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State of Oregon Office-Holders

State of Oregon Office-Holders

Here is a list of some Oregon state office holders with a few links to biographies from Infoplease, Oregon Blue Book, Oregon Historical Society, and Wikipedia.

We do not have further information for this index to offer at the Forum.

Offices listed:

  • US Senators
  • US Congressmen
  • OR Governors
  • OR Treasurers
  • OR Attorney Generals
  • Portland mayors

Surname

Given Name

Year

Office

City

Albee

Harry Russell

1913

mayor

Portland

Angell

Homer Daniel

3 Jan 1939

us house

Portland

Atiyeh

Victor George

8 Jan 1979

governor

 

AuCoin

Les

3 Jan 1975

us house

Forest Grove

Baker

Edward Dickinson

4 Mar 1861

us senate

 

Baker

George Luis

1917

mayor

Portland

Barry

Alexander Grant

9 Nov 1938

us senate

 

Belton

Howard C

4 Jan 1960

treasurer

 

Benson

Frank W

1 Mar 1909

governor

 

Blackburn

D R N

9 Jan 1899

atty gen

 

Blumenauer

Earl

21 May 1996

us house

Portland

Bonnell

Allison C

1852

mayor

Portland

Boon

John D

3 Mar 1859

treasurer

 

Bourne

Jonathan (Jr)

4 Mar 1907

us senate

 

Bowerman

Jay

17 Jun 1910

governor

 

Boyd

Hamilton

1868

mayor

Portland

Breck

John M

1861

mayor

Portland

Brown

A H

14 Sep 1874

treasurer

 

Brown

George M

4 Jan 1915

atty gen

 

Brown

James M

24 Mar 1980

atty gen

 

Bunn

James

3 Jan 1995

us house

Gleneden Beach

Butler

Robert Reyburn

6 Nov 1928

us house

The Dalles

Carson

Joseph K (Jr)

1933

mayor

Portland

Chadwick

Stephen Fowler

1 Feb 1877

governor

 

Chamberlain

George Earle

20 May 1891

atty gen

 

Chamberlain

George Earle

15 Jan 1903

governor

 

Chamberlain

George Earle

4 Mar 1909

us senate

 

Chapman

James A

1867

mayor

Portland

Chapman

James A

1875

mayor

Portland

Chapman

James A

1882

mayor

Portland

Clark

John Elwood "Bud"

1985

mayor

Portland

Cooke

E N

8 Sep 1862

treasurer

 

Cooley

Wester Shadric

3 Jan 1995

us house

Alfalfa

Coon

Samuel Harrison

3 Jan 1953

us house

Baker

Corbett

Henry Winslow

4 Mar 1867

us senate

 

Cordon

Guy

13 Mar 1944

us senate

 

Crawford

Andrew M

13 Jan 1903

atty gen

 

Crumpacker

Maurice Edgar

4 Mar 1925

us house

Portland

Curry

George Law

19 May 1853

governor

 

Curry

George Law

1 Aug 1854

governor

 

Davis

John Wesley

2 Dec 1853

governor

 

DeFazio

Peter Anthony

3 Jan 1987

us house

Springfield

DeLashmutt

Van B

1888

mayor

Portland

Dellenback

John Richard

3 Jan 1967

us house

Medford

Dolph

Joseph Norton

4 Mar 1883

us senate

 

Duncan

Robert Blackford

3 Jan 1963

us house

Medford

Duncan

Robert Blackford

3 Jan 1975

us house

Gresham

Durno

Edwin Russell

3 Jan 1961

us house

Medford

Ekwall

William Alexander

3 Jan 1935

us house

Portland

Ellis

William Russell

4 Mar 1893

us house

Heppner

Ellis

William Russell

4 Mar 1907

us house

Pendleton

Ellsworth

Mathew Harris

3 Jan 1943

us house

Roseburg

Failing

Henry

1864

mayor

Portland

Failing

Henry

1873

mayor

Portland

Failing

Josiah

4 Apr 1853

mayor

Portland

Farrar

William H

1862

mayor

Portland

Fleischner

L

12 Sep 1870

treasurer

 

