William D. Hare

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William D. Hare
William D. Hare
Member of the Oregon State Senate
from the 28th district
In office
1885 – 1889
Preceded by R. H. Tyson
Succeeded by Thomas H. Tongue
In office
December 14, 1885 – December 13, 1886
Preceded by Rodolph Crandall
Succeeded by Thomas H. Tongue
Born September 1, 1834
Wheeling, Virginia
Died February 6, 1910
Hillsboro, Oregon
Nationality American
Political party Republican
Spouse Henrietta Schofield
Mary A. Anthony
Relations John Davenport
Children Joseph C. Hare
William G. Hare

William Davenport Hare (September 1, 1834—February 6, 1910) was an American politician in Oregon. He served as a Republican member of the Oregon Legislature and the 8th mayor of Hillsboro, Oregon. His other duties included those of customs collector and presidential elector. A native of what was Virginia, his grandfather was a member of the United States Congress, while several of his descendants would also serve in the Oregon Legislature.

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[edit] Early life

A native of Wheeling, Virginia (after 1863, West Virginia), William Hare was born September 1, 1834, the eldest of nine children of the Reverend Joseph Hare and his wife, the former Frances Ellen Davenport.[1] Hare’s paternal grandfather emigrated from England and settled in Ohio.[1] His maternal grandfather was Congressman John Davenport.[1] In 1853, as he was turning 19, William embarked upon the transcontinental journey to the Oregon Territory across the Oregon Trail and first settled in Portland, Oregon where he worked as a purser on the steamship Fashion for three years.[1] Then, in 1857, he moved to Hillsboro to take a job copying records for the county.[1] William completed that job in under a year and was subsequently made county auditor.[1]

[edit] Politics

Beginning in 1858, William Hare started a long political career when he was elected county clerk and won re-election in 1860 and 1862.[1] During his time in office, he studied law, passed the bar in 1864 and began private practice in Hillsboro.[1] In 1870, he served in the Oregon House of Representatives,[2] was a presidential elector in 1872, and received an appointment from President Grant to be the customs collector for Astoria, Oregon.[1] He remained in that position for almost a decade and when his term expired in 1881, returned to his law practice in Hillsboro.[1]

In 1884, Hare was elected as a Republican to the Oregon State Senate[3] to represent District 28 in Washington County—he also served in the 1885 special session of the legislature.[4] Hare joined William N. Barrett to form a legal firm in 1884, with the two remaining partners until 1886.[5] After serving in the 1887 session he was replaced by fellow Republican Thomas H. Tongue.[6] Hare was also elected that year as the mayor of Hillsboro to replace Rodolph Crandall.[7] After his one-year term ended on December 13, 1886, his successor was, once again, future Congressman and his senate replacement Thomas H. Tongue.[7]

[edit] Family

In 1859, William D. Hare married Henrietta Schofield (d. 1890), and they had six children—Joseph C. Hare, Frances Ellen Hare, Martha G. Hare, Henrietta Hare, Ruth Hare, and William G. Hare who also served in the legislature.[1][8] Hare's second marriage was to Mary A. Anthony.[1] Hare died on February 6, 1910, and was buried at the Hillsboro Pioneer Cemetery.[9][10]

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Portrait and biographical record of Portland and vicinity Oregon. containing original sketches of many well known citizens of the past and present. Chicago: Chapman Pub. Co., © 1903. p. 727-8.
  2. ^ Oregon Legislative Assembly (6th) 1870 Regular Session. Oregon State Archives. Retrieved on February 3, 2008.
  3. ^ Oregon Legislative Assembly (13th) 1885 Regular Session. Oregon State Archives. Retrieved on February 3, 2008.
  4. ^ Oregon Legislative Assembly (13th) 1885 Special Session. Oregon State Archives. Retrieved on February 3, 2008.
  5. ^ Colmer, Montagu, and Charles Erskine Scott Wood. History of the Bench and Bar of Oregon. Portland, Or: Historical Pub. Co, 1910. p. 85.
  6. ^ Oregon Legislative Assembly (14th) 1887 Regular Session. Oregon State Archives. Retrieved on February 3, 2008.
  7. ^ a b Hillsboro mayors. Hillsboro Historical Society. Retrieved on February 3, 2008.
  8. ^ Oregon Legislative Assembly (28th) 1915 Regular Session. Oregon State Archives. Retrieved on February 3, 2008.
  9. ^ Hillsboro Pioneer Cemetery Inscriptions, Surnames E - H. Cemeteries Retrieved on February 3, 2008.
  10. ^ History of the Bench and Bar of Oregon. Historical Publishing Company. Portland, Or. (1910) p. 268.