Wednesday, August 29, 2007

Oregon Republican League: History 104 Biographies

Oregon Republican League: History 104 Biographies

Every Wednesday, the Oregon Republican League will post the biographies of important figures, in the League's/State of Oregon's history. Feel free to comment or share stories of your family's Republican affiliation.

http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=G000128

GEORGE, Melvin Clark, (1849 - 1933)


GEORGE, Melvin Clark, a Representative from Oregon; born near Caldwell, Noble County, Ohio, May 13, 1849; moved with his parents over the Old Oregon Trail in 1851 and settled on a homestead near Lebanon, Linn County, Oreg.; attended the country schools, Santiam Academy, and Willamette University, Oregon; studied law; was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Portland, Oreg., in 1875; member of the State senate from Multnomah district 1876-1880; elected as a Republican to the Forty-seventh and Forty-eighth Congresses (March 4, 1881-March 3, 1885); declined to be a candidate for renomination in 1884; resumed the practice of law in Portland, Oreg.; judge of the State circuit court 1897-1907; appointed by the circuit judges to superintend the construction of the Burnside Bridge over the Willamette River at Portland; director of the Portland public schools for five years; died in Portland, Oreg., February 22, 1933; interment in Lone Fir Cemetery.

Wednesday, August 22, 2007

Oregon Republican League: History 104 Biographies

Oregon Republican League: History 104 Biographies

Every Wednesday, the Oregon Republican League will post the biographies of important figures, in the League's/State of Oregon's history. Feel free to comment or share stories of your family's Republican affiliation.

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ELLSWORTH, Mathew Harris, (1899 - 1986)


ELLSWORTH, Mathew Harris, a Representative from Oregon; born in Hoquiam, Grays Harbor County, Wash., September 17, 1899; moved with his parents to Eugene and later to Wendling, Oreg.; attended the public schools; served in the Student Army Training Corps during the First World War; was graduated in journalism from the University of Oregon at Eugene in 1922; advertising manager of a newspaper in Eugene, Oreg., in 1923; engaged in the lumber business 1923-1925; manager of a lumber-industry publication 1926-1928; associate professor in journalism at the University of Oregon in 1928 and 1929; publisher and part owner of the Roseburg (Oreg.) News-Review since 1929; served by appointment in the State senate in 1941; elected as a Republican to the Seventy-eighth and to the six succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1943-January 3, 1957); unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1956 to the Eighty-fifth Congress; appointed by President Eisenhower as chairman of the Civil Service Commission for a two-year term and served from April 18, 1957, to February 28, 1959; resumed newspaper business profession; real estate broker; moved to Albuquerque, N.Mex., in 1975 and lived there until his death on February 7, 1986; interment in Gate of Heaven Cemetery.

Wednesday, August 15, 2007

Oregon Republican League: History 104 Biographies

Oregon Republican League: History 104 Biographies

Every Wednesday, the Oregon Republican League will post the biographies of important figures, in the League's/State of Oregon's history. Feel free to comment or share stories of your family's Republican affiliation.

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EKWALL, William Alexander, (1887 - 1956)

EKWALL, William Alexander, a Representative from Oregon; born in Ludington, Mason County, Mich., June 14, 1887; moved to Klamathon, Calif., with his parents in 1893, and to Portland, Oreg., in 1906; attended the public schools; was graduated in 1912 from the Oregon Law School at Portland; was admitted to the bar the same year and commenced practice in Portland, Oreg.; during the First World War served in the United States Army as a private in the Infantry, Central Officers Training School, in 1918; municipal judge of Portland 1922-1927; judge of the circuit court, fourth judicial district (Multnomah County), department 8, from 1927 until elected to Congress; elected as a Republican to the Seventy-fourth Congress (January 3, 1935-January 3, 1937); unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1936 to the Seventy-fifth Congress; resumed the practice of law at Portland, Oreg., 1937-1942; delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1940; appointed judge of the United States Customs Court, New York City on February 13, 1942, and served until his death in Portland, Oreg., October 16, 1956; interment in Portland Memorial Cemetery.

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William's parents were Swedish immigrants, Alexander & Emelie Johanson Ekwall.

