38th Oregon Legislative Assembly

The 38th Oregon Legislative Assembly was the legislative session of the Oregon Legislative Assembly that convened on January 14, 1935and adjourned March 13.[1] There was a special session from October 21 to November 9. In the evening of April 25, a fire broke out in the capitol and burned the capitol to the ground, after the session was concluded. The 38th Assembly was the last convened in the second Capitol, which was built in 1876.

38th Oregon Legislative Assembly
37th Legislative Assembly 39th Legislative Assembly
The legislature took place in the second Oregon State Capitol, seen here in 1909
Overview
Legislative bodyOregon Legislative Assembly
JurisdictionOregon, United States
Meeting placeOregon State Capitol
Term1935
Websitewww.oregonlegislature.gov
Oregon State Senate
Members30 Senators
Senate PresidentHenry L. Corbett (R)
Party controlRepublican Party of Oregon
Oregon House of Representatives
Members60 Representatives
Speaker of the HouseJohn E. Cooter (D)
Party controlDemocratic Party of Oregon

Senate

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Affiliation Members
  Democratic 12
  Republican 17
 Total 30
 Government Majority 5

Senate Members

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Composition of the Senate
Senator Residence Party
George M. Aitken Garden Home Democratic
Jack E. Allen Pendleton Democratic
Dr. James A. Best Pendleton Republican
William E. Burke Sherwood Republican
Allan A. Bynon Portland Republican
Byron G. Carney Milwaukie Democratic
James T. Chinnock Grants Pass Republican
Henry L. Corbett Portland Republican
Ashby C. Dickson Portland Democratic
Robert M. Duncan Burns Republican
George W. Dunn Ashland Republican
Walter S. Fisher Roseburg Democratic
Frank M. Franciscovich Astoria Republican
John D. Goss Marshfield (now Coos Bay) Democratic
James H. Hazlett Hood River Democratic
Henry L. Hess La Grande Democratic
Dorothy McCullough Lee Portland Republican
Dellmore Lessard Portland Democratic
Elwin A. McCornack Eugene Republican
Douglas McKay Salem Republican
Walter E. Pearson Portland Democratic
Charles K. Spaulding Salem Republican
Isaac E. Staples Portland Republican
William H. Steiwer Fossil Republican
W. H. Strayer Baker Democratic
Cortis D. Stringer Lebanon Democratic
Dean Walker Independence Republican
N. G. Wallace Bend Democratic
Halvor C. Wheeler Goshen Republican
Peter C. Zimmerman Yamhill Republican


House

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Affiliation Members
  Democratic 38
  Republican 22
 Total 60
 Government Majority 16

House Members

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Composition of the House
House Member Residence Party
Noah Ray Alber Portland Democratic
Homer D. Angell Portland Republican
Ellis W. Barnes Portland Democratic
Harry D. Boivin Klamath Falls Democratic
Vernon D. Bull La Grande Republican
Roy E. Carter Gold Beach Democratic
J. R. Caufield Tillamook Democratic
John E. Cooter[a] Toledo Democratic
J. J. Tobin Democratic
William L. Dickson Portland Democratic
W. B. Duerst McMinnville Democratic
James W. Eckersley Oswego Democratic
Carl Engdahl Pendleton Republican
Warren Erwin Portland Democratic
Ernest R. Fatland Condon Republican
Harry Frazer Molalla Democratic
Walter Fuhrer Salem Republican
Romeo Gouley Brooks Democratic
William L. Graham Portland Democratic
C. P. Haight Canyon City Democratic
Moore Hamilton Medford Democratic
Fred E. Harrison Brownsville Democratic
Earl H. Hill Cushman Republican
M. M. Hill Hood River Democratic
C. T. Hockett Enterprise Republican
Nan Wood Honeyman Portland Democratic
Dr. Jacob Frederick Hosch Bend Republican
J. W. Hughes Forest Grove Republican
Clarence F. Hyde Eugene Democratic
William L. Johnson[b] Portland Democratic
Harvey Wells Democratic
W. A. Johnson Grants Pass Republican
Ronald E. Jones Brooks Republican
E. W. Kirkpatrick Milwaukie Democratic
William W. Knight [c] Roseburg Republican
Roscoe Krier The Dalles Democratic
Howard Latourette Portland Democratic
Charles H. Leach Portland Democratic
Paul Lynch [d] Mitchell Democratic
Grace Kent Magruder Clatskanie Democratic
Hannah Martin Salem Republican
J. H. McCloskey Norway Democratic
Howard S. Merriam[e][2] Goshen Republican
J. A. McKevitt Republican
T. W. Munyan Lebanon Democratic
Victor J. Nelson Portland Democratic
A. Walter Norblad Astoria Republican
Delbert A. Norton Portland Democratic
O. Henry Olsen St. Helens Democratic
W. R. Osborne Amity Republican
William C. Rankin Portland Democratic
A. Rennie Corvallis Republican
Glenn N. Riddle Riddle Republican
Millard D. Rodman[f] Culver Democratic
Howard W. Turner Madras Democratic
E. L. Ross Hillsboro Democratic
James H. E. Scott[g] Milton Republican
C. D. Hobbs Republican
Henry Semon Klamath Falls Democratic
J. Richard Smurthwaite Jr.[h] Baker Democratic
A. S. Grant Democratic
Warner B. Snider Paisley Republican
V. B. Staples Ontario Republican
Glenn O. Taylor Medford Republican
Lyle D. Thomas Salem Republican
Lew Wallace[i] Portland Democratic
Robert S. Farrell Jr. Republican

Notes

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  1. ^ Cooter resigned May 7 for health related reasons; J.J. Tobin replaced him on October 14.
  2. ^ William L. Johnson Jr. resigned on August 15, 1935 for health reasons. Harvey Wells succeeded him on August 18.
  3. ^ William W. Knight resigned on August 15, 1935 and was reappointed by the Board of Commissioners on August 23.
  4. ^ Paul Lynch resigned July 1, 1935. Giles French was appointed to his seat by the Board of Commissioners on July 15.
  5. ^ Howard S. Merriam was recalled in a March 18, 1935 special election. J.A. McKevitt was appointed by the Board of Commissioners on March 30.
  6. ^ Millard D. Rodman resigned on February 24, 1936. Howard W. Turner succeeded him on March 4, 1936
  7. ^ James H. E. Scott died in 1936. C. D. Hobbs succeeded him on May 27, 1936.
  8. ^ J. Richard Smurthwaite Jr. resigned August 2, 1935. A. S. Grant was appointed by the Board of Commissioners on August 12 to succeed him.
  9. ^ Lew Wallace resigned in May 1936 due to ill health. Robert S. Farrell Jr. succeeded him on September 18, 1936.

References

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  1. ^ "Oregon State Legislature". Oregon Legislature.
  2. ^ "Harry Merriam recall, Oregon (1935)". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2025-08-21.