William D. Hare

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state_senate = Oregon
district = 28th
term_start = 1885
term_end = 1889
preceded = R. H. Tyson
succeeded = Thomas H. Tongue
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office4 = 8th Mayor of Hillsboro, Oregon
term_start4 = December 14 1885
term_end4 = December 13 1886
predecessor4 = Rodolph Crandall
successor4 = Thomas H. Tongue
birth_date = September 1 1834
birth_place = Wheeling, Virginia
death_date = February 6 1910
death_place = Hillsboro, Oregon
nationality = American
spouse = Henrietta Schofield
Mary A. Anthony
party = Republican
relations = John Davenport
children = Joseph C. Hare
Frances Ellen Hare
Martha G. Hare
Henrietta Hare
Ruth Hare
William G. Hare
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William Davenport Hare (September 11834—February 6 1910) was an American politician in Oregon. He served as a Republican member of the Oregon Legislature and the 8th mayor of Hillsboro, Oregon. His other duties included those of customs collector and presidential elector. A native of what was Virginia, his grandfather was a member of the United States Congress, while several of his descendants would also serve in the Oregon Legislature.

Early life

A native of Wheeling, Virginia (after 1863, West Virginia), William Hare was born September 11834, the eldest of nine children of the Reverend Joseph Hare and his wife, the former Frances Ellen Davenport."Portrait and biographical record of Portland and vicinity Oregon. containing original sketches of many well known citizens of the past and present". Chicago: Chapman Pub. Co., © 1903. p. 727-8.] Hare’s paternal grandfather emigrated from England and settled in Ohio. His maternal grandfather was Congressman John Davenport. In 1853, as he was turning 19, William embarked upon the transcontinental journey to the Oregon Territory across the Oregon Trail and first settled in Portland, Oregon where he worked as a purser on the steamship "Fashion" for three years. Then, in 1857, he moved to Hillsboro to take a job copying records for the county. William completed that job in under a year and was subsequently made county auditor.

Politics

Beginning in 1858, William Hare started a long political career when he was elected county clerk and won re-election in 1860 and 1862. During his time in office, he studied law, passed the bar in 1864 and began private practice in Hillsboro. In 1870, he served in the Oregon House of Representatives, [ [http://arcweb.sos.state.or.us/legislative/histleg/statehood/1870reg.htm Oregon Legislative Assembly (6th) 1870 Regular Session.] Oregon State Archives. Retrieved on February 3 2008.] was a presidential elector in 1872, and received an appointment from President Grant to be the customs collector for Astoria, Oregon. He remained in that position for almost a decade and when his term expired in 1881, returned to his law practice in Hillsboro.

In 1884, Hare was elected as a Republican to the Oregon State Senate [ [http://arcweb.sos.state.or.us/legislative/histleg/statehood/1885reg.htm Oregon Legislative Assembly (13th) 1885 Regular Session.] Oregon State Archives. Retrieved on February 3 2008.] to represent District 28 in Washington County—he also served in the 1885 special session of the legislature. [ [http://arcweb.sos.state.or.us/legislative/histleg/statehood/1885spec.htm Oregon Legislative Assembly (13th) 1885 Special Session.] Oregon State Archives. Retrieved on February 3 2008.] Hare joined William N. Barrett to form a legal firm in 1884, with the two remaining partners until 1886.Colmer, Montagu, and Charles Erskine Scott Wood. "History of the Bench and Bar of Oregon". Portland, Or: Historical Pub. Co, 1910. p. 85.] After serving in the 1887 session he was replaced by fellow Republican Thomas H. Tongue. [ [http://arcweb.sos.state.or.us/legislative/histleg/statehood/1887reg.htm Oregon Legislative Assembly (14th) 1887 Regular Session.] Oregon State Archives. Retrieved on February 3 2008.] Hare was also elected that year as the mayor of Hillsboro to replace Rodolph Crandall. [http://www.angelfire.com/or3/hhs/bb/mayors.html Hillsboro mayors.] Hillsboro Historical Society. Retrieved on February 3 2008.] After his one-year term ended on December 131886, his successor was, once again, future Congressman and his senate replacement Thomas H. Tongue.

Family

In 1859, William D. Hare married Henrietta Schofield (d. 1890), and they had six children—Joseph C. Hare, Frances Ellen Hare, Martha G. Hare, Henrietta Hare, Ruth Hare, and William G. Hare who also served in the legislature. [ [http://arcweb.sos.state.or.us/legislative/histleg/statehood/1915reg.htm Oregon Legislative Assembly (28th) 1915 Regular Session.] Oregon State Archives. Retrieved on February 3 2008.] Hare's second marriage was to Mary A. Anthony. Hare died on February 6 1910, and was buried at the Hillsboro Pioneer Cemetery. [ [http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/or/washington/cemeteries/hill-e-h.txt Hillsboro Pioneer Cemetery Inscriptions, Surnames E - H.] Cemeteries Retrieved on February 3 2008.] [History of the Bench and Bar of Oregon. Historical Publishing Company. Portland, Or. (1910) p. 268.]

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