Bela S. Huntington
Bela S. Huntington | |
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| Member of the Oregon House of Representatives from the 47th district | |
| In office 1897–1898 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 5, 1858 Rockford, Illinois |
| Died | October 10, 1934 (aged 76) |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Helen May Wilson Maude S. Hendryx |
| Children | Wilson Bela Huntington Irving Curtis Huntington |
| Alma mater | University of Michigan |
| Occupation | attorney |
Bela Shaw Huntington (February 5, 1858 – October 10, 1934) was an attorney and politician from the U.S. state of Oregon. A native of Illinois, he was educated in Vermont and later moved to Oregon where he was an attorney in The Dalles.[1] Huntington was a Republican and served in the Oregon House of Representatives.
Early life
[edit]Bela Huntington was born in Rockford, Illinois, on February 5, 1858, the son of Charles A. and Lucretia Atwood (née Waterman) Huntington.[1] He lived at St. Johnsbury, Vermont, from 1864 to 1867, and then Olympia, Washington, from 1867 to 1875.[2] He received his early education at the St. Johnsbury Academy from 1875 until 1878.[1] Huntington attended the University of Vermont from 1878 to 1882 and earned a bachelor's degree.[1] From 1882 to 1883 he attended the University of Michigan Law School, and was admitted to the bar in Michigan in 1883.[1] He then moved to Oregon that year and entered private legal practice.[1] Huntington earned a master's degree from Vermont in 1885. On February 2, 1887, he married Helen May Wilson, and they had two children, Wilson Bela Huntington Irving Curtis Huntington.[1]
Legal career
[edit]He entered into partnership with F. P. Mays under the firm name of Mays & Huntington between 1886 and 1890.[2] Later, until 1909 he practiced with H. S. Wilson in The Dalles.[2] In September 1909, he moved to Portland, Oregon.[1][2] He was the president of the McKinley Club between 1892 and 1894, and he was chairman of the Republicans' county committee.[2] He was the Republican nominee for the Oregon House of Representatives for Wasco and Gilliam counties and was elected to a single two-year term in 1897.[2] He represented District 47, but the House failed to organize that year,[3] and Huntington did not return for the 1898 special session.[4] He never served again in the Oregon Legislature.[5]
Later life and death
[edit]Huntington's wife Helen died on September 30, 1923, and he remarried on October 23, 1928, to Maude S. Hendryx.[6] Bela Shaw Huntington died on October 10, 1934, at the age of 76.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g h Colmer, Montagu, and Charles Erskine Scott Wood. 1910. History of the Bench and Bar of Oregon. Portland, Or: Historical Pub. Co. p. 158.
- ^ a b c d e f Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- ), and Republican League of Oregon (1896). Republican League Register, a Record of the Republican Party in the State of Oregon. Register Pub. Co.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "1897 Regular Session (19th)". Oregon Legislators and Staff Guide. Oregon State Archives. Retrieved 5 February 2010.
- ^ "1898 Special Session (19th)". Oregon Legislators and Staff Guide. Oregon State Archives. Retrieved 5 February 2010.
- ^ "Chronological List of Oregon's Legislatures" (PDF). Legislative Committee Services. December 10, 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 June 2011. Retrieved 5 February 2010.
- ^ a b The Huntington family in America : a supplement to the genealogical memoir published in 1915 and including those known descendants whose records have been obtainable since that time. Norwich, Conn: Huntington Family Association. 1962. p. 262.