Charles Cutter, whose Tlingit name was Dockh-hoh-kharckh, was an actor and singer who performed under the stage name Chief Eagle Horse during the early decades …

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Charles Davis was a distinguished Oregon businessman, public servant, and public citizen. A conscientious objector in World War II, he was an important figure in …

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Charles Heaney was a printmaker and painter in Oregon for nearly sixty years. He lived most of his life in Portland, but he based …

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Although Charles Pickett spent only thirty-three months in Oregon in the mid-1840s, he left a surprising mark. He is credited with creating the first newspaper …

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Charles Linza McNary represented Oregon in the U.S. Senate from 1917 until his death in 1944. In an era that saw the challenges of World …

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By early May 1938, as his reelection bid faltered in the primary, Charles Henry Martin, Oregon’s anti-New Deal governor, placed the blame for his failing …

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An Air Force veteran, lawyer, and devout Christian, Charles O. “Charlie” Porter may be best remembered for his long legal fight to remove a Christian …

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Charles Ray Jordan was a towering figure in Portland history. The first African American to serve on the Portland City Council, he was the director …

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Charles A. Sprague published and edited The Oregon Statesman for forty years. During that period, he was Oregon's leading statesman, serving as governor, alternate delegate …

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Charles S. “Sam” Jackson, born in Virginia on September 15, 1860, came to Oregon in 1880 and settled in Pendleton. Barely twenty and without …

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