Edwin Russell Durno | |
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.jpg) From 1961'sPocket Congressional Directory of the Eighty-Seventh Congress | |
| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromOregon's4th district | |
| In office January 3, 1961 – January 3, 1963 | |
| Preceded by | Charles O. Porter |
| Succeeded by | Robert B. Duncan |
| Member of theOregon Senate | |
| In office 1958–1960 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 26, 1899 Linn County, Oregon, U.S. |
| Died | November 20, 1976(1976-11-20) (aged 77) Medford, Oregon, U.S. |
| Party | Republican |
| Occupation | physician |
Edwin Russell Durno Jr. (January 26, 1899 – November 20, 1976) was a physician, politician, an infantry sergeant who was awarded aPurple Heart, and a basketball player recognized in theOregon Sports Hall of Fame.
He was aRepublican member of theUnited States House of Representatives representingOregon's 4th congressional district from 1961 to 1963.
Durno was born on a farm inLinn County, Oregon, nearAlbany.[1] He attended public schools inSilverton and attended theUniversity of Oregon, where he starred on the Ducks' basketball team.[2] Durno was the school's first basketballAll-American and was a three-timeAll-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.[2] He was inducted into theOregon Sports Hall of Fame in 1981,[3] and the University of Oregon Sports Hall of Fame in 1992.[2]
Durno graduated from the University of Oregon with aBachelor of Science degree in 1921 and went on to receiveM.D. fromHarvard Medical School in 1927, setting up a medical practice inBoston.[1]
Durno served in bothWorld War I (as an infantry sergeant) andWorld War II (in the Medical Corps) where he was awarded thePurple Heart for his service.[1] Durno returned to Oregon after World War II where he practiced medicine inMedford and served on the Oregon Board of Medical Examiners from 1947 to 1958.[1]
In 1958, he was elected to theOregon State Senate, and in 1960, was elected to theUnited States House of Representatives,[1] 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's seat inOregon's 1962 U. S. Senate election.[1] Durno lost the nomination to former state TreasurerSig Unander. Durno was succeeded by DemocratRobert B. Duncan and returned to his medical practice in Medford, retiring from politics. Durno died in 1976.[1]
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