Frank

George P

1894

mayor

Portland

Frohnmayer

David B

5 Jan 1981

atty gen

 

Fulton

Charles William

4 Mar 1903

us senate

 

Furse

Elizabeth

3 Jan 1993

us house

Hillsboro

Gaines

John Pollard

18 Aug 1850

governor

 

Gates

John

1885

mayor

Portland

Gearin

John McDermeid

12 Dec 1905

us senate

 

Geer

Theodore Thurston

9 Jan 1899

governor

 

George

Melvin Clark

4 Mar 1881

us house

Portland

Gibbs

Addison Crandall

10 Sep 1862

governor

 

Goldschmidt

Neil Edward

1973

mayor

Portland

Goldschmidt

Neil Edward

12 Jan 1987

governor

 

Goldsmith

Bernard

1869

mayor

Portland

Green

Edith Starrett

3 Jan 1955

us house

Portland

Grover

LaFayette

15 Feb 1859

us house

Salem

Grover

LaFayette

14 Sep 1870

governor

 

Grover

LaFayette

4 Mar 1877

us senate

 

Hall

John Hubert

30 Oct 1947

governor

 

Harding

Benjamin Franklin

11 Jul 1856

governor

 

Harding

Benjamin Franklin

11 Sep 1862

us senate

 

Hatfield

Mark Odom

12 Jan 1959

governor

 

Hatfield

Mark Odom

4 Mar 1965

us senate

 

Hawley

Willis Chatman

4 Mar 1907

us house

Salem

Henderson

James Henry Dickey

4 Mar 1865

us house

Eugene

Hermann

Binger

4 Mar 1885

us house

Roseburg

Hermann

Binger

4 Mar 1893

us house

Roseburg

Hermann

Binger

1 Jun 1903

us house

Roseburg

Hirsch

E

9 Sep 1878

treasurer

 

Hoff

O P

6 Jan 1919

treasurer

 

Holman

Rufus Cecil

1 May 1931

treasurer

 

Holman

Rufus Cecil

3 Jan 1939

us senate

 

Holmes

Robert Denison

14 Jan 1957

governor

 

Holmes

Thomas J

1866

mayor

Portland

Honeyman

Nan Wood

3 Jan 1937

us house

Portland

Hooley

Darlene Kay Olson

3 Jan 1997

us house

West Linn

Idleman

Cicero M

14 Jan 1895

atty gen

 

Ivancie

Francis J

1981

mayor

Portland

Johnson

Lee

29 May 1969

atty gen

 

Katz

Vera Pistrak

1993

mayor

Portland

Kay

Thomas Benjamin

4 Jan 1911

treasurer

 

Kay

Thomas Benjamin

4 Jan 1925

treasurer

 

Kelly

James Kerr

4 Mar 1871

us senate

 

Kitzhaber

John Albert

9 Jan 1995

governor

 

Kopetski

Michael Joseph

3 Jan 1991

us house

Keizer

Korell

Franklin Frederick

18 Oct 1927

us house

Portland

Kulongoski

Theodore R

13 Jan 2003

governor

 

La Dow

George Augustus

4 Mar 1875

us house

Pendleton

Ladd

William Sargent

15 Mar 1854

mayor

Portland

Ladd

William Sargent

1857

mayor

Portland

Lafferty

Abraham Walter

4 Mar 1911

us house

Portland

Lafferty

Abraham Walter

4 Mar 1913

us house

Portland

Lane

Harry

1905

mayor

Portland

Lane

Harry

4 Mar 1913

us senate

 

Lane

Joseph

3 Mar 1849

governor

 

Lane

Joseph

4 Mar 1851

us house

Oregon City

Lane

Joseph

16 May 1853

governor

 

Lane

Joseph

14 Feb 1859

us senate

 

Lane

Lafayette

6 Dec 1875

us house

Roseburg

Lee

Dorothy McCullough

1949

mayor

Portland

Logan

David

1863

mayor

Portland

Lord

William Paine

14 Jan 1895

governor

 

