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Patterson, Paul L. b. July 18, 1900 d. January 31, 1956
Oregon Governor. He served as Governor of Oregon from 1952 to 1956. Died 2 days after announcing candidacy for a United State Senate seat held by Wayne Morse. (Bio by: RB)
River View Cemetery, Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon, USA
Pennoyer, Sylvester b. July 6, 1831 d. May 30, 1902
Oregon Governor. Born in Groton, New York, he was educated at Harvard Law School where he graduated in 1854. By 1855 he was in Oregon establishing an academic career. In 1862 he entered the lumber business, and began writing editorials to the Oregon Herald. He became owner of that paper in 1869. He was elected Governor of Oregon on an anti-Chinese platform, and served from 1887 to 1895. He retired early from that office to participate in national politics, namely campaigning for the silver...[Read More] (Bio by: RB)
River View Cemetery, Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon, USA
Plot: Section 1, Lot 23, Grave 3
Pickett, James Tilton b. December 31, 1857 d. August 28, 1889
Artist. He was the first son of the Confederate General George E. Pickett and his second wife, a girl who was "Northern Indian" from Alaska or British Columbia. Shortly after his birth his mother died. He was left in the care of local women, possibly his grandmother, because his father, who commanded the local garrison, had been called to San Juan Island incident or "Pig War". In 1861 Captain Pickett, who had decided to join other Virginians in defense of it dominion, had two problems with "...[Read More] (Bio by: K M)
River View Cemetery, Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon, USA
Plot: Section 15, Lot 4, Grave 3
Scott, Harvey Whitefield b. February 1, 1838 d. August 7, 1910
Journalist. Born in Illinois, his family traveled the Oregon Trail in 1852, losing his mother and a brother on the route. He served in the Yakima Indian War from 1855 to 1856, studied law, became a reporter, and eventually editor of "The Oregonian" newspaper in 1865. graduated from Pacific University in Forest Grove, Oregon in 1863 becoming that institution's first graduate.
By 1900 he had risen to prominence in his journalism field, and was named the director of the Associated Press, a...[Read More] (Bio by: RB)
River View Cemetery, Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon, USA
Smith, Joseph Showalter b. June 20, 1824 d. July 13, 1884
US Congressman. Pioneer family of 1844. School teacher and lawyer. Elected to the Territorial House of Representatives in 1856 and served as Speaker. Appointed US Attorney for the Washington Territory by President Buchanan in 1857. Elected to the U.S. Congress in 1869. (Bio by: RB)
River View Cemetery, Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon, USA
Plot: section 3, lot 3, #5
Stout, Lansing b. March 27, 1828 d. March 4, 1871
US Congressman. He was elected as a Democrat to the 36th Congress, serving from 1859 to 1861; elected to the Oregon State senate in June 1868 and served until his death in Portland, Oregon on March 4, 1871. (Bio by: RB)
River View Cemetery, Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon, USA
Summers, Owen b. May 23, 1850 d. February 2, 1911
United States Army Officer. Brevet Brigadier General US Volunteers and Colonel Second Oregon US Infantry a former member of the Oregon Legislature. Summers was the commanding officer of the Second Oregon Volunteers Regiment in the Spanish-American War. He also introduced the bill that later created the Oregon National Guard. (Bio by: RB)
River View Cemetery, Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon, USA
Terwilliger, James b. October 3, 1809 d. September 1, 1892
Oregon Pioneer, Folk Figure. Born in New York, Terwilliger came west on the Oregon Trail and filed a property claim in 1846. Within the Portland townsite, he also bought lots from Francis Pettygrove, building a blacksmith shop near First and SW Yamhill Streets. He participated in the California Gold Rush in 1848, returning in 1849 with enough gold dust for him and his family to settle on his wooden claim, which he filed under the Donation Act. In 1860, his property assets amounted to about $10...[Read More] (Bio by: Steve Relei)
River View Cemetery, Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon, USA
Plot: Sec 1, Lot 18
Victor, Frances Auretta b. May 23, 1826 d. November 14, 1902
Frances Fuller was an American writer and historian, who wrote about the history of the western United States. Her early years were spent writing poetry and "dime novels", and taking care of family members. In 1864 Frances Fuller-Victor and her second husband settled in Oregon. From 1878 - 1890 she worked for Hubert Bancroft, and much of her work was published in his 28 volume "History of the Pacific States". Bancroft claimed authorship for the entire work, however, the histories of Oregon...[Read More] (Bio by: RB)
River View Cemetery, Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon, USA
Williams, George Henry b. March 26, 1823 d. April 4, 1910
George Henry Williams was born in New Lebanon, Columbia County, NY on March 26, 1823. He was a presidential elector on the Democratic ticket in 1852; chief justice of the Oregon Territory 1853 - 1857; member of State constitutional convention of Oregon in 1858; US Representative from Oregon from 1865 - 1871; Attorney General of the United States under President Ulysses Grant 1872 - 1875; Mayor of Portland, Oregon from 1902 - 1905. George H. Williams died in Portland, Oregon on April 4, 1910. (Bio by: RB)
River View Cemetery, Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon, USA
Williams, Richard b. November 15, 1836 d. June 19, 1914
US Congressman. He served in the United States House of Representatives from 1877 to 1879 as a representative from Oregon. Williams received his formal education from Willamette University in Salem, Oregon graduating with a degree in law. He was admitted to Oregon State Bar in 1857 and began his legal practice in Kirbyville Oregon before moving to Portland. Following his service in Congress he established a legal practice in Portland and also served as a member of the Portland School Board from...[Read More] (Bio by: Nils M. Solsvik Jr.)
River View Cemetery, Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon, USA
Woods, George Lemuel b. July 30, 1832 d. January 7, 1890
George Woods was born in Boone Co., Missouri in 1832. He came to Oregon in 1847 and was a carpenter, gold miner, student of the law who was admitted to the Oregon Bar in 1858. One of the founders of the Republican Party in Oregon. Presidential elector for Abraham Lincoln. Served several judgeships, including Idaho Territory Supreme Court. Governor of Oregon from 1866 - 1870. Involved in the US War Department's Indian Policy formation, and the building of railroads from Oregon to...[Read More] (Bio by: RB)
River View Cemetery, Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon, USA
Plot: Section 6, lot E

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