Ralph Wilcox

Ralph Wilcox
Speaker of the Provisional Legislature of Oregon
In office December 13, 1848 – February 5, 1849
Preceded by	Robert Newell
Succeeded by	Levi A. Rice
Member of the Provisional Legislature of Oregon
In office December 7, 1847 – February 16, 1849
Succeeded by	Provisional Government dissolved
Constituency	Tuality District
Speaker of the Oregon Territory House of Representatives
In office December 2, 1850 – February 8, 1851
Preceded by	Asa Lovejoy
Succeeded by	William M. King
Member of the Oregon Territory House of Representatives
In office December 2, 1850 – January 21, 1852
Preceded by	David Hill
Succeeded by	Seat split into three
Constituency	Washington County
Oregon Territory Council
In office 1853–1854
Constituency	Washington County
Personal details
Born	July 9, 1818 East Bloomfield, New York
Died	April 18, 1877(1877-04-18) (aged 58) Portland, Oregon
Spouse	Julia Ann Fickel
Occupation	physician

Ralph Wilcox (July 9, 1818 – April 18, 1877) was the first teacher and practicing medical doctor in Portland, Oregon.^[1] He also served in the Provisional Government of Oregon, was a legislator during both the territorial period and when Oregon became a state, and a judge of Twality County during the provisional government. He killed himself at work at the United States District Court for the District of Oregon in Portland.