Harry D. Boivin
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| 43rd President of the Oregon State Senate | |
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In office 1961–1963 1965–1967 |
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| Preceded by |
Walter J. Pearson; Ben Musa |
| Succeeded by | Ben Musa; Eugene "Debbs" Potts |
| Constituency | Klamath County |
| Member of the Oregon Senate from the 15th/18th district |
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In office 1955–1972 |
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| Preceded by | Philip S. Hitchcock |
| Succeeded by | Fred W. Heard |
| Constituency | Crook, Deschutes, Jefferson, Klamath; and Lake counties in 1955-1956; Klamath County only after 1957 |
| 38th Speaker of the Oregon House of Representatives | |
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In office 1937–1939 |
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| Preceded by | Howard Latourette |
| Succeeded by | Ernest R. Fatland |
| Constituency | Klamath County |
| Member of the Oregon House of Representatives from the 32nd district |
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In office 1935–1942 |
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| Preceded by | Ralph W. Horan |
| Succeeded by | Louis H. Caver |
| Constituency | Klamath County |
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February 7, 1904 Ashland, Oregon |
| Died | March 15, 1999 (aged 95) Medford, Oregon |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Vivian McCauley Boivin and Ruth S. Padgett |
| Profession | Lawyer |
Harry Dolan Boivin (February 7, 1904 – March 15, 1999) was an American lawyer and politician. He was a member of the Oregon House of Representatives for four terms, from 1935 through 1942. He also served in the Oregon State Senate from 1955 to 1972. He held the position of Speaker of the House during the 1937 legislative session, and was President of the Oregon Senate during the 1961 and 1965 sessions. Boivin was known as "The Fox" for his expertise in parliamentary procedures and ability to build coalitions within legislature. For almost a decade in the 1960s and early 1970s, Boivin and a small group of rural conservative Democrats joined Republicans to control the state senate.
Boivin was born in Ashland, Oregon on February 7, 1904, the son of Henry and Nellie Boivin. The family moved to Klamath Falls, Oregon in 1906. He received a bachelor’s degree from Santa Clara University; then went on to earn a law degree from the university.
In 1923, Boivin became an associate in a Klamath Falls law firm headed by Claude McColloch. When McColloch was appointed to the United States District Court in the 1930s, Boivin continued in a one-man law practice.
In 1934, Boivin married Vivian McCauley. Together they had two children.
Boivin, a Democrat, was elected to the Oregon House of Representatives in 1935, representing Klamath County. He was re-elected in 1937. At that time, he was only 33 years old. When his peers in the House of Representatives elected him speaker, he became the youngest speaker in Oregon history. He went on to serve two more terms as a state representative, holding his seat through 1942.
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