Binger Hermann papers 1888-1920

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Binger Hermann papers 1888-1920

Binger Hermann (1843-1926) was a Roseburg attorney and politician who represented Oregon in the U.S. House of Representatives for sixteen years and served as commissioner of the General Land Office (GLO) under presidents William McKinley and Theodore Roosevelt. The collection contains personal and professional correspondence, including congressional letters, journals and notebooks, legal and financial records, historical pamphlets and postcards, school notebooks and autograph books, a memoir, scrapbooks, clippings, and photographs.

3.25 linear feet, 7 containers, 1 volume

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Hermann, Binger, 1843-1926

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Born in Lanoconing, Maryland, Binger Hermann settled in Coos County, Oregon in 1859. From the guide to the Binger Hermann letters, 1887-1925, (Oregon Historical Society Research Library) Binger Hermann (1843-1926) came to Oregon (1859) where he taught school (1859-1864), studied law (1864-1865) and was elected to the Oregon legislature (1866). Hermann was later an Oregon State Senator (1868-1870) and U.S. Land Agent for the Roseburg area (1871-1874). Hermann practised law in...