Descendants of Alexander H. Ekwall

1 Alexander H. Ekwall b: 24 Sep 1851 in Sweden d: 23 Nov 1931 in Weed, California
.. +Emelie Johanson b: 18 Mar 1858 in Ryssby, Kalmar, SWEDEN d: in California
........ 2 Axel Eduard Ekwall b: 21 Jun 1874 in Landskrona, Sweden
............ +Minnie M. b: 1871 in Ohio
................... 3 Harry Ekwall b: 1889 in California
................... 3 Guy Ekwall b: 1894 in California
........ 2 Laura Elvira Ekwall b: 13 Aug 1878 in Landskrona, Sweden
........ 2 Martina Antonia Ekwall b: 16 Oct 1878 in Landskrona, Sweden
........ 2 John Albin Ekwall b: 26 Jul 1880 in Sweden d: 07 Dec 1946 in Weed, CA
............ +Celestia Grace Cady b: 01 Aug 1879 in Marshfield, Wood, Wisconsin d: 1956 in Contra Costa County
................... 3 Valla Cady Erie b: 28 Aug 1898 in Buckley, WA d: 20 Jun 1996 in Red Bluff, CA
....................... +Elwood Bruce Brearcliffe b: 18 Sep 1902 in CA d: 25 Jan 1958 in Tehema Co, , CA
............................. 4 Living Brearcliffe
................................. +Living Waterfield
................... 3 Elaine Grace Ekwall b: 24 Jan 1917 in Weed, Ca d: 14 Dec 1984 in Yuba City, CA
....................... +Sidney Heller b: 12 Aug 1914 d: 12 May 2000 in Yuba City, CA
............................. 4 Living Heller
............................. 4 Michael Heller b: 09 Nov 1947 d: 26 Jun 2002
................... 3 John Myron Ekwall b: 23 Nov 1918 in Weed, CA d: 16 Mar 1996 in Dunsmuir, CA
....................... +Loreta Mae perry b: 19 Nov 1918 in Blair, Oklahoma
............................. 4 Living Ekwall
................................. +Living Bass
........................................ 5 Living Bass
........................................ 5 Living Bass
........................................ 5 Living Ekwall
........ 2 Arthur Emil Ekwall b: 27 Mar 1883 in Landskrona, Sweden d: 22 Mar 1950 in Butte, California
........ 2 Anna Elilshabeth Ekwall b: 11 Mar 1885 in Landskrona, Sweden
........ 2 William Alexander Ekwall b: 14 Jun 1887 in Ludington, Mason County, Michigan d: 16 Oct 1956 in Portland, Oregon
............ +Lina Moser b: 28 Jun 1886 in Jefferson, Oregon d: 15 Oct 1967 in Portland, Oregon

Wednesday, August 08, 2007

Oregon Republican League: History 104 Biographies

Oregon Republican League: History 104 Biographies

Every Wednesday, the Oregon Republican League will post the biographies of important figures, in the League's/State of Oregon's history. Feel free to comment or share stories of your family's Republican affiliation.

http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=D000575

DURNO, Edwin Russell, (1899 - 1976)


DURNO, Edwin Russell, a Representative from Oregon; born on a farm in Linn County, near Albany, Oreg., January 26, 1899; attended public schools in Silverton, Oreg.; University of Oregon at Eugene, B.S., 1921; Harvard University Medical School, M.D., 1927; entered practice of medicine in Boston, Mass.; taught school and was high school athletic coach 1921-1923; during the First World War served in the United States Army as a sergeant of Infantry; served in the Second World War as a major in the Medical Corps, First Auxiliary Surgical Group, 1942-1945; awarded Purple Heart Medal; served on Oregon Board of Medical Examiners, 1947-1958; practiced medicine in Medford, Oreg.; member of the State senate in 1958-1960; delegate to Republican National Conventions in 1960 and 1964; elected as a Republican to the Eighty-seventh Congress (January 3, 1961-January 3, 1963); was not a candidate in 1962 for reelection but was an unsuccessful candidate for nomination to the United States Senate; resided in Medford, Oreg., until his death there November 20, 1976; entombment in the International Order of Oddfellows Mausoleum.

Wednesday, August 01, 2007

Oregon Republican League: Biographies 104

Every Wednesday, the Oregon Republican League will post the biographies of important figures, in the League's/State of Oregon's history. Feel free to comment or share stories of your family's Republican affiliation.

http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=D000220

DELLENBACK, John Richard, (1918 - 2002)


DELLENBACK, John Richard, a Representative from Oregon; born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., November 6, 1918; B.S., Yale University, New Haven, Conn., 1940; attended Northwestern University School of Speech, Evanston, Ill., 1946 and 1949; J.D., University of Michigan Law School, 1949; United States Navy, 1942-1946; United States Naval Reserve; lawyer, private practice; faculty, Oregon State College, 1949-1951; delegate, Republican National Conventions, 1964, 1968, and 1972; member of the Oregon state legislature, 1960-1966; vice chairman of Judicial Council of Oregon; elected as a Republican to the Ninetieth and to the three succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1967-January 3, 1975); unsuccessful candidate for reelection to the Ninety-fourth Congress in 1974; associate director, United States Peace Corps, 1975-1977; president, Christian College Coalition, 1977-1988; died on December 7, 2002, in Medford, Oreg.

