 1909; chief
justice of Oregon state supreme court, 1894-96, 1901-02, 1905-08;
U.S.
District Judge for Oregon, 1909-31; died in office 1931.
Member, Freemasons;
Ancient
Order of United Workmen; Woodmen.
Died in Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore., January
7, 1931 (age 76 years, 40
days).
Interment at River
View Cemetery, Portland, Ore.
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Relatives: Son
of O. R. Bean and Julia A. (Sharp) Bean; married, September
7, 1880, to Ina Elizabeth Condon. |
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John J. Beckman (b. 1886) —
of Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore.
Born in Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind., March 4,
1886.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Oregon
state house of representatives, 1933-35; chair of
Multnomah County Democratic Party, 1934-40; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Oregon, 1936,
1940,
1944
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee), 1948.
Catholic.
Member, Elks; Eagles;
Woodmen; American Bar
Association.
Burial location unknown.
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Cassius C. Bennett (b. 1856) —
of Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore.; Pierre, Hughes
County, S.Dak.
Born in Vermont, February
4, 1856.
Republican. Banker;
member of South
Dakota state senate 24th District, 1895-96, 1903-04.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Knights
of Pythias; Ancient
Order of United Workmen; Modern Woodmen of America.
Burial location unknown.
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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.
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Edward Everett Brodie (1876-1939) —
of Oregon City, Clackamas
County, Ore.; San
Francisco, Calif.
Born in Fort Stevens, Clatsop
County, Ore., March
12, 1876.
Republican. Newspaper
publisher; chair of
Clackamas County Republican Party, 1916-21; U.S. Minister to Siam, 1921-25; Finland, 1930-33; member of Oregon
Republican State Central Committee, 1928-30.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks;
Woodmen; Sigma
Delta Chi.
Died June 27,
1939 (age 63 years, 107
days).
Burial location unknown.
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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.
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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. |
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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.
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Relatives:
Married to Ethel Hughes. |
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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.
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Relatives: Son
of Oliver Perry Coshow and Sarah Elizabeth (Cochran) Coshow;
married, December
25, 1886, to Elizabeth Kay. |
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John Lawrence Day (b. 1873) —
also known as John L. Day —
of Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore.
Born in Ireland,
July
24, 1873.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Oregon, 1920,
1932.
Catholic.
Member, Woodmen of the World; Modern Woodmen of
America; Moose.
Burial location unknown.
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William Alexander Ekwall (1887-1956) —
also known as William A. Ekwall —
of Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore.; Bronxville, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in Ludington, Mason
County, Mich., June 14,
1887.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; municipal judge in
Oregon, 1922-27; circuit judge in Oregon, 1927-34; U.S.
Representative from Oregon 3rd District, 1935-37; defeated, 1936;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Oregon, 1940;
Associate
Judge of U.S. Court of Customs and Patent Appeals, 1942-56; died
in office 1956.
Member, American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Delta
Theta Phi; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks;
Woodmen.
Died in Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore., October
16, 1956 (age 69 years, 124
days).
Entombed at Wilhelm's Portland Memorial, Portland, Ore.
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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.
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Relatives: Son
of Christian W. Forney and Mary Ellen (Iddings) Forney; married, December
29, 1903, to Nellie Hartman. |
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Willis Chatman Hawley (1864-1941) —
also known as Willis C. Hawley —
of Salem, Marion
County, Ore.
Born near Monroe, Benton
County, Ore., May 5,
1864.
Republican. School
principal; college
professor; president,
Willamette University, 1893-1902; lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Oregon 1st District, 1907-33.
Member, Woodmen; Elks.
Co-sponsor of the Smoot-Hawley Tariff.
Died July 24,
1941 (age 77 years, 80
days).
Interment at City
View Cemetery, Salem, Ore.
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John Frost Nugent (1868-1931) —
also known as John F. Nugent —
of Boise, Ada
County, Idaho.
Born in La Grande, Union
County, Ore., June 26,
1868.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Idaho, 1904;
U.S.
Senator from Idaho, 1918-21; appointed 1918; defeated, 1920;
resigned 1921; defeated, 1926; member, Federal Trade Commission,
1921-27; chair, Federal Trade Commission, 1925-26.
Member, Knights
of Pythias; Elks;
Woodmen.
Died in 1931
(age about
63 years).
Interment at Cedar
Hill Cemetery, Suitland, Md.
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Isaac Lee Patterson (1859-1929) —
also known as I. L. Patterson —
of Salem, Marion
County, Ore.
Born in Benton
County, Ore., September
17, 1859.
Republican. Farmer; chair of
Marion County Republican Party, 1892; member of Oregon
state senate, 1895-98, 1919-21; Oregon
Republican state chair, 1924-26; Governor of
Oregon, 1927-29; died in office 1929; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Oregon, 1928.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Moose;
Woodmen; Ancient
Order of United Workmen; Rotary.
Died, from pneumonia,
in Marion
County, Ore., December
21, 1929 (age 70 years, 95
days).
Entombed at Mount
Crest Abbey Mausoleum, Salem, Ore.
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Frederick Steiwer (1883-1939) —
of Pendleton, Umatilla
County, Ore.; Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore.
Born near Jefferson, Marion
County, Ore., October
13, 1883.
Republican. School
teacher; lawyer;
District Attorney, 1913-16; member of Oregon
state senate, 1917; served in the U.S. Army during World War I;
U.S.
Senator from Oregon, 1927-38; alternate delegate to Republican
National Convention from Oregon, 1936
(Temporary
Chair; speaker).
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Woodmen; Elks.
Died February
3, 1939 (age 55 years, 113
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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