DEATH TAKES CIVIC LEADER
Ernest Boyd MacNaughton, one of Portland’s most active citizens, died of cancer early Tuesday at St. Vincent Hospital. He was 79. Mr. MacNaughton, who resided at 2165 SW Main St., was an engineer, banker, educator and director of several organizations. A banker since 1925, Mr. MacNaughton served the First National Bank of Oregon as vice president, president and chairman of the board. He was to have become honorary chairman Sept. 1. He was interim president of Reed College from 1948 until 1952. Active at the college from 1919 until 1952, he also served variously as regent, trustee and president of the board.
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He was director of The Oregonian Publishing Co. from 1939 until 1950 and president from 1947 until 1950. A defender of equal rights for all Americans, Mr. MacNaughton was first president of the Urban League of Portland, director and chairman of the National Committee of American Civil Liberties Union, president of the Nippon Society of Oregon and moderator of the American Unitarian Assn. Private services for the family will be Wednesday at Riverview Cemetery Chapel. Cremation and vault entombment will be at Riverview Cemetery. Dr. Richard M. Steiner, pastor of the First Unitarian Church of which Mr. MacNaughton was a member will speak at a memorial service for the public at 2 p.m. Sunday at First Unitarian Church.
[The Oregonian, Portland, Oregon, Wednesday, August 24, 1960, page 1]
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Banker MacNaughton Came Here ‘Flat Broke’
Ernest Boyd MacNaughton, Portland educator and civic leader who died Tuesday morning at St. Vincent Hospital, was “flat broke” when he arrived in Portland, Dec. 17, 1903. Mr. MacNaughton was born Oct. 22, 1880, in Cambridge, Mass. He was educated in school there and earned an engineering degree at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Shortly after he came to Oregon, Mr. MacNaughton took a job as draftsman with Edgar Lazarus, an architect, and in 1906 joined a firm known as MacNaughton, Raymond and Lawrence, architects and engineers. In 1911 he was with the firm of Strong and MacNaughton, dealing in property planning, construction and management. Mr. MacNaughton in 1925 started his banking career and was vice president of Ladd & Tilton Bank, continuing until it was sold in 1925 to the U.S. National Bank. He then entered the Strong-MacNaughton Trust Co., and remained until 1928 when he was appointed a vice president of the First National Bank. He became president in 1932. In 1947 he became chairman of the board for the bank and was to have become honorary chairman Sept. 1. From 1939 to 1950 Mr. MacNaughton was a director of The Oregonian Publishing Co., and in 1947 to 1950 was president. The noted civic leader held many positions during his 56 years as a Portlander. He was interim president of Reed College from 1948 to 1952 and served variously as regent, trustee, president of the board, between 1919 and 1952. Mr. MacNaughton also was president of the Northwest Hospital Service Plan (Blue Cross), a trustee of the Library Assn. of Portland, a trustee for Riverview Cemetery, the Portland Remedial Loan Assn., and the E. Henry Wemme Endowment Fund. He was the first president of the Urban League of Portland, the Nippon Society of Oregon and was moderator of the American Unitarian Assn. He also was a director of Resources for the Future, Inc. (Ford Foundation) from 1954 to 1959, and was president and trustee for the Rosenthal Friendly Trust Fund. Mr. MacNaughton’s career also included a director and chairmanship of the National Committee of American Civil Liberties Union, a director of the Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries, membership of the Jury of Award for Design of Oregon State Capitol Bldg., and a director and past president of the Oregon Historical Society. He was a member of the National War Labor Board’s West Coast Lumber Commission from 1942 to 1945.
Affiliations Listed
His lodge affiliations included the Mason, 32 AF & AM Imperial Lodge, Portland. He also was a member of the Unitarian Church and of the Arlington Club. Honorary citations included degrees from Reed College and the University of Oregon, the distinguished citizen award from the University of Oregon, citation and medal from the Emperor of Japan, and Third Class Order of Sacred Treasure in 1960. Survivors include the widow, Cheryl M.; sons, Boyd and Malcolm in Honolulu, and daughter, Mrs. Stuart (Alice) R. Kerr, Portland.