Lusk

Hall Stoner

23 Mar 1960

us senate

 

Mallory

Rufus

4 Mar 1867

us house

Salem

Martin

Charles Henry

4 Mar 1931

us house

Portland

Martin

Charles Henry

14 Jan 1935

governor

 

Marye

Simon B

1852

mayor

Portland

Mason

William S

1891

mayor

Portland

Mason

William S

1898

mayor

Portland

McArthur

Clifton Nesmith

4 Mar 1915

us house

Portland

McBride

George Wycliffe

4 Mar 1895

us senate

 

McBride

John Rogers

4 Mar 1863

us house

LaFayette

McCall

Tom Lawson

9 Jan 1967

governor

 

McCormick

Stephen J

1859

mayor

Portland

McCready

Constance Averill

1979

mayor

Portland

McKay

Douglas

10 Jan 1949

governor

 

McNary

Charles Linza

29 May 1917

us senate

 

McNary

Charles Linza

17 Dec 1918

us senate

 

Meier

Julius L

12 Jan 1931

governor

 

Merkley

Jeffrey Alan

Jan 2009

us senate

 

Metschan

Phil

12 Jan 1891

treasurer

 

Mitchell

John Hipple

4 Mar 1873

us senate

 

Mitchell

John Hipple

4 Mar 1885

us senate

 

Mitchell

John Hipple

4 Mar 1891

us senate

 

Moody

Malcom Adelbert

4 Mar 1899

us house

The Dalles

Moody

Zenas Ferry

13 Sep 1882

governor

 

Moore

Charles S

9 Jan 1899

treasurer

 

Morse

Wayne Lyman

3 Jan 1945

us senate

 

Morse

Wayne Lyman

3 Jan 1953

us senate

 

Morse

Wayne Lyman

3 Jan 1955

us senate

 

Mott

James Wheaton

4 Mar 1933

us house

Salem

Mulkey

Frederick William

23 Jan 1907

us senate

 

Mulkey

Frederick William

9 Dec 1918

us senate

 

Myers

Clay

3 Jan 1977

treasurer

 

Myers

Jefferson

18 Mar 1924

treasurer

 

Nesmith

James Willis

1 Dec 1873

us house

Rickreall

Nesmith

James Willis

4 Mar 1901

us senate

 

Neuberger

Maurine Brown

9 Nov 1960

us senate

 

Neuberger

Richard Lewis

3 Jan 1955

us senate

 

Neuner

George

21 Dec 1943

atty gen

 

Newbury

William Spencer

1877

mayor

Portland

Norblad

Albin Walter (Jr)

18 Jan 1946

us house

Astoria

Norblad

Albin Walter (Sr)

22 Dec 1929

governor

 

O'Bryant

Hugh D

1851

mayor

Portland

O'Neill

James

1856

mayor

Portland

Olcott

Ben W

3 Mar 1919

governor

 

Packwood

Robert William

3 Jan 1969

us senate

 

Patterson

Isaac Lee

10 Jan 1927

governor

 

Patterson

Paul Linton

27 Dec 1952

governor

 

Pearson

Walter E

27 Dec 1938

treasurer

 

Pearson

Walter J

3 Jan 1949

treasurer

 

Pennoyer

Sylvester

12 Jan 1887

governor

 

Pennoyer

Sylvester

1 Jun 1896

mayor

Portland

Peterson

Fred L

1953

mayor

Portland

Pierce

Walter Marcus

8 Jan 1923

governor

 

Pierce

Walter Marcus

4 Mar 1933

us house

La Grande

Porter

Charles Orlando

3 Jan 1957

us house

Eugene

Potter

Tom

3 Jan 2005

mayor

Portland

Prichette

Kintzing

18 Jun 1850

governor

 

Reames

Alfred Evan

11 Feb 1938

us senate

 

Redden

James Anthony

1 Jan 1973

treasurer

 

