Jonathan Bourne Jr.
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| In office March 4, 1907–March 3, 1913 |
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| Preceded by | Frederick W. Mulkey |
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| Succeeded by | Harry Lane |
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Member of the Oregon House of Representatives
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| In office 1885–1886 |
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| Constituency | Multnomah County |
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| Born | February 23, 1855 New Bedford, Massachusetts |
| Died | September 1, 1940 (aged 85) Washington, D.C. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Profession | attorney |
Jonathan Bourne, Jr. (February 23, 1855 - September 1, 1940) was a United States Senator from Oregon. Born in New Bedford, Massachusetts, he attended private schools and Harvard University. He settled in Portland in 1878, studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1881 and practiced in Portland from 1881 to 1886. He had interests in mining, farming, cotton mills, and commercial enterprises.
Bourne was a member of the Oregon House of Representatives from 1885 to 1886, representing Multnomah County, Oregon.[1] He was elected as a Republican to the U.S. Senate in 1906, serving from March 4, 1907, to March 3, 1913; he was not renominated in 1912 by the Republican Party, but chose to run again under the "Popular Government" banner, coming in third. While in the Senate he was chairman of the Committee on Fisheries (Sixtieth and Sixty-first Congresses) and a member of the Committee on Post Offices and Post Roads (Sixty-second Congress). He was president of the National Republican Progressive League, and resumed his former pursuits in Oregon and Massachusetts. He engaged in newspaper work in Washington, D.C. until his death there in 1940; interment was in Cedar Hill Cemetery.
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| Preceded by Frederick W. Mulkey |
U.S. Senator (Class 2) from Oregon 1907-1913 |
Succeeded by Harry Lane |
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