James W. Mott
| James Wheaton Mott | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Oregon's 1st district |
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In office March 4, 1933 – November 12, 1945 |
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| Preceded by | Willis C. Hawley |
| Succeeded by | A. Walter Norblad |
| Member of the Oregon House of Representatives | |
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In office 1922–1928 1930–1932 |
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| Born | November 12, 1883 New Washington, Pennsylvania |
| Died | November 12, 1945 (aged 62) Bethesda, Maryland |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Ethel Lucile Walling |
James Wheaton Mott (November 12, 1883 – November 12, 1945) was a U.S. Representative from Oregon. A graduate of Columbia University and Willamette University's law school, he worked as a newspaper reporter, city attorney, and was elected to the Oregon House of Representatives.
Born near New Washington, Pennsylvania, Mott moved with his parents to Salem, Oregon, in 1890. There he attended the public schools, and then the University of Oregon in Eugene, Stanford University in California, and finally Columbia University in New York City where he graduated in 1909. Mott then worked as a newspaper reporter in New York City, San Francisco, California, and Salem between 1909 and 1917. In Salem he graduated from Willamette University College of Law in 1917 with a law degree. He was admitted to the bar in the same year and commenced practice in Astoria, Oregon.
During World War I, Mott served as a seaman first class in the United States Navy. After the war he returned to Astoria, where he worked as the city attorney from 1920 to 1922. In 1919, he married Ethel Lucile Walling, and they would have three daughters together.
Mott was elected to and served as member of the Oregon House of Representatives from 1922 to 1928, and again from 1930 to 1932. Between stints in the House, he moved to Salem in 1929. While in the legislature, he worked as the Corporation Commissioner of Oregon from 1931 to 1932.
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