Robert S. Farrell, Jr.

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name = Robert S. Farrell, Jr.


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office = Secretary of State of Oregon
term_start = January 4 1943
term_end = October 28 1947
predecessor = Earl Snell
successor = Earl T. Newbry
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office3 = Speaker of the Oregon House of Representatives
term_start3 = 1941
term_end3 = 1942
predecessor3 = E. R. Fatland
successor3 = William M. McAllister
constituency3 = Multnomah County
party = Republican
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deathdate = October 28 1947
deathplace = Lake County, Oregon
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Robert S. Farrell, Jr. (?, 1906 - October 28, 1947) was an American Republican politician in the state of Oregon.

Political career

He lived in Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon and served as a Delegate to the Republican National Convention from Oregon in both 1940 and 1944. [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/farrell.html PoliticalGraveyard.com] ] Farrell was elected as the Speaker of the Oregon House of Representatives in 1941. [ [http://arcweb.sos.state.or.us/legislative/histleg/statehood/1941reg.htm Oregon Legislative Assembly (41st) 1941 Regular Session] ] He served as Oregon Secretary of State from 1943 until his death in 1947.

Death

He died in office while flying to southern Oregon on a hunting trip, with Oregon Governor Earl Snell and State Senate President Marshall E. Cornett. All three were killed when the small plane crashed in stormy weather near Dog Lake, Lake County, Oregon on October 28, 1947. His internment was at River View Cemetery in Portland, Oregon.

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