[The Oregonian, Portland, Oregon, Wednesday, August 24, 1960, page 15]
Ernest Boyd MacNaughton, one of Portland’s most active citizens, died of cancer early Tuesday at St. Vincent Hospital. He was 79. Mr. MacNaughton, who resided at 2165 SW Main St., was an engineer, banker, educator and director of several organizations. A banker since 1925, Mr. MacNaughton served the First National Bank of Oregon as vice president, president and chairman of the board. He was to have become honorary chairman Sept. 1. He was interim president of Reed College from 1948 until 1952. Active at the college from 1919 until 1952, he also served variously as regent, trustee and president of the board.
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He was director of The Oregonian Publishing Co. from 1939 until 1950 and president from 1947 until 1950. A defender of equal rights for all Americans, Mr. MacNaughton was first president of the Urban League of Portland, director and chairman of the National Committee of American Civil Liberties Union, president of the Nippon Society of Oregon and moderator of the American Unitarian Assn. Private services for the family will be Wednesday at Riverview Cemetery Chapel. Cremation and vault entombment will be at Riverview Cemetery. Dr. Richard M. Steiner, pastor of the First Unitarian Church of which Mr. MacNaughton was a member will speak at a memorial service for the public at 2 p.m. Sunday at First Unitarian Church.
[The Oregonian, Portland, Oregon, Wednesday, August 24, 1960, page 1]
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Banker MacNaughton Came Here ‘Flat Broke’
Ernest Boyd MacNaughton, Portland educator and civic leader who died Tuesday morning at St. Vincent Hospital, was “flat broke” when he arrived in Portland, Dec. 17, 1903. Mr. MacNaughton was born Oct. 22, 1880, in Cambridge, Mass. He was educated in school there and earned an engineering degree at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Shortly after he came to Oregon, Mr. MacNaughton took a job as draftsman with Edgar Lazarus, an architect, and in 1906 joined a firm known as MacNaughton, Raymond and Lawrence, architects and engineers. In 1911 he was with the firm of Strong and MacNaughton, dealing in property planning, construction and management. Mr. MacNaughton in 1925 started his banking career and was vice president of Ladd & Tilton Bank, continuing until it was sold in 1925 to the U.S. National Bank. He then entered the Strong-MacNaughton Trust Co., and remained until 1928 when he was appointed a vice president of the First National Bank. He became president in 1932. In 1947 he became chairman of the board for the bank and was to have become honorary chairman Sept. 1. From 1939 to 1950 Mr. MacNaughton was a director of The Oregonian Publishing Co., and in 1947 to 1950 was president. The noted civic leader held many positions during his 56 years as a Portlander. He was interim president of Reed College from 1948 to 1952 and served variously as regent, trustee, president of the board, between 1919 and 1952. Mr. MacNaughton also was president of the Northwest Hospital Service Plan (Blue Cross), a trustee of the Library Assn. of Portland, a trustee for Riverview Cemetery, the Portland Remedial Loan Assn., and the E. Henry Wemme Endowment Fund. He was the first president of the Urban League of Portland, the Nippon Society of Oregon and was moderator of the American Unitarian Assn. He also was a director of Resources for the Future, Inc. (Ford Foundation) from 1954 to 1959, and was president and trustee for the Rosenthal Friendly Trust Fund. Mr. MacNaughton’s career also included a director and chairmanship of the National Committee of American Civil Liberties Union, a director of the Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries, membership of the Jury of Award for Design of Oregon State Capitol Bldg., and a director and past president of the Oregon Historical Society. He was a member of the National War Labor Board’s West Coast Lumber Commission from 1942 to 1945.
Affiliations Listed
His lodge affiliations included the Mason, 32 AF & AM Imperial Lodge, Portland. He also was a member of the Unitarian Church and of the Arlington Club. Honorary citations included degrees from Reed College and the University of Oregon, the distinguished citizen award from the University of Oregon, citation and medal from the Emperor of Japan, and Third Class Order of Sacred Treasure in 1960. Survivors include the widow, Cheryl M.; sons, Boyd and Malcolm in Honolulu, and daughter, Mrs. Stuart (Alice) R. Kerr, Portland.
