Robert S. Farrell Jr. Explained

Robert S. Farrell Jr.
Office:Secretary of State of Oregon
Term Start:January 4, 1943
Term End:October 28, 1947
Governor:Earl Snell
Predecessor:Earl Snell
Successor:Earl T. Newbry
Office3:40th Speaker of the Oregon House of Representatives
Term Start3:1941
Term End3:1942
Predecessor3:Ernest R. Fatland
Successor3:William M. McAllister
Constituency3:Multnomah County
Party:Republican
Birth Date:25 October 1906
Birth Place:Portland, Oregon
Death Place:Lake County, Oregon

Robert Sylvester Farrell Jr.[1] (October 25, 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.[2] Farrell was elected as the Speaker of the Oregon House of Representatives in 1941.[3] 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, State Senate President Marshall E. Cornett and pilot Cliff Hogue. All four were killed when the small plane crashed in stormy weather near Dog Lake, Lake County, Oregon, on October 28, 1947. His interment was at River View Cemetery in Portland, Oregon.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Book: American Legislative Leaders in the West, 1911-1994. Nancy Weatherly. Sharp. James Roger. Sharp. Charles F.. Ritter. Jon L.. Wakelyn. December 7, 1997. Greenwood Publishing Group. 9780313302121. December 7, 2020. Google Books.
  2. Web site: The Political Graveyard: Index to Politicians: Farrell. politicalgraveyard.com. December 7, 2020.
  3. Web site: Oregon Secretary of State. sos.oregon.gov. December 7, 2020.