John R. McBride

Infobox Congressman
name= John R. McBride


state= Oregon
district = ushr|Oregon|AL|At-large
party= Republican
term= March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1865
preceded= George K. Shiel
succeeded= James H. D. Henderson
date of birth= August 22 1832
place of birth= St. Louis, Missouri
date of death= July 20 1904
place of death=Spokane, Washington
spouse=
current occupation=

John Rogers McBride (August 22 1832 – July 20 1904) was a Republican U.S. congressman from Oregon.

Early life

McBride was born near St. Louis, Missouri in 1832, the son of James McBride.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=M000301| accessdate = 2007-05-31] In 1851, he moved with his family to Lafayette, Oregon where he became the superintendent of schools at the age of 22. He studied law and after being admitted to the bar in 1855, he began a law practice in Lafayette.

Oregon politics

In 1857, he served in the Oregon Constitutional Convention representing Yamhill County.cite web|url=http://arcweb.sos.state.or.us/news/exhibits/pioneer.html|title=1857 Constitutional Convention Delegates|publisher=Oregon State Archives|accessdate=2007-05-03] In 1860, he was elected to the Oregon Senate, and to the United States House of Representatives as a Republican in 1862. He served one term, and after unsuccessfully seeking the Republican party's nomination for a second term in 1864, he was appointed chief justice of Idaho Territory by President Lincoln.

In 1869, President Grant named him superintendent of the United States assay office in Boise, Idaho. He was a member of Republican National Committee from the Idaho Territory in 1872, and a member of Republican National Committee from Washington from 1880-92.cite web |url=http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mcbride.html |title=The Political Graveyard: Index to Politicians: McBride |publisher=The Political Graveyard |accessdate=2007-12-28] He practiced law in Boise and in Salt Lake City, Utah before moving his practice to Spokane, Washington, where he died in 1904. He was interred at Germany Hill Cemetery in St. Helens, Oregon.

Family

McBride's youngest brother, George W. McBride, served as a United States Senator from Oregon. His other younger brother Thomas A. McBride was the chief justice of the Oregon Supreme Court three times.Corning, Howard M. Dictionary of Oregon History. Binfords & Mort Publishing, 1956.]

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External links

*CongBio|M000301
*Find A Grave|id=6406588