39th Oregon Legislative Assembly

The 39th Oregon Legislative Assembly was the legislative session of the Oregon Legislative Assembly that convened on January 11, 1937 and adjourned March 8. It was the first assembly held in the second state capitol after the 1935 fire. The building was still partially damaged, but important parts, like the legislative chambers were ready for use.[1][2][3]

39th Oregon Legislative Assembly
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Backside of the capitol in 1939
Overview
Legislative bodyOregon Legislative Assembly
JurisdictionOregon, United States
Meeting placeOregon State Capitol
Term1937
Websitewww.oregonlegislature.gov
Oregon State Senate
Members30 Senators
Senate PresidentF. M. Franciscovich
Party controlRepublican Party of Oregon
Oregon House of Representatives
Members60 Representatives
Speaker of the HouseHarry D. Boivin
Party controlDemocratic Party of Oregon

Senate

Affiliation Members
  Democratic 12
  Republican 16
 Total 28
 Government Majority 4

Senate Members

Composition of the Senate
Senator Residence Party
Homer D. Angell Portland Republican
Ulysses S. Balentine Klamath Falls Republican
William D. Bennett Portland Democratic
Dr. James A. Best Pendleton Republican
William E. Burke Sherwood Republican
Byron G. Carney Milwaukie Democratic
George H. Chaney Coquille Democratic
C. W. Clark Roseburg Republican
William L. Dickson Portland Democratic
Robert M. Duncan Burns Republican
George W. Dunn Ashland Republican
George T. Eayrs Portland Democratic
Rex Ellis Pendleton Republican
Frank M. Franciscovich Astoria Republican
Thomas P. Graham Portland Democratic
Clyde L. Kiddle LaGrande Democratic
Dellmore Lessard Portland Democratic
Elwin A. McCormack Eugene Republican
Douglas McKay Salem Republican
Walter E. Pearson Portland Democratic
E. Lyman Ross Aloha Democratic
Charles K. Spaulding Salem Republican
Peter J. Stadelman The Dalles Republican
William H. Steiwer Fossil Republican
W. H. Strayer Baker Democratic
Cortis D. Stringer Lebanon Democratic
Dean Walker Independence Republican
Halvor C. Wheeler Goshen Republican


House

Affiliation Members
  Democratic 39
  Republican 20
Independent 1
 Total 60

House Members

Composition of the House
House Member Residence Party
Noah Ray Alber Portland Democratic
E. C. Allen Portland Democratic
Ray L. Antrim Aloha Democratic
Ellis W. Barnes Portland Democratic
R. H. C. Bennett Newberg Republican
Daisy B. Bevans Milwaukie Democratic
Harry D. Boivin Klamath Falls Democratic
Al Boon Mohler Democratic
Phil Brady Portland Democratic
Vernon D. Bull La Grande Democratic
William P. Cady Portland Democratic
Roy E. Carter Gold Beach Democratic
Fred Dawson Albany Democratic
Frank Deich Portland Republican
W. B. Duerst McMinnville Democratic
James W. Eckersley Oswego Democratic
Carl Engdahl Pendleton Republican
R. Wayne Erwin Pendleton Democratic
A. M. Esson Portland Democratic
Ernest R. Fatland Condon Republican
Giles L. French Moro Republican
George W. Friede Portland Democratic
Walter Fuhrer Salem Republican
A. S. Grant Baker Democratic
Fred E. Harrison Brownsville Democratic
Archie K. Higgs Portland Democratic
C. T. Hockett Enterprise Republican
Russell Hogan Portland Democratic
Dr. Jacob Frederick Hosch Bend Democratic
J. W. Hughes Forest Grove Republican
Clarence F. Hyde Eugene Democratic
Fred D. Jeannet Oswego Democratic
C. W. E. Jennings Valley Falls Democratic
Ronald E. Jones Brooks Republican
E. W. Kimberling Prairie City Republican
Ralph P. Laird Creswell Democratic
Charles H. Leach Portland Democratic
Thomas A. Livesley Salem Democratic
Grace Kent Magruder Clatskanie Democratic
J. T. Mahoney Siletz Democratic
Hannah Martin Salem Republican
William M. McAllister Medford Republican
J. H. McCloskey Norway Democratic
W. H. Miller Grants Pass Independent
Christina Munroe Hood River Democratic
A. Walter Norblad Astoria Republican
Delbert A. Norton Portland Democratic
O. Henry Oleen St. Helens Democratic
Alexander Rennie Corvallis Republican
Glenn N. Riddle Riddle Republican
Paul E. Roth Portland Democratic
Henry Semon Klamath Falls Democratic
V. B. Staples Ontario Republican
Ralph O. Stephenson Medford Democratic
Lyle D. Thomas West Salem Republican
Howard W. Turner Madras Republican
Jack Wagner Portland Democratic
A. Orville Waller Eugene Republican
Malcolm W. Wilkinson The Dalles Republican
Bernard A. Young Roseburg Republican

References

  1. ^ "Legislative Research at Oregon State Archives". sos.oregon.gov. Retrieved 2025-06-12.
  2. ^ "Oregon State Legislature". Oregon Legislature.
  3. ^ "1937 Session Legislators and Staff Guide State Government".
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