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Representative Dellenback married Mary Jane McMullen, the great granddaughter of Marion McMullen and Evangeline Ryle.

Descendants of Marion McMullen

1 Marion McMullen b: 14 Jul 1845 in Dearborn Co., Indiana d: 13 Apr 1924 in Mcville, (Boone Co.) Kentucky
.. +Evangeline Ryle b: 13 May 1848 in Boone Co., Kentucky m: 28 Nov 1867 in Boone Co., Kentucky d: 02 Feb 1905 in Mcville, (Boone Co.) Kentucky
........ 2 Alfred McMullen b: 13 Aug 1877 in Bellevue Bottoms (Boone Co.) Kentucky d: 05 Nov 1939 in Covington, (Kenton Co.) Kentucky
............ +Lydia Blanche Jane Kite b: 24 Jan 1882 in Blanchette, (Grant Co.) Kentucky m: 10 Aug 1901 d: 05 Dec 1965 in Covington, (Kenton Co.) Kentucky
................... 3 William Franklyn Mc Mullen b: 07 Feb 1903 in Covington, Kentucky (Kenton Co.) d: 28 Nov 1970 in Cincinnati, Ohio(Hamilton Co.)
....................... +Catherine DeMoss
................... *2nd Wife of William Franklyn Mc Mullen:
....................... +Verlie May Wells b: 05 Aug 1909 in Covington, Kentucky (Kenton Co.) m: Apr 1928 in Covington, Kentucky d: 23 Mar 1980 in Los Angeles, Calif.
............................. 4 Mary Jane McMullen b: 17 Sep 1928 in Covington, Kentucky (Kenton Co.)
................................. +[2] John Richard Dellenback b: 06 Nov 1918 in Chicago, Illinois m: 10 Sep 1948 in Marion, In. d: 07 Dec 2002 in Medford, Oregon
........................................ 5 Living Dellenback
........................................ 5 Living Dellenback
........................................ 5 Living Dellenback
............................................ +[3] Living Ouellette
.................................................. 6 Living Dellenback-Ouellette
.................................................. 6 Living Dellenback-Ouellette
............................. 4 Living McMullen
................................. +Donald Roland Suttles b: 14 Nov 1929 in Cold Spring , Ky. Campbell Co.
........................................ 5 Living Suttles
............................................ +Living Martinez
.................................................. 6 Living Suttles
........................................ 5 Living Suttles
............................................ +Living Miller
........................................ 5 Living Suttles
............................................ +Living Jaquish
.................................................. 6 Living Suttles
.................................................. 6 Living Suttles
........................................ 5 Living Suttles
.................................................. 6 Living Daughter)
........................................ 5 Living Suttles
........................................ 5 Living Suttles
............................................ +Living Brantley
.................................................. 6 [1] Living Suttles
........................................ *2nd Wife of Living Suttles:
............................................ +Living Hobson
.................................................. 6 [1] Living Suttles
............................. 4 Mary Jane McMullen(Benedict) b: 17 Sep 1928 in Covington, Kentucky (Kenton Co.)
................................. +[2] John Richard Dellenback b: 06 Nov 1918 in Chicago, Illinois m: 10 Sep 1948 in Marion, In. d: 07 Dec 2002 in Medford, Oregon
........................................ 5 Living Dellenback
........................................ 5 Living Dellenback
........................................ 5 Living Dellenback
............................................ +[3] Living Ouellette
.................................................. 6 Living Dellenback-Ouellette
.................................................. 6 Living Dellenback-Ouellette
................... 3 Thomas Irvin Mc Mullen b: 20 Apr 1906 in Covington (Kenton Co.), Kentucky d: Nov 1936 in Covington (Kenton Co.), Kentucky
....................... +Helen McCormick b: 1908 m: 1930 in Covington (Kenton Co.), Kentucky
................... 3 Ellen Mae Mc Mullen b: 16 Feb 1908 in Covington (Kenton Co.), Kentucky d: 24 Aug 1961 in Covington (Kenton Co.), Kentucky
....................... +Lester Green Gillespy b: 1905 in Covingoton (Kenton Co.), Kentucky m: 15 Mar 1935 in Covington (Kenton Co.), Kentucky d: in Covington (Kenton Co.), Kentucky
............................. 4 Living Gillespy
................................. +Living Leslie
........................................ 5 Living Leslie
............................................ +Living Richman
