George C. Brownell letters, 1897-1898.

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George C. Brownell letters, 1897-1898.

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Letters sent to Oregon State Senator George C. Brownell concerning requests for appointments to offices, favors, licenses, other government-related business, and congratulations on his re-election in 1898.

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Oregon Historical Society Research Library

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Brownell, George Grant

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George C. Brownell was born in Willsboro, New York, in 1858, the son of a mechanic. He studied law in New York State and moved to Kansas in the mid-1880s. There he practiced law and served as mayor of Ness City and County Attorney of Ness County. In 1891 he moved to Oregon City where he continued his law practice. After an unsuccessful run for the State Senate in 1892, he was elected to that body from Clackamas County in 1894, and re-elected in 1898, 1900, and 1902. He served as president of the...