Rufus Mallory

Rufus Mallory
Mallory about 1910
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Oregon's At-large district
In office
March 4, 1867 – March 3, 1869
Preceded byJames H. D. Henderson
Succeeded byJoseph S. Smith
8th Speaker of the Oregon House of Representatives
In office
1872–1873
Preceded byBenjamin Hayden
Succeeded byJohn C. Drain
ConstituencyMarion County
Member of the Oregon House of Representatives
In office
1862
Personal details
Born
Rufus Mallory

January 10, 1831
Coventry, New York
DiedApril 30, 1914(1914-04-30) (aged 83)
Portland, Oregon
Resting placePortland Cremation Association
Political partyRepublican
SpouseLucy A. Rose

Rufus Mallory (January or June 10, 1831 – April 30, 1914) was an American educator, lawyer, and politician in the state of Oregon. A native of New York, he was a teacher in Iowa before moving to Oregon where he became an attorney. He was a district attorney before he served in the Oregon House of Representatives in the early 1860s. A Republican, he served as U.S. Representative from Oregon for a single term from 1867 to 1869 and then returned to the state house where he was Speaker of the Oregon House. Later he worked for the U.S. Treasury Department, while the Hotel Mallory in Portland was commissioned by him. Portland has additionally honored his memory via Mallory Avenue in the Albina District.[1]

  1. ^ Snyder, Eugene E. Portland Names and Neighborhoods: Their Historic Origin. Portland: Binford & Mort, 1979. Print.