Frederick W. Mulkey
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United States Senator from Oregon |
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In office January 23, 1907 – March 4, 1907 November 6, 1918 – December 17, 1918 |
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| Preceded by |
John M. Gearin Charles L. McNary |
| Succeeded by |
Jonathan Bourne, Jr. Charles L. McNary |
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January 6, 1874 Portland, Oregon |
| Died | May 5, 1924 (aged 50) Portland, Oregon |
| Political party | Republican |
| Profession | attorney |
Frederick William Mulkey (January 6, 1874 – May 5, 1924) was an American attorney and politician from the state of Oregon. A native of Portland, he began his political career on the Portland City Council, serving one year as its president. A Republican, he twice served as a United States Senator from Oregon, filling terms vacated by the deaths of the sitting Senator. He served a total of 81 days in the office.
On January 6, 1874, Frederick Mulkey was born in Portland, Oregon, to Mary E. (née Porter) and Marion Francis Mulkey. He was raised there and attended the Portland Public Schools before enrolling in the University of Oregon in Eugene in 1892. Mulkey graduated with a bachelor of laws degree from the school in 1896. He passed the Oregon bar in 1898 and entered private legal practice in Portland. In 1899, he received another law degree, this time from the New York Law School in New York City.
In 1900, Mulkey joined the Portland City Council, serving until 1902, and was the president of the group in 1901. He was chairman of the Oregon State Tax Commission in 1905-1906. On November 6, 1906, Mulkey was elected as a Republican to the U.S. Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the death of John H. Mitchell, replacing appointee John M. Gearin. Mulkey was one of the first two Senators to be elected under Oregon's direct primary law, in which Senators were selected by popular vote, and then were officially elected to the position by the Oregon Legislative Assembly to comply with Article One of the U.S. Constitution. (In 1914, the 17th Amendment established direct election of Senators.) He served from January 23, 1907, until March 4, 1907, and was not a candidate for re-election in 1907.
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