44th Oregon Legislative Assembly
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The legislature took place in the Oregon State Capitol, seen here in 2007 | |||||
| Overview | |||||
| Legislative body | Oregon Legislative Assembly | ||||
| Jurisdiction | Oregon, United States | ||||
| Meeting place | Oregon State Capitol | ||||
| Term | 1947 | ||||
| Website | www.oregonlegislature.gov | ||||
| Oregon State Senate | |||||
| Members | 29 Senators | ||||
| Senate President | Marshall E. Cornett | ||||
| Party control | Republican Party of Oregon | ||||
| Oregon House of Representatives | |||||
| Members | 60 Representatives | ||||
| Speaker of the House | John Hubert Hall | ||||
| Party control | Republican Party of Oregon | ||||
The Forty-fourth Oregon Legislative Assembly convened in 1947 for its regular biennial session, from January 13 to April 5, at the Oregon State Capitol in Salem. Republicans held overwhelming majorities over the Democrats in both the Senate (25–5) and the House of Representatives (58–2). The body held no special sessions. The Senate President was Marshall E. Cornett (R–17 Klamath Falls) and the Speaker of the House was John Hubert Hall (R–5 Portland).[1]
On 1947-10-28, Cornett died in a plane crash near Lakeview, Oregon, along with governor Earl Snell and secretary of state Robert S. Farrell, Jr.[2] Because the House speaker is in the gubernatorial line of succession after the secretary of state and Senate president, Hall ascended to the governorship and completed Snell's term.
Senate
| Affiliation | Members | |
| Democratic | 5 | |
| Republican | 24 | |
| Total | 29 | |
| Government Majority | 19 | |
Senate Members
| Senator | Residence | Party |
|---|---|---|
| W. W. Balderree | Grants Pass | Republican |
| Howard Belton | Canby | Republican |
| Allan G. Carson | Salem | Republican |
| Truman A. Chase | Eugene | Republican |
| Merle R. Chessman | Astoria | Republican |
| Marshall E. Cornett † | Klamath Falls | Republican |
| Austin Dunn | Baker | Democratic |
| Rex Ellis | Pendleton | Republican |
| Carl Engdahl | Pendleton | Republican |
| Ernest R. Fatland | Condon | Republican |
| Angus Gibson | Junction City | Republican |
| Frank H. Hilton | Portland | Republican |
| James N. Jones | Juntura | Republican |
| J. J. Lynch | Portland | Republican |
| Thomas R. Mahoney | Portland | Democratic |
| Eugene E. Marsh | McMinnville | Republican |
| Douglas McKay | Salem | Republican |
| Earl T. Newbry | Ashland | Republican |
| Thomas Parkinson | Roseburg | Republican |
| Lee Patterson | Portland | Republican |
| Walter J. Pearson | Portland | Democratic |
| Irving Rand | Portland | Republican |
| Peter J. Stadelman | The Dalles | Republican |
| Orval N. Thompson | Albany | Democratic |
| Dean Walker | Independence | Republican |
| Lew Wallace | Portland | Democratic |
| William Walsh | Coos Bay | Republican |
| George P. Winslow | Tillamook | Republican |
| Charles H. Zurcher | Enterprise | Republican |
† Signifies the Senator died in office
House
| Affiliation | Members | |
| Democratic | 2 | |
| Republican | 58 | |
| Total | 60 | |
| Government Majority | 56 | |
House Members
| House Member | Residence | Party |
|---|---|---|
| Fred W. Adams | Gold Beach | Republican |
| Alex G. Barry | Portland | Republican |
| John M. Bates | Lake Grove | Republican |
| O. H. Bengtson | Medford | Republican |
| J. E. Bennett | Portland | Republican |
| R. H. C. Bennett | Dundee | Republican |
| Robert A. Bennett | Portland | Republican |
| W. W. Chadwick | Salem | Republican |
| Herman H. Chindgren | Molalla | Republican |
| E. H. Condit | Westport | Republican |
| F. H. Dammasch | Portland | Republican |
| John Dickson | Portland | Republican |
| Frank A. Doerfler | Salem | Republican |
| Robert E. Duniway | Portland | Republican |
| Colon R. Eberhard | La Grande | Republican |
| Anna M. Ellis | Garibaldi | Republican |
| Carl H. Francis | Dayton | Republican |
| Giles L. French | Moro | Republican |
| R. C. Frisbie | Baker | Republican |
| Martin P. Gallagher | Ontario | Republican |
| John F. Gantenbein | Portland | Republican |
| Robert C. Gile | Roseburg | Republican |
| J. S. Greenwood | Wemme | Republican |
| John Hubert Hall | Portland | Republican |
| Joseph E. Harvey | Portland | Republican |
| Donald E. Heisler | The Dalles | Republican |
| Fred A. Hellberg | Astoria | Republican |
| Herman P. Hendershott | Eugene | Republican |
| Paul Hendricks | Salem | Republican |
| Carl C. Hill | Days Creek | Republican |
| Earl H. Hill | Cushman | Republican |
| Paul W. Houston | Oregon City | Republican |
| Earle Johnson | Corvallis | Republican |
| J. O. Johnson | Portland | Republican |
| E. W. Kimberling | Prairie City | Republican |
| E. Riddell Lage | Hood River | Republican |
| M. M. Landon | Sweet Home | Republican |
| C. L. Lieuallen | Pendleton | Republican |
| Art W. Lindberg | Pendleton | Republican |
| Pat Lonergan | Portland | Republican |
| Kenneth W. McKenzie | Wallowa | Republican |
| Ralph T. Moore | Coos Bay | Republican |
| William B. Morse | Prineville | Republican |
| William Niskanen | Bend | Republican |
| Henry E. Peterson | Ione | Republican |
| Stanhope S. Pier | Portland | Republican |
| Rose M. Poole | Klamath Falls | Republican |
| Harry Schmeltzer | Sherwood | Republican |
| Henry Semon | Klamath Falls | Democratic |
| John R. Snellstrom | Eugene | Republican |
| Burt K. Snyder | Lakeview | Republican |
| Lyle D. Thomas | Dallas | Republican |
| Frank J. Van Dyke | Medford | Republican |
| Harvey Wells | Portland | Republican |
| Marie E. Wilcox | Grants Pass | Republican |
| Harry R. Wiley | Lebanon | Republican |
| Rudie Wilhelm | Portland | Republican |
| Joe Wilson | Newport | Republican |
| Manley J. Wilson | Warren | Democratic |
| Douglas R. Yeater | Salem | Republican |
† Signifies the Representative died in office
See also
References
- ^ "Oregon Legislators and Staff Guide-1947 Regular Session (44th): January 13 – April 5". Oregon Secretary of State. 2012. Retrieved August 5, 2012.
- ^ Editors Sharp, Nancy Weatherly and James Roger Sharp. American Legislative Leaders in the West, 1911-1994. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press. 1997, p. 111.