Luther Elkins

Luther Elkins
President of the Oregon State Senate
In office
1860–1861
Preceded by position created
Succeeded by Wilson Bowlby
Personal details
Born May 26, 1809
Cornville, Maine
Died December 13, 1887(1887-12-13) (aged 78)[1]
Oregon
Political party Democrat

Luther Elkins (May 26, 1809 – December 13, 1887) was an American politician and pioneer in the state of Oregon. Born in Cornville, Maine and married to Philotheta Williams, he immigrated to the Oregon Territory in 1852,[2][3] overland via the Oregon Trail. He served in the Oregon Territorial Legislature and was a delegate to the Oregon Constitutional Convention.[2] He was elected to the Oregon State Senate in 1858, serving in the 1859 special session, for which he was selected as the Oregon Senate's first President.[4] He also served in the 1860 regular session, again as president.[4]

He died in 1887,[2][3] on December 13,[1] and is buried at the Pioneer Cemetery in Lebanon, Oregon.

References

  1. 1 2 "Luther Elkins". Find a Grave. Retrieved 2014-12-28.
  2. 1 2 3 "Biographical Sketch of Luther Elkins". Crafting the Oregon Constitution. Oregon State Archives. Retrieved 2016-06-20.
  3. 1 2 Terry, John (April 3, 2010). "Luther Elkins presided over not-so-civil war in Oregon politics". The Oregonian. Retrieved 2014-12-28.
  4. 1 2 Oregon Blue Book: Senate Presidents of Oregon. Oregon Secretary of State. Retrieved 2014-06-23.


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