William Packwood | |
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Member of the Oregon Constitutional Convention | |
In office 1857–1857 | |
Constituency | Curry County |
Personal details | |
Born | William Henderson Packwood October 23, 1832 Mount Vernon, Illinois |
Died | September 21, 1917 (aged 84) Baker City, Oregon |
Spouse | Johanna A. O'Brien |
William Henderson Packwood (October 23, 1832 – September 21, 1917) was an American politician who served at the Oregon Constitutional Convention in 1857. A United States Army veteran from the state of Illinois, he was also a school superintendent and acquaintance of President Abraham Lincoln. He was an early resident of Baker City in Eastern Oregon.