.................................................. 6 Living Richman
.................................................. 6 Living Richman
.................................................. 6 Living Richman
........................................ 5 Living Leslie
............................................ +Living Dow
.................................................. 6 Living Dow
.................................................. 6 Living Dow
.................................................. 6 Living Dow
............................. *2nd Husband of Living Gillespy:
................................. +Living Wheeler
................... 3 Charles Alfred Mc Mullen b: 12 Dec 1920 in Covington (Kenton Co.), Kentucky d: 25 Oct 1984 in Ft. Thomas, (Campbell Co.)Kentucky
....................... +Iris Ginn b: 1928 in Covington, Kentucky (Kenton Co.) m: 1949 in Covington, (Kenton Co., )Kentucky
................... *2nd Wife of Charles Alfred Mc Mullen:
....................... +Phyllis Williamson b: 1930 in Cincinnati(Hamilton Co.)Ohio m: 1951 in Cincinnati(Hamilton Co.), Ohio d: in Ft. Mitchell(Campbell Co., )Kentucky
............................. 4 Living McMullen
............................. 4 Living McMullen
................................. +Living Berger
............................. 4 Living McMullen
........ 2 Ida McMullen b: 18 Sep 1868 d: 25 Dec 1905
............ +Roll Akins
........ 2 Oscar McMullen b: 05 Nov 1869 in Boone Co., Kentucky(Macville) d: 17 Feb 1959 in Dayton (Campbell Co., ) Kentucky
............ +Lillie Willis b: 18 Mar 1881 in Casey City, Kentucky m: 25 Oct 1900 d: 10 May 1936 in Dayton (Campbell Co., ) Kentucky
................... 3 Jessie May McMullen
................... 3 Ella Nora McMullen b: 04 Aug 1909 in Dayton (Campbell Co., Kentucky d: 22 Oct 1977 in Eugene, Oregon
....................... +Joseph Edward Studenberg b: in Lawrenceburg, Indiana
............................. 4 Living Jr.
................................. +Living DeLong
........................................ 5 Living Studenberg
........................................ 5 Living Studenberg
........................................ 5 Living Studenberg
............................. 4 Living Churchill(Jack)Studenberg
................................. +Living Lombardi
........................................ 5 Living Studenberg
........................................ 5 Living Studenberg
........................................ 5 Living Studenberg
............................. 4 David Robert (Bob) Studenberg b: 21 Feb 1936 in Loveland Ohio d: in Eugene, Oregon
................................. +Living Gustafson
........................................ 5 Living Studenberg
........................................ 5 Living Studenberg
........................................ 5 Living Studenberg
................... *2nd Husband of Ella Nora McMullen:
....................... +Noel Spicknel
........ 2 Hubert McMullen b: 18 Jun 1871 in Boone Co., Kentucky (Macville) d: 28 May 1945 in Cincinnati, (Hamilton Co.) Ohio
............ +Amanda E. Dorman b: 19 Aug 1875 in Cincinnati(Hamilton Co., ) Ohio m: 01 Dec 1889 in Rising Sun, Indiana d: 15 Jun 1947 in Cincinnati (Hamilton Co., ) Ohio
................... 3 Lee Omar McMullen b: 03 Nov 1890 in Boone Co., Kentucky d: 04 Nov 1955 in Covington, (Kenton Co.) Kentucky
....................... +Geneva Akin b: 07 Oct 1892 in Bellevue, Kentucky d: 02 Mar 1982 in Cincinnati, Ohio, (Hamilton Co.)
............................. 4 Living McMullen
................................. +Living Krumer
........................................ 5 Living McMullen
........................................ 5 Living McMullen
............................................ +Living Hunley
.................................................. 6 Living McMullen
.................................................. 6 Living McMullen
.................................................. 6 Living McMullen
.................................................. 6 Living McMullen Step-son
........................................ 5 Living McMullen
............................................ +Living Clark
.................................................. 6 Living Clark
.................................................. 6 Living Clark
........................................ 5 Living McMullen
............................................ +Living McNamara
.................................................. 6 Living McMullen
........................................ 5 Living McMullen
............................. 4 Hubert Lee McMullen b: 30 Dec 1914 in Cincinnati, Ohio, (Hamilton Co.) d: 22 Jun 1972 in California
