Harry D. Boivin
Deceased Person
1904 – 1999
Who was Harry D. Boivin?
Harry Dolan Boivin was an Oregon lawyer and politician. He was a member of the Oregon House of Representatives for four terms, from 1935 through 1942. He also served in the Oregon State Senate from 1955 to 1972. He held the position of Speaker of the House during the 1937 legislative session, and was President of the Oregon Senate during the 1961 and 1965 sessions. Boivin was known as "The Fox" for his expertise in parliamentary procedures and ability to build coalitions within legislature. For almost a decade in the 1960s and early 1970s, Boivin and a small group of rural conservative Democrats joined Republicans to control the state senate.
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- Born
- Feb 7, 1904
Ashland - Also known as
- Harry Boivin
- Spouses
- Died
- Mar 15, 1999
Medford
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on July 23, 2013
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