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• Cartwright, Florence Byrne  b. December 27, 1863  d. September 22, 1944
  Poet. Her first rondeau was published in the "Californian" in 1882, and her first sestina in the "Overland" in November 1883. A sestina appeared in "Harper's Magazine" in May 1884, and has been published many times. (Bio by: Laurie)
  Mount Crest Abbey Mausoleum, Salem, Marion County, Oregon, USA
   
• Lord, William Paine    b. July 20, 1838  d. February 17, 1911
  Oregon Governor He was born in Dover, Delaware in 1838. After graduating law school in 1860 he enlisted in the Union Army serving for Delaware. After the war, he again served in the military in California, Washington and Alaska. When Alaska was purchased in 1867 it was William Lord who led the Army to Sitka to take formal possession. In 1868 Lord moved to Oregon to practice law and politics. He served as Oregon Supreme Court Justice, as State Senator, and Governor of Oregon from 1895 -...[Read More] (Bio by: RB)
  Mount Crest Abbey Mausoleum, Salem, Marion County, Oregon, USA
   
• Mott, James Wheaton    b. November 12, 1883  d. November 12, 1945
  US Congressman. He served in the United States House of Representatives from 1933 until his death, as a representative of Oregon's 1st Congressional District. A graduate of Columbia University and the Willamette University School of Law, he served in the United States Navy as a seaman during the First World War. Prior to being elected to Congress, he was a member of the Oregon State Legislature from 1922 to 1928, and from 1930 to 1932. He also served as city attorney for Astoria, Oregon and as...[Read More] (Bio by: Nils M. Solsvik Jr.)
  Mount Crest Abbey Mausoleum, Salem, Marion County, Oregon, USA
   
• Olcott, Ben Wilson    b. October 15, 1872  d. July 21, 1952
  Ben Wilson Olcott was born in Illinois in 1872 and moved to Oregon in 1891. His occupations ranged from farmhand and sewer digger, to gold miner in the Yukon. When he settled again in Oregon, he worked for his brother-in-law, Oswald West, in the State Land Office. His involvement in politics continued, as he eventually served as Secretary of State. He became Governor of Oregon in 1919 when incumbant James Withycombe died in office. He narrowly lost a reelection bid to Walter Pierce (who...[Read More] (Bio by: RB)
  Mount Crest Abbey Mausoleum, Salem, Marion County, Oregon, USA
   
• Patterson, Isaac Lee    b. September 17, 1859  d. December 21, 1929
  Oregon Governor. Served several terms as an Oregon State Senator, from 1895 - 1899 and 1918 - 1922. Collector of Customs for both President McKinley and President Theodore Roosevelt between 1898 - 1906. Republican Governor of Oregon from 1926 until his death in 1929 from Pneumonia. (Bio by: RB)
  Mount Crest Abbey Mausoleum, Salem, Marion County, Oregon, USA
   
• Pierce, Walter Marcus   b. May 30, 1861  d. March 27, 1954
  US Congressman, US Governor. Elected to represent Oregon in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1933 to 1943. Governor of Oregon from 1923 to 1927. Member of Oregon State Senate in 1903.
  Mount Crest Abbey Mausoleum, Salem, Marion County, Oregon, USA
   
• Rockwell, Kathleen Eloise 'Klondike Kate'   b. October 4, 1880  d. February 21, 1957
  Folk Figure. Best known as "Klondike Kate", gained her fame as a dancer and vaudeville star during the Klondike Gold Rush, where she met Alexander Pantages who later became a very successful vaudeville/motion picture mogul. She gained notoriety for her flirtatious dancing and ability to keep hard-working miners happy if not inebriated. She died in obscurity after some minor success training Hollywood starlets in the 1940s. Rockwell was born in Kansas and lived in North Dakota for a while but...[Read More]
  Mount Crest Abbey Mausoleum, Salem, Marion County, Oregon, USA
   
• Sprague, Charles Authur    b. November 12, 1887  d. March 13, 1969
  In 1929 this businessman became the editor and manager of the Oregon Statesman in Salem. Served as trustee of both Albany College and Willamette University. Served as Governor of Oregon from 1939 - 1943, and was the first to initiate control over logging. (Bio by: RB)
  Mount Crest Abbey Mausoleum, Salem, Marion County, Oregon, USA
   
• West, Oswald    b. May 20, 1873  d. August 22, 1960
  Born in Guelph, Ontario, Canada on May 20, 1873 and moved to Oregon by 1877. Gold Miner, Banker, State Land Agent, and member of the Oregon Railroad Commission. Oswald West became Governor in 1911 and achieved Women's Suffrage, Prohibition, Workmen's Compensation. Preservation of Oregon's natural resources were important to Oswald West and under his administration the beaches of Oregon were protected for public use, the offices of State Forester, Bureau of Forestry, and the Fish and Game...[Read More] (Bio by: RB)
  Mount Crest Abbey Mausoleum, Salem, Marion County, Oregon, USA
   
• Withycombe, James    b. March 21, 1854  d. March 3, 1919
  Oregon Governor He immegrated to the United States in 1871, when his parents settled ona farm near Hillsboro, Oregon. He became a successful scientific farmer, and in 1898 was recruited by Oregon Agricultural College (now Oregon State University) to teach farmers. Withycombe served as Oregon State Governor from 1915 - 1918. He won re-election but died two months into his second term. Created the Oregon State Defense Force during WWI to protect Oregon's war industry from striking workers. (Bio by: RB)
  Mount Crest Abbey Mausoleum, Salem, Marion County, Oregon, USA
   

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