W. W. Thayer
Richard Williams (congressman)
...family moved to Portland in 1872. There he partnered with Lair Hill and later governor William Wallace Thayer. Williams ran as a Republican for Congress in 1874. He faced Democrat...
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W. W. Thayer
...of his assistance in the Watts Case, the Oregon State Democratic Party nominated Thayer for Governor in 1878. Thayer would win narrowly, by a margin of 59 votes. Thayer's time in office...
James K. Kelly
...served as Chief Justice of the court during that time. Kelly was appointed to the position by Governor W. W. Thayer, (along with Justices Reuben P. Boise and Paine Page Prim) as a...
Andrew J. Thayer
...worked as the U.S. Attorney for Oregon. His brother was William W. Thayer, a governor of Oregon. After Congress, Thayer returned to legal work and served as a district attorney and...
Lone Fir Cemetery
...U.S. Representative J.C. Hawthorne , founder of Oregon Hospital for the Insane William Wallace Thayer (1827-1899), Governor of Oregon, Chief Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court
Reuben P. Boise
...seats and the three positions were filled by appointment of the governor. Boise was appointed by Governor W. W. Thayer to the new court in 1878, with his term ending in 1880. During his...
