Joseph N. Dolph

Joseph N. Dolph
United States Senator
from Oregon
In office
March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1895
Preceded byLa Fayette Grover
Succeeded byGeorge W. McBride
Member of the Oregon Senate
In office
1866
1872
1874
Personal details
Born(1835-10-19)October 19, 1835
Dolphsburg, New York
DiedMarch 10, 1897(1897-03-10) (aged 61)
Portland, Oregon
Political partyRepublican
Professionattorney
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Joseph Norton Dolph (October 19, 1835 – March 10, 1897) was an American politician and attorney in the state of Oregon. A native of the state of New York, he immigrated to Oregon over the Oregon Trail and settled in Portland where he became the state's federal district attorney. A Republican, he spent nine years in the Oregon State Senate before serving in the United States Senate from 1883 to 1895.[1]

  1. ^ Lawrence Kestenbaum (July 1, 1996). "Dolph, Joseph Norton". The Political Graveyard. Retrieved August 22, 2017.