John R. McBride
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John Rogers McBride (August 22, 1832 – July 20, 1904) was an American lawyer and politician who served one term as a Republican U.S. congressman from Oregon from 1863 to 1865.
Early life
McBride was born near St. Louis, Missouri in 1832, the son of James McBride.[1] In 1851, he moved with his family to Lafayette, Oregon, where he became the superintendent of schools at the age of 22.[1] He studied law and after being admitted to the bar in 1855, he began a law practice in Lafayette.[1]
Oregon politics
In 1857, he served in the Oregon Constitutional Convention representing Yamhill County.[2] In 1860, he was elected to the Oregon Senate, and to the United States House of Representatives as a Republican in 1862.[1] He served one term, and after unsuccessfully seeking the Republican party's nomination for a second term in 1864, he was nominated as Chief Justice of Idaho Territory by President Lincoln on January 28, 1864.[3] He was confirmed by the senate on February 14, 1865, and resigned on April 23, 1868.[4][5]
Grant administration
In 1869, President Grant named him superintendent of the United States assay office in Boise, Idaho.[1] He was a member of Republican National Committee from the Idaho Territory in 1872, and a member of Republican National Committee from Washington from 1880 to 1892.[6]
Later career and death
He practiced law in Boise and in Salt Lake City, Utah before moving his practice to Spokane, Washington, where he died in 1904.[1] He was interred at Germany Hill Cemetery in St. Helens, Oregon.[6]
Family
McBride's youngest brother, George W. McBride, served as a United States senator from Oregon.[1] His other younger brother Thomas A. McBride was the chief justice of the Oregon Supreme Court three times.[7]
References
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- ↑ Corning, Howard M. Dictionary of Oregon History. Binfords & Mort Publishing, 1956.
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External links
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- Biographical Sketch of John McBride at Crafting the Oregon Constitution, Oregon State Archives
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- 1832 births
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- Republican Party Oregon state senators
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- People from St. Helens, Oregon
- Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Oregon
- Members of the Oregon Constitutional Convention
- Chief justices of the Idaho Territorial Supreme Court
- 19th-century members of the United States House of Representatives
- 19th-century members of the Oregon Legislative Assembly