Ralph Carey Geer | |
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Member of the Oregon Territorial Legislature | |
In office 1854–1855 | |
Constituency | Marion County |
County Clerk | |
In office July 1868 – June 1870 | |
Constituency | Marion County |
Personal details | |
Born | March 13, 1816 Willimantic, Connecticut |
Died | January 9, 1895 Waldo Hills, Oregon | (aged 78)
Spouse | Mary Catherine Willard |
Relations | Homer Davenport |
Ralph Carey Geer (March 13, 1816 – January 9, 1895) was an American farmer and politician in what became the state of Oregon. A native of Connecticut,[1] he lived in Ohio and Illinois before taking the Oregon Trail west to Oregon where he started a nursery and later raised livestock and grew flax. At times a Republican and later a Democrat, he served in the Oregon House of Representatives and as the clerk for the county. He was related to both Homer Davenport and T. T. Geer.