Stephen F. Chadwick

Stephen Fowler Chadwick ( born December 25, 1825 Middletown, Connecticut; † January 15, 1895 in Salem, Oregon ) was an American politician and from 1877 to 1878, the fifth Governor of the State of Oregon.

Early years

Stephen Chadwick attended the local schools of his home. He then studied law in New York State. After his made ​​in 1850 admitted to the bar, he moved to Scottsburg in Oregon. There he worked in his new profession, and was also the head of the local post office. He later moved to Roseburg, where he became a judge in Douglas County. At the same time, he served as Deputy Attorney General for Southern Oregon. At that time, Chadwick was one of the directors of the railway company Oregon Central Railroad, which is part of the Southern Pacific Railroad was later.

Political career

Chadwick was a member of the Democratic Party. In 1857 he was a member of the Constituent Assembly of Oregon. In the years 1864 and 1868 he was each of the democratic electors in the presidential elections. In 1870 he was elected Secretary of State in Oregon; in 1874 he was confirmed by the voters in this office. According to the Political Constitution of the Secretary of State was also the representative of the Governor; a lieutenant governor did not exist. Following the resignation of Governor La Fayette Grover on February 1, 1877 Chadwick had his term of office to finish. Until September 11, 1878, he was so Governor of Oregon. During this time there was a conflict with the Indians, in which the governor supported the white settlers and demanded tough action against the Indians. In this respect he was more radical set as the federal government.

In 1878, he aspired to a political office in Oregon more. After his brief governorship to Chadwick withdrew into private life. He has worked as a lawyer again and was active in a Masonic Lodge. Stephen Chadwick died in January 1895. He was married to Jane A. Smith, with whom he had four children.