[The Oregonian, Portland, Oregon, Wednesday, August 24, 1960, page 15]
DEATH TAKES CIVIC LEADER
Ernest Boyd MacNaughton, one of Portland’s most active citizens, died of cancer early Tuesday at St. Vincent Hospital. He was 79. Mr. MacNaughton, who resided at 2165 SW Main St., was an engineer, banker, educator and director of several organizations. A banker since 1925, Mr. MacNaughton served the First National Bank of Oregon as vice president, president and chairman of the board. He was to have become honorary chairman Sept. 1. He was interim president of Reed College from 1948 until 1952. Active at the college from 1919 until 1952, he also served variously as regent, trustee and president of the board.
News Post Served
He was director of The Oregonian Publishing Co. from 1939 until 1950 and president from 1947 until 1950. A defender of equal rights for all Americans, Mr. MacNaughton was first president of the Urban League of Portland, director and chairman of the National Committee of American Civil Liberties Union, president of the Nippon Society of Oregon and moderator of the American Unitarian Assn. Private services for the family will be Wednesday at Riverview Cemetery Chapel. Cremation and vault entombment will be at Riverview Cemetery. Dr. Richard M. Steiner, pastor of the First Unitarian Church of which Mr. MacNaughton was a member will speak at a memorial service for the public at 2 p.m. Sunday at First Unitarian Church.
[The Oregonian, Portland, Oregon, Wednesday, August 24, 1960, page 1]
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Banker MacNaughton Came Here ‘Flat Broke’
Ernest Boyd MacNaughton, Portland educator and civic leader who died Tuesday morning at St. Vincent Hospital, was “flat broke” when he arrived in Portland, Dec. 17, 1903. Mr. MacNaughton was born Oct. 22, 1880, in Cambridge, Mass. He was educated in school there and earned an engineering degree at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Shortly after he came to Oregon, Mr. MacNaughton took a job as draftsman with Edgar Lazarus, an architect, and in 1906 joined a firm known as MacNaughton, Raymond and Lawrence, architects and engineers. In 1911 he was with the firm of Strong and MacNaughton, dealing in property planning, construction and management. Mr. MacNaughton in 1925 started his banking career and was vice president of Ladd & Tilton Bank, continuing until it was sold in 1925 to the U.S. National Bank. He then entered the Strong-MacNaughton Trust Co., and remained until 1928 when he was appointed a vice president of the First National Bank. He became president in 1932. In 1947 he became chairman of the board for the bank and was to have become honorary chairman Sept. 1. From 1939 to 1950 Mr. MacNaughton was a director of The Oregonian Publishing Co., and in 1947 to 1950 was president. The noted civic leader held many positions during his 56 years as a Portlander. He was interim president of Reed College from 1948 to 1952 and served variously as regent, trustee, president of the board, between 1919 and 1952. Mr. MacNaughton also was president of the Northwest Hospital Service Plan (Blue Cross), a trustee of the Library Assn. of Portland, a trustee for Riverview Cemetery, the Portland Remedial Loan Assn., and the E. Henry Wemme Endowment Fund. He was the first president of the Urban League of Portland, the Nippon Society of Oregon and was moderator of the American Unitarian Assn. He also was a director of Resources for the Future, Inc. (Ford Foundation) from 1954 to 1959, and was president and trustee for the Rosenthal Friendly Trust Fund. Mr. MacNaughton’s career also included a director and chairmanship of the National Committee of American Civil Liberties Union, a director of the Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries, membership of the Jury of Award for Design of Oregon State Capitol Bldg., and a director and past president of the Oregon Historical Society. He was a member of the National War Labor Board’s West Coast Lumber Commission from 1942 to 1945.
Affiliations Listed
His lodge affiliations included the Mason, 32 AF & AM Imperial Lodge, Portland. He also was a member of the Unitarian Church and of the Arlington Club. Honorary citations included degrees from Reed College and the University of Oregon, the distinguished citizen award from the University of Oregon, citation and medal from the Emperor of Japan, and Third Class Order of Sacred Treasure in 1960. Survivors include the widow, Cheryl M.; sons, Boyd and Malcolm in Honolulu, and daughter, Mrs. Stuart (Alice) R. Kerr, Portland.
