User:Valfontis/List of Capitol names

This is a complete list, in alphabetical order, of the 158 names that are painted in the house and senate chambers of the Oregon State Capitol in Salem, Oregon, United States. Each person had some connection with Oregon's history.

House chamber[edit]

Senate chamber[edit]

Albert Gallatin^[1]
Cornelius Gilliam^[1]
Lafayette Grover
William S. Harney
Oliver Otis Howard
William Hume (businessperson)^[1] (Salmon canning czar, brother of R. D.)
Wilson Price Hunt^[1]
Thomas Jefferson^[1]
Young Chief Joseph^[1]
William Keil
Hall J. Kelley^[1]
John Kendrick
Joseph Lane^[1]
George LeBreton
John Ledyard
Jason Lee^[1]
Seth Lewelling
Lewis F. Linn
Asa L. Lovejoy
Francois X. Matthieu
Joseph L. Meek^[1]
James W. Nesmith^[1]

References[edit]

This list is derived from Cogswell, Philip Jr. (1977). Capitol Names: Individuals Woven Into Oregon's History. Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society. The spellings are those listed in the book and may not reflect current usage.

Notes[edit]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x ^y ^z ^aa ^ab ^ac ^ad ^ae ^af ^ag ^ah ^ai ^aj ^ak ^al ^am ^an ^ao ^ap ^aq ^ar ^as ^at ^au ^av ^aw ^ax ^ay ^az ^ba ^bb ^bc ^bd ^be ^bf ^bg ^bh ^bi ^bj ^bk ^bl ^bm ^bn ^bo ^bp ^bq ^br ^bs ^bt Has a liberty ship named after him or her (many liberty ships were built in Oregon, so they were commonly named after notable Oregonians)
^ Note: Spelled "Russel" in frieze and "Russell" in Cogswell

External links[edit]

[[Category:History of Oregon]]

[Lib-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x ^y ^z ^aa ^ab ^ac ^ad ^ae ^af ^ag ^ah ^ai ^aj ^ak ^al ^am ^an ^ao ^ap ^aq ^ar ^as ^at ^au ^av ^aw ^ax ^ay ^az ^ba ^bb ^bc ^bd ^be ^bf ^bg ^bh ^bi ^bj ^bk ^bl ^bm ^bn ^bo ^bp ^bq ^br ^bs ^bt Has a liberty ship named after him or her (many liberty ships were built in Oregon, so they were commonly named after notable Oregonians)

[2] Note: Spelled "Russel" in frieze and "Russell" in Cogswell

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