Harry D. Boivin

Harry Boivin
43rd President of the Oregon State Senate
In office
1961–1963
1965–1967
Preceded byWalter J. Pearson;
Ben Musa
Succeeded byBen Musa;
Eugene "Debbs" Potts
ConstituencyKlamath County
Member of the Oregon Senate
from the 15th/18th district
In office
1955–1972
Preceded byPhilip S. Hitchcock
Succeeded byFred W. Heard
ConstituencyCrook, Deschutes, Jefferson, Klamath; and Lake counties in 1955-1956; Klamath County only after 1957
38th Speaker of the Oregon House of Representatives
In office
1937–1939
Preceded byHoward Latourette
Succeeded byErnest R. Fatland
ConstituencyKlamath County
Member of the Oregon House of Representatives
from the 32nd district
In office
1935–1942
Preceded byRalph W. Horan
Succeeded byLouis H. Caver
Personal details
Born(1904-02-07)February 7, 1904
Ashland, Oregon
DiedMarch 15, 1999(1999-03-15) (aged 95)
Medford, Oregon
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse(s)Vivian McCauley Boivin and Ruth S. Padgett
ProfessionLawyer

Harry Dolan Boivin (February 7, 1904 – March 15, 1999) was an American lawyer and politician. He was a member of the Oregon House of Representatives for four terms, from 1935 through 1942. He also served in the Oregon State Senate from 1955 to 1972. He held the position of Speaker of the House during the 1937 legislative session, and was President of the Oregon Senate during the 1961 and 1965 sessions. Boivin was known as "The Fox" for his expertise in parliamentary procedures and ability to build coalitions within legislature. For almost a decade in the 1960s and early 1970s, Boivin and a small group of rural conservative Democrats joined Republicans to control the state senate.