Rufus Mallory
U.S. Congressperson
1831 – 1914
Who was Rufus Mallory?
Rufus Mallory was an American educator, lawyer, and politician in the state of Oregon. A native of New York, he was a teacher in Iowa before moving to Oregon where he became an attorney. He was a district attorney before he served in the Oregon House of Representatives in the early 1860s. A Republican, he served as U.S. Representative from Oregon for a single term from 1867 to 1869 and then returned to the state house where he was Speaker of the Oregon House. Later he worked for the U.S. Treasury Department, while the Hotel Mallory in Portland was commissioned by him. Portland has additionally honored his memory via Mallory Avenue in the Albina District.
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- Born
- Jan 10, 1831
Coventry - Nationality
- United States of America
- Died
- Apr 30, 1914
Portland
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on July 23, 2013
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