Orange Phelps
Politician
1886 – 1985
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Who was Orange Phelps?
Orange Phelps was an American businessman and politician in the state of Oregon. A native of California, he attended colleges in the Midwest where he played baseball before moving to Oregon. Phelps settled near Portland in Hillsboro where he opened the first movie theater and later served as a mayor of that city and on the city council. He continued in the movie business until the 1970s and also opened the first drive-in theater in the county.
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- Born
- Dec 24, 1886
Davis - Education
- Hanover College
- Northwestern University
- Died
- Aug 4, 1985
Forest Grove
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on July 23, 2013
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