Clifton N. McArthur

Clifton N. McArthur (1923)

Clifton Nesmith McArthur (born June 10, 1879 in The Dalles , Oregon , † December 9, 1923 in Portland , Oregon) was an American politician . Between 1915 and 1923 he represented the third constituency of the state of Oregon in the US House of Representatives .

Early years

Clifton McArthur was the grandson of James Nesmith , who represented the State of Oregon in both houses of Congress . He attended public schools in Rickreall and the Bishop Scott Academy in Portland. He then studied until 1901 at the University of Oregon in Eugene . Between 1901 and 1903 he worked as a newspaper reporter for the Morning Oregonian newspaper. He then worked in agriculture until 1906. After studying law and his admission to the bar, also in 1906, he began to work in his new profession in Portland.

Political career

McArthur became a member of the Republican Party . In 1908 he was in Oregon on the board of that party. Between 1908 and 1911 he served as secretary to Governor Frank W. Benson ; from 1909 to 1913 he was a member of the House of Representatives of Oregon , where he was temporarily speaker of the house. In the congressional election of 1914, McArthur was elected to the US House of Representatives, where he replaced Walter Lafferty on March 4, 1915 . After a few re-elections, he was able to exercise his mandate until March 3, 1923. In 1922 he was not re-elected.

After his tenure in Congress was over, McArthur returned to his private business and returned to working as a lawyer in Portland. He died there in December 1923. Since 1913 he was married to Lucille Smith. The couple had no children.

Web links

• Clifton N. McArthur in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Clifton N. McArthur in the database of Find a Grave (English)