Lansing Stout
Lansing Stout | |
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![]() 1857 carte de visite photo. The Oregon Historical Society. | |
Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromOregon'sAt-largedistrict | |
In office March 4, 1859 – March 3, 1861 | |
Preceded by | La Fayette Grover |
Succeeded by | Andrew J. Thayer |
Personal details | |
Born | New York | March 27, 1828
Died | March 4, 1871 Portland, Oregon | (aged 42)
Resting place | River View Cemetery |
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse | Susan Plowden Stout |
Lansing Stout(March 27, 1828 – March 4, 1871) was an American politician and lawyer. He was the second person elected to theUnited States House of Representativesfrom the state ofOregon,serving one term inCongressfrom 1859 to 1861.
ANew Yorknative, he also served in both theCalifornia State Assemblyand theOregon State Senate.
Early life
[edit]Stout was born in the state ofNew Yorkon March 27, 1828 (either inPamelia[1]orWatertown) and educated in public schools.[2]He then studied law inAlbany, New YorkunderIra Harris.[3]
Early career
[edit]He was admitted to the bar in New York, but in 1851 he left forCalifornia,arriving in 1852.[1]He settled inPlacer County, California,where he practiced law.[2]In 1855, he served in theState Assembly.[4]In 1857 he moved toPortland, Oregon,where he continued practicing law.[2]In Oregon, Stout formed a law partnership with theU.S. Attorneyfor the Oregon Territory,William H. Farrar.[3]
Politics
[edit]Stout was elected to the California Assembly in 1855.[2]
His first foray into Oregon politics came in 1858, when he was elected as a judge inMultnomah County, Oregon.[1]Later that year Stout was elected to the U.S. House in 1858 after Oregon had submitted to become a state, but months before statehood on February 14, 1859.[5]In this bid, he was supported by pro-slavery factions led byJoseph Lane.[6]After breaking ties with Lane, Stout was not re-nominated in 1860 by the state Democrats.[6]While in serving in the 36th Congress, he served on the Committee on Expenses in the State Department and a committee on the rebellious states.[1]In 1868 he was elected to theOregon State Senateas aRepublican,representing Multnomah County.[7]He did not win re-election.[8]
Later life
[edit]Stout married Susan Plowden in 1861 while back east serving in Congress. The two were married inLeonardtown, Maryland,[3]and had two sons.[9]The two moved to Oregon in 1863.[3]During his time in Oregon Stout was admitted to theOregon Supreme Courtbar during theterritorialperiod.[6] After serving in Congress, Stout resumed his private practice in Oregon.[2]He died in Portland on March 4, 1871, and was buried atRiver View Cemetery.[2]After his death, Susan marriedClatsop CountyCircuit Judge Raleigh Stott.[10]
References
[edit]- ^abcdThe Politicians: Lansing Stout.Archived2007-09-27 at theWayback MachineDocuments on Wheels. Retrieved on February 26, 2008.
- ^abcdefLansing Stout.Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved on February 26, 2008.
- ^abcdHines, H.K. (1893).An Illustrated History of the State of Oregon.The Lewis Publishing Co.: Chicago.
- ^Scott, Harvey(1890).History of Portland Oregon.D. Mason & Co., Syracuse. pp.555.
- ^Oregon Blue Book: Earliest Authorities in Oregon - U.S. Representatives from Oregon.Oregon Secretary of State. Retrieved on February 26, 2008.
- ^abcCarey, Charles Henry (1922).History of Oregon.Vol. 1. Pioneer Historical Publishing Co.
- ^Oregon Legislative Assembly (5th).Oregon State Archives. Retrieved on February 26, 2008.
- ^Oregon Legislative Assembly (6th).Oregon State Archives. Retrieved on February 26, 2008.
- ^Corning, Howard M. (1989)Dictionary of Oregon History.Binfords & Mort Publishing. p. 235.
- ^Clatsop County District Court Judges.Archived2008-08-22 at theWayback MachineOregon Department of Justice. Retrieved on February 26, 2008.
External links
[edit]- 1828 births
- 1871 deaths
- Members of the California State Assembly
- Oregon state senators
- Oregon lawyers
- Burials at River View Cemetery (Portland, Oregon)
- Oregon Republicans
- 19th-century American legislators
- 19th-century American lawyers
- Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Oregon
- 19th-century California politicians