- Edwin Russell Durno
Infobox Congressman
name= Edwin Russell Durno
state=Oregon
district= 4th
party= Republican
term=January 3 1961 –January 3 1963
preceded=Charles O. Porter
succeeded=Robert B. Duncan
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date of birth=January 26 1899
place of birth=Linn County, Oregon
date of death=November 20 1976
place of death=Medford, Oregon
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occupation=physicianEdwin Russell Durno (
January 26 ,1899 –November 20 ,1976 ) was a Republican member of theUnited States House of Representatives representingOregon's 4th congressional district from 1961 to 1963.Early life and basketball career
Durno was born on a farm in
Linn County, Oregon , near Albany.cite web | title = Biographical Directory of the United States Congress| publisher = U.S. Government Printing Office | url = http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=D000575| accessdate = 2007-05-23] He attended public schools in Silverton and attended theUniversity of Oregon , where he starred on the Ducks' basketball team.cite web|url=http://www.goducks.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=500&ATCLID=243042|title=Ed Durno|publisher=GoDucks.com|accessdate=2007-05-23] Durno was the school's first basketballAll-American and was a three-time all-Pacific Coast Conference selection. A prolific scorer, Durno led the Ducks to the 1919 conference title and was team captain during his senior year of 1921. He was inducted into theOregon Sports Hall of Fame in 1981,cite web|url=http://www.oregonsportshall.com/inductee/roll/basketball.htm|title=Honor Roll: Basketball|publisher=Oregon Sports Hall of Fame and Museum|accessdate=2007-05-23] and the University of Oregon Sports Hall of Fame in 1992.Durno graduated from Oregon with a
Bachelor of Science degree in 1921 and went on to receiveM.D. fromHarvard Medical School in 1927, setting up a medical practice in Boston.Military and medical career
Durno served in both
World War I (as an infantry sergeant) andWorld War II (in the Medical Corps) where he was awarded thePurple Heart for his service. Durno returned to Oregon after World War II where he practiced medicine in Medford and served on the Oregon Board of Medical Examiners from 1947 to 1958.Political career
In 1958, he was elected to the
Oregon State Senate , and in 1960, was elected to theUnited States House of Representatives , unseating liberal DemocratCharles O. Porter . Doubtful of reelection in a politically marginal district, he did not seek reelection to the House in 1962, instead seeking the Republican nomination forWayne Morse 'sUnited States Senate seat. Durno lost the nomination toSig Unander and returned to his medical practice in Medford. Durno died in 1976.References
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