Francis A. Chenoweth
| Francis A. Chenoweth | |
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Chenoweth as Speaker of the Oregon House
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| 5th Speaker of the Oregon House of Representatives | |
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In office 1866–1866 |
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| Preceded by | Isaac R. Moores, Jr. |
| Succeeded by | John Whiteaker |
| Speaker of the Washington House of Representatives | |
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In office 1854–1854 |
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| Associate Justice of the Washington Supreme Court | |
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In office 1854–1858 |
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| Appointed by | Franklin Pierce |
| Preceded by | Victor Munroe |
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| Born | May 24, 1819 Franklin County, Ohio |
| Died | November 29, 1899 (aged 80) Kings Valley, Oregon |
| Spouse(s) | Hannah Logan Elizabeth Findley |
Francis A. Chenoweth (May 24, 1819 – November 29, 1899) was an American lawyer and politician in the Pacific Northwest. A native of Ohio, he lived in Iowa and Wisconsin before immigrating to the Oregon Territory. There he served in the legislature of the Oregon Territory and then the Washington Territory, including serving as Speaker of the Washington House of Representatives. A Democrat, he then served on the Washington Supreme Court before returning to Oregon where he was elected to the Oregon House of Representatives and was selected as Speaker of the body for one session.
Francis Chenoweth was born in Clark County, Ohio, on May 24, 1819, to Rachel Morgan and Thomas C. Chenowith. He moved to Grant County, Wisconsin, where in 1842 to the age of 22 passed the Wisconsin bar. That year he also married Maud S. Hannah Logan of Iowa, and had two children while living in both Iowa and Wisconsin.
In 1849, he moved to the Oregon Territory and the next year settled on the north side of the Columbia River. Before moving he married Elizabeth Ann Findley in Oregon City on March 27, 1850, and they had eight children. Chenoweth and family settled at the new community of Cascade, located at the lower set of rapids on the river. There he operated a business portaging cargo and passengers around the set of rapids. This consisted of a mule powered train pulling cars over a two to four mile (6 km) track. Opened in 1851, it was the first railroad in what is now the state of Washington.
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