Lansing Stout
| Lansing Stout | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Oregon's At-large district |
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In office March 4, 1859 – March 3, 1861 |
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| Preceded by | La Fayette Grover |
| Succeeded by | Andrew J. Thayer |
| Member of the California State Assembly | |
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March 27, 1828 New York |
| Died | March 4, 1871 (aged 42) Portland, Oregon |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Susan Plowden Stout |
Lansing Stout (March 27, 1828 – March 4, 1871) was an American politician and lawyer. He was the second person elected to the United States House of Representatives from the state of Oregon. He later served in Oregon’s legislature. A New York native, he also served in the California State Assembly.
Stout was born in the state of New York on March 27, 1828 (either in Pamelia or Watertown) and educated in public schools. He then studied law in Albany, New York under Ira Harris. He was admitted to the bar, and moved to California in 1851. He arrived in 1852 at resided in Placer County, California where he practiced law and served in the State Assembly. In 1857 he moved to Portland, Oregon, where he continued practicing law. In Oregon, Stout formed a law partnership with the U.S. Attorney for the Oregon Territory, William H. Farrar.
Stout was elected to the California Assembly in 1855.
His first foray into Oregon politics came in 1858, when he was elected as a judge in Multnomah County, Oregon. Later that year Stout was elected to the U.S. House in 1858 after Oregon had submitted to become a state, but months before statehood on February 14, 1859. In this bid, he was supported by pro-slavery factions led by Joseph Lane. After breaking ties with Lane, Stout was not re-nominated in 1860 by the state Democrats. While in serving in the 36th Congress, he served on the Committee on Expenses in the State Department and a committee on the rebellious states. In 1868 he was elected to the Oregon State Senate as a Republican, representing Multnomah County. He did not win re-election.
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