George W. McBride

George Wycliffe McBride (* March 13, 1854 in Lafayette, Oregon, † June 18, 1911 in Portland, Oregon ) was an American politician ( Republican), who represented the state of Oregon in the U.S. Senate.

Origin and early career

George McBride was the son of James McBride, who belonged to the Parliament of the Oregon Territory as a deputy from 1863 to 1866 and was the United States Ambassador to the Kingdom of Hawaii. James McBride and his wife Mahalia had a total of 14 children, including John, born 1832, who became a politician and from 1863 also sat in the House of Representatives of the United States for Oregon until 1865. Thomas, another older brother, officiated 1913-1927 several times as Chief Justice of the State of Oregon.

After attending the public schools of his native George McBride wrote first on the Willamette University in Salem; after a year he moved to the Christian College in Monmouth, where he spent two more years of study. Finally, he began training in the law and was also included in the Bar Association; However, he never practiced as a lawyer. Instead, he was active in the following years in the commercial sector in the city of St. Helens.

Political career

In 1882, McBride's political career began with the election to the House of Representatives from Oregon, where he represented the Columbia County. He was elected Speaker of the Parliament chamber and remained so until 1884. Thereafter he held from 10 January 1887 to 14 January 1895, the Office of the Secretary of State in the state government of Oregon from. On 23 February the same year, the Oregon Legislative Assembly elected him U.S. Senator, and he his mandate in Washington DC perceived from March 4, 1895. McBride completed a six -year term in the Senate, where he was also Chairman of the Committee on Transportation Routes to the Seaboard. He also sat on the Committee for coastal defense. McBride, who represented the first born in Oregon politicians his state in the U.S. Senate, was not re- nominated by his party in 1900 and was forced to cede to the candidates in his place for the Republican John H. Mitchell his mandate on March 3, 1901.

In 1904, McBride became the Federal Commissioner for the Louisiana Purchase Exposition, the World's Fair in St. Louis, appointed. Later, he was still working as a representative of the Western Pacific Railroad in California. He died in 1911 in Portland; his ashes were buried after a cremation in St. Helens.