Redden

James Anthony

3 Jan 1977

atty gen

 

Riley

Earl

1941

mayor

Portland

Robbins

George Collier

1860

mayor

Portland

Roberts

Barbara K

14 Jan 1991

governor

 

Rowe

Henry S

1900

mayor

Portland

Rushlight

Allen G

1911

mayor

Portland

Schrunk

Terry Doyle

1957

mayor

Portland

Scott

Leslie M

6 Jan 1941

treasurer

 

Shiel

George Knox

30 Jul 1861

us house

Salem

Simon

Joseph

6 Oct 1898

us senate

 

Simon

Joseph

1909

mayor

Portland

Sinnott

Nicholas John

4 Mar 1913

us house

The Dalles

Slater

James Harvey

4 Mar 1871

us house

La Grande

Slater

James Harvey

4 Mar 1879

us senate

 

Smith

Delazon

14 Feb 1859

us senate

 

Smith

Dennis Alan

3 Jan 1981

us house

Salem

Smith

Dennis Alan

3 Jan 1983

us house

Salem

Smith

Elmo

1 Feb 1956

governor

 

Smith

Gordon Harold

3 Jan 1997

us senate

 

Smith

Joseph Showalter

4 Mar 1869

us house

Portland

Smith

Robert Freeman

3 Jan 1983

us house

Burns

Smith

Robert Freeman

3 Jan 1997

us house

Medford

Snell

Earl Willcox

11 Jan 1943

governor

 

Sprague

Charles Arthur

9 Jan 1939

governor

 

Stanfield

Robert Nelson

4 Mar 1921

us senate

 

Stark

Benjamin

21 Oct 1861

us senate

 

Starr

Addison M

1858

mayor

Portland

Steel

George A

15 Jan 1907

treasurer

 

Steiwer

Frederick

4 Mar 1927

us senate

 

Stockman

Lowell

3 Jan 1943

us house

Pendleton

Storey

William A

1899

mayor

Portland

Stout

Lansing

4 Mar 1859

us house

Portland

Straub

Robert William

4 Jan 1965

treasurer

 

Straub

Robert William

13 Jan 1975

governor

 

Thayer

Andrew Jackson

4 Mar 1861

us house

Corvallis

Thayer

William Wallace

11 Sep 1878

governor

 

Thompson

David Preston

16 Jun 1879

mayor

Portland

Thornton

Robert Y

5 Jan 1953

atty gen

 

Thurston

Samuel Royal

4 Mar 1849

us house

Linn City

Tongue

Thomas H

4 Mar 1897

us house

Hillsboro

Ullman

Albert Conrad

3 Jan 1957

us house

Baker

Unander

Sig

5 Jan 1953

treasurer

 

Van Winkle

Isaac Homer

14 Oct 1920

atty gen

 

Vaughn

George W

1855

mayor

Portland

Walden

Gregory

3 Jan 1999

us house

Hood River

Wasserman

P

1871

mayor

Portland

Watkins

Elton

4 Mar 1923

us house

Portland

Weaver

James Howard

3 Jan 1975

us house

Eugene

Webb

G W

10 Jan 1887

treasurer

 

West

Oswald

11 Jan 1911

governor

 

Whiteaker

John

3 Mar 1859

governor

 

Whiteaker

John

4 Mar 1879

us house

Pleasant Hill

Williams

George Henry

4 Mar 1865

us senate

 

Williams

George Henry

1902

mayor

Portland

Williams

Richard

4 Mar 1877

us house

Portland

Williamson

John Newton

4 Mar 1903

us house

Prineville

Wilson

Joseph Gardner

4 Mar 1873

us house

The Dalles

Withycombe

James

12 Jan 1915

governor

 

Woods

George Lemuel

12 Sep 1866

governor

 

Wu

David

3 Jan 1999

us house

Portland

Wyatt

Wendall

3 Nov 1964

us house

Astoria

Wyden

Ronald Lee

3 Jan 1981

us house

Portland

Wyden

Ronald Lee

6 Feb 1996

us senate