Frank J. Lonergan Explained

Title1:Circuit Judge
Order2:34th
Title2:Speaker of the Oregon House of Representatives
Term Start2:1931
Term End2:1932
Predecessor2:R. S. Hamilton
Successor2:Earl Snell
Office3:Member of the Oregon House of Representatives
Birth Date:May 27, 1882
Birth Place:Polo, Illinois
Death Place:Portland, Oregon
Party:Republican

Frank Lonergan was a Republican politician in the U.S. state of Oregon. A longtime member of the Oregon House of Representatives, he served as speaker for the 1931 regular session of the state legislature.[1] He became a judge in Multnomah County in 1945[2] He notably oversaw the conviction of district attorney William Langley for failure to prosecute gambling, and ordered him removed from office.[3]

In 1943, in Boston, he was elected the Grand Exalted Ruler of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks.[4]

Longeran was born in Polo, Illinois, the ninth of 10 children. He was a football star, team captain, and class president at Notre Dame University. He moved to Portland to accept a job offer by telegram, to teach and coach at the University of Portland (then known as Columbia University).

Notes and References

  1. News: October 7, 1961 . Judge Lonergan 'Man Among Men' . The Oregon Journal.
  2. News: February 14, 1959 . Whatever Happened To…Frank Lonergan . B1 . The Oregonian.
  3. News: April 14, 1957 . Prosecutor Guilty In Portland Trial . The New York Times.
  4. News: Elks Elect Lonergan Grand Exalted Rule; Boston Sesion Renews War Aid Pledge. November 6, 2023. July 14, 1943. New York Times.