[The Oregonian, Portland, Oregon, Wednesday, August 24, 1960, page 15]
Ernest Boyd MacNaughton, one of Portland’s most active citizens, died of cancer early Tuesday at St. Vincent Hospital. He was 79. Mr. MacNaughton, who resided at 2165 SW Main St., was an engineer, banker, educator and director of several organizations. A banker since 1925, Mr. MacNaughton served the First National Bank of Oregon as vice president, president and chairman of the board. He was to have become honorary chairman Sept. 1. He was interim president of Reed College from 1948 until 1952. Active at the college from 1919 until 1952, he also served variously as regent, trustee and president of the board.
News Post Served
He was director of The Oregonian Publishing Co. from 1939 until 1950 and president from 1947 until 1950. A defender of equal rights for all Americans, Mr. MacNaughton was first president of the Urban League of Portland, director and chairman of the National Committee of American Civil Liberties Union, president of the Nippon Society of Oregon and moderator of the American Unitarian Assn. Private services for the family will be Wednesday at Riverview Cemetery Chapel. Cremation and vault entombment will be at Riverview Cemetery. Dr. Richard M. Steiner, pastor of the First Unitarian Church of which Mr. MacNaughton was a member will speak at a memorial service for the public at 2 p.m. Sunday at First Unitarian Church.
[The Oregonian, Portland, Oregon, Wednesday, August 24, 1960, page 1]
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Banker MacNaughton Came Here ‘Flat Broke’
Ernest Boyd MacNaughton, Portland educator and civic leader who died Tuesday morning at St. Vincent Hospital, was “flat broke” when he arrived in Portland, Dec. 17, 1903. Mr. MacNaughton was born Oct. 22, 1880, in Cambridge, Mass. He was educated in school there and earned an engineering degree at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Shortly after he came to Oregon, Mr. MacNaughton took a job as draftsman with Edgar Lazarus, an architect, and in 1906 joined a firm known as MacNaughton, Raymond and Lawrence, architects and engineers. In 1911 he was with the firm of Strong and MacNaughton, dealing in property planning, construction and management. Mr. MacNaughton in 1925 started his banking career and was vice president of Ladd & Tilton Bank, continuing until it was sold in 1925 to the U.S. National Bank. He then entered the Strong-MacNaughton Trust Co., and remained until 1928 when he was appointed a vice president of the First National Bank. He became president in 1932. In 1947 he became chairman of the board for the bank and was to have become honorary chairman Sept. 1. From 1939 to 1950 Mr. MacNaughton was a director of The Oregonian Publishing Co., and in 1947 to 1950 was president. The noted civic leader held many positions during his 56 years as a Portlander. He was interim president of Reed College from 1948 to 1952 and served variously as regent, trustee, president of the board, between 1919 and 1952. Mr. MacNaughton also was president of the Northwest Hospital Service Plan (Blue Cross), a trustee of the Library Assn. of Portland, a trustee for Riverview Cemetery, the Portland Remedial Loan Assn., and the E. Henry Wemme Endowment Fund. He was the first president of the Urban League of Portland, the Nippon Society of Oregon and was moderator of the American Unitarian Assn. He also was a director of Resources for the Future, Inc. (Ford Foundation) from 1954 to 1959, and was president and trustee for the Rosenthal Friendly Trust Fund. Mr. MacNaughton’s career also included a director and chairmanship of the National Committee of American Civil Liberties Union, a director of the Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries, membership of the Jury of Award for Design of Oregon State Capitol Bldg., and a director and past president of the Oregon Historical Society. He was a member of the National War Labor Board’s West Coast Lumber Commission from 1942 to 1945.
Affiliations Listed
His lodge affiliations included the Mason, 32 AF & AM Imperial Lodge, Portland. He also was a member of the Unitarian Church and of the Arlington Club. Honorary citations included degrees from Reed College and the University of Oregon, the distinguished citizen award from the University of Oregon, citation and medal from the Emperor of Japan, and Third Class Order of Sacred Treasure in 1960. Survivors include the widow, Cheryl M.; sons, Boyd and Malcolm in Honolulu, and daughter, Mrs. Stuart (Alice) R. Kerr, Portland.
[The Oregonian, Portland, Oregon, Wednesday, August 24, 1960, page 15]
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