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  Williams, Richard
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AffiliationRepublican   
NameRichard Williams
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Portland, Oregon , United States
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Born November 15, 1836
DiedJune 19, 1914 (77 years)
ContributorThomas Walker
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Aug 16, 2015 04:41am
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InfoWILLIAMS, Richard, a Representative from Oregon; born in Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio, November 15, 1836; attended the common schools; moved to Monroe County, Oreg., in 1851; was educated at the Willamette University, Salem, Oreg.; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1857 and commenced practice in Kirbyville, Josephine County, Oreg.; moved to Portland, Oreg., in 1865 and practiced law; unsuccessful Republican candidate for election in 1874 to the Forty-fourth Congress; elected as a Republican to the Forty-fifth Congress (March 4, 1877-March 3, 1879); was not a candidate for renomination in 1878; resumed the practice of law in Portland, Oreg.; elected a member of the Portland School Board in 1890 and served for twenty years; died in Portland, Oreg., June 19, 1914; interment in Riverview Cemetery.


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  06/05/1876 OR - District 01 Won 51.87% (+3.75%)
  06/01/1874 OR - District 01 Lost 36.87% (-1.19%)
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