................................. +UNKNOWN Nanette
............................. 4 Ruth Ellen McMullen b: 09 Jan 1917 in Cincinnati, Ohio, (Hamilton Co.) d: 22 Dec 1997 in Cincinnati(Hamilton Co. ) Ohio
................................. +Melville Atkinson d: 20 May 1995 in Cincinnati, Ohio, (Hamilton Co.)
........................................ 5 Living Atkinson
........................................ 5 Living Atkinson
........................................ 5 Living Atkinson
............................. 4 Robert Lee McMullen b: 08 Sep 1922 in Cincinnati, Ohio, (Hamilton Co.) d: 16 May 1936 in Killed by a drunk driver.(Cincinnati, Ohio, (Hamilton Co.)
................... *2nd Wife of Lee Omar McMullen:
....................... +Mamie ?
................... 3 Raymond Earl McMullen b: 05 Nov 1892 in Boone Co., Kentucky d: 05 Jun 1945 in Cincinnati (hamilton Co.) O
....................... +Gladys Montgomery b: 30 Aug 1894 d: 1968 in Cincinnati(Hamilton Co.), Ohio
............................. 4 Living McMullen
................................. +Thomas Allen Bohrer b: 23 Dec 1928
........................................ 5 Living Bohrer
............................. 4 Gladys Mae McMullen b: 08 Sep 1909
................................. +Max Peskin b: 08 Sep 1909 m: 23 Sep 1933
........................................ 5 Living Peskin
........................................ 5 Living Peskin
........................................ 5 Living Peskin
............................. 4 Vincent Earl McMullen b: 20 Apr 1918
................................. +Helen Marie Daniels b: 15 Jun 1922 m: 17 Jan 1941
........................................ 5 Living McMullen
........................................ 5 Living McMullen
............................. 4 Julie McMullen b: 04 May 1920
................................. +August Dunnemann m: 17 Dec 1938
........................................ 5 Living Dunnemann
............................. 4 William Raymond McMullen b: 26 Oct 1924
................................. +Mary Kathleen Johnston b: 01 Sep 1926 m: 07 Oct 1946
........................................ 5 Living McMullen
........................................ 5 Living McMullen
................... 3 Luella McMullen b: 18 Jun 1895 in Boone County, Kentucky d: 15 May 1979 in Cambridge, Ohio
....................... +Arthur Ernst Milton Plueddemann b: 17 Oct 1892 in Saginaw, Michigan m: 17 Jun 1916 in Cincinnati (Hamilton Co.), Ohio d: in Akron, Ohio
............................. 4 Living Plueddemann
................................. +Living Boyce
........................................ 5 Living Plueddemann
........................................ 5 Living Plueddemann
........................................ 5 Living Plueddemann
........................................ 5 Living Plueddemann
........................................ 5 Living Plueddemann
........................................ 5 Living Plueddemann
............................. 4 Dale Reinhardt Plueddemann b: 08 Feb 1918 in Cincinnati, (Hamilton Co.), Ohio d: 25 Jul 1988 in Burlington, Iowa
................................. +Mary Lois Campbell b: 13 Apr 1926 in Bentonville, Arkansas m: 03 Jun 1944 in Sonoma, California
........................................ 5 Living Plueddemann
........................................ 5 Living Plueddemann
............................. 4 Arthur Harold Plueddemann b: 11 Jun 1925 in Cincinnati(Hamilton Co.), Ohio d: 14 Dec 1997 in Akron, Ohio
................................. +Gladys (Jackie) Mansell b: 13 Nov 1925 in Masury, Ohio m: 22 Jul 1944 in Akron, Ohio
........................................ 5 Living Plueddemann
........................................ 5 Living Plueddemann
........................................ 5 Living Plueddemann
........ 2 Otha McMullen b: 26 Sep 1874 in Boone Co., Kentucky d: 28 Mar 1911 in Cincinnati (Hamilton Co.), Ohio
............ +UNKNOWN Georgia
................... 3 Paul Marion McMullen
................... 3 Lillian McMullen
........ 2 Nannie McMullen b: 03 Jan 1876 in Boone Co., Kentucky d: 23 Aug 1895
........ 2 Susie McMullen b: 23 Aug 1879 in Boone Co., Kentucky d: 12 Feb 1910 in Hamilton County, Ohio
............ +Arlie Adams d: in Hartwell, Ohio
................... 3 Elmore Adams
................... 3 Ethel Adams
................... 3 Alma Adams
........ 2 Everet McMullen b: 27 Aug 1882 in Boone Co., Kentucky d: 26 Sep 1883
........ 2 Lena Dell McMullen b: 22 Mar 1885 in Boone Co., Kentucky d: 20 Jun 1903
............ +Fred Birkle