Samuel B. Huston

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Samuel B. Huston
Samuel B. Huston
In office
1893-1897
1917-1921
Constituency Washington County
Multnomah County
In office
1915-1917
Constituency Multnomah County
In office
1889-1890
1894-1895
Preceded by S. T. Linklater
Joseph C. Hare
Succeeded by F. A. Bailey
R. B. Goodin
Born March 16, 1858
New Philadelphia, Indiana
Died  ??
Nationality American
Political party Democrat, then Republican
Spouse Ella Geiger
Alma mater Northern Indiana University
Profession Attorney

Samuel Bruce Huston (March 16, 1858 – ?) was an American politician and lawyer in Oregon. Originally a Democrat and later a Republican, he served in both chambers of the Oregon Legislative Assembly and was twice the mayor of Hillsboro, Oregon. A native of Indiana, he served in the state senate as a Democrat from one county his first term, but moved and changed parties by his second term 20 years later.

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[edit] Early life

Samuel Huston was born in New Philadelphia, Washington County, Indiana on March 16, 1858, to Oliver W. Huston and Lucretia P Huston (nee Naugle).[1] The family moved from this southern Indiana town to Illinois, where Samuel received his education at a private school in Grand Glade.[1] He then earned his college education at Northern Indiana University (now Valparaiso University) in Valparaiso.[1]

He was admitted to the Indiana bar in 1879 before moving to Oregon and arriving on May 18, 1883.[1] In Oregon on June 28, 1884, he married Ella Geiger, the daughter of Dr. William Geiger, Jr. of pioneer stock.[1] He was admitted to Oregon's bar in October 1884 and began practicing law in Washington County.[1] In 1894, they had a son, Grover Clay, who died five months after birth.[2] Another son, Oliver, attended the University of Oregon and Yale University.[3]

Later he moved to Portland, where he continued to practice law and served as a member of the city's commercial club.[1] In 1906, Huston and Martin L. Pipes represented a defendant in the Oregon land fraud scandal with Francis J. Heney as the prosecutor and Charles E. Wolverton presiding in Oregon's federal court.[4]

[edit] Political career

Huston entered politics in 1889 when he won the election for mayor of Hillsboro.[5] The eleventh person to serve as mayor of Washington County's seat, he was in office from December 2, 1889 until December 5, 1890.[5] In 1892, Huston was elected to a four-year term in the Oregon State Senate.[6] A Democrat at the time, he represented District 29 and Washington County, serving through the 1895 session.[7] During this time he also served as mayor of Hillsboro a second term from December 4, 1894 until December 5, 1895.[5]

In 1914, he was elected to the Oregon House, representing Multnomah County, now as a Republican.[8] Huston then returned to the Oregon Senate after election in 1916.[9] He represented District 13 and Multnomah County,[10] and served in the 1919 regular session and 1920 special session as a Republican.[11]

[edit] Later years

During his later life, Huston served as a director at the Oregon Historical Society.[12]

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g Colmer, Montagu, and Charles Erskine Scott Wood. History of the Bench and Bar of Oregon. Portland, Or: Historical Pub. Co, 1910. p. 159.
  2. ^ Hillsboro Pioneer Cemetery Inscriptions, Surnames E - H. Cemeteries. Retrieved on May 16, 2008.
  3. ^ Schmitt, Martin. Catalogue of Manuscripts in the University of Oregon Library. University of Oregon. Retrieved on May 16, 2008.
  4. ^ Puter, Stephen A. Douglas, and Horace Stevens. Looters of the Public Domain, Embracing a Complete Exposure of the Fraudulent System of Acquiring Titles to the Public Lands of the United States. Portland, Ore: Portland Printing House, 1908. pp. 355-356.
  5. ^ a b c Mayors: City of Hillsboro. The Hillsboro Argus, October 19, 1976
  6. ^ 1893 Regular Session (17th). Oregon State Archives. Retrieved on May 16, 2008.
  7. ^ 1895 Regular Session (18th). Oregon State Archives. Retrieved on May 16, 2008.
  8. ^ 1915 Regular Session (28th). Oregon State Archives. Retrieved on May 16, 2008.
  9. ^ 1917 Regular Session (29th). Oregon State Archives. Retrieved on May 16, 2008.
  10. ^ 1919 Regular Session (30th). Oregon State Archives. Retrieved on May 16, 2008.
  11. ^ 1920 Special Session (30th). Oregon State Archives. Retrieved on May 16, 2008.
  12. ^ Oregon Historical Society. The Quarterly of the Oregon Historical Society: June 1925, Volume Xxvi, Number 2. Portland: Oregon Historical Society Press, 1925. p. 300.