George W. McBride | |
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| United States Senator fromOregon | |
| In office March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1901 | |
| Preceded by | Joseph N. Dolph |
| Succeeded by | John H. Mitchell |
| 5thSecretary of State of Oregon | |
| In office January 10, 1887 – January 14, 1895 | |
| Governor | Sylvester Pennoyer |
| Preceded by | Rockey Preston Earhart |
| Succeeded by | Harrison R. Kincaid |
| 13thSpeaker of theOregon House of Representatives | |
| In office 1882–1884 | |
| Preceded by | Zenas Ferry Moody |
| Succeeded by | W. P. Keady |
| Constituency | Columbia County |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1854-03-13)March 13, 1854 Lafayette, Oregon, US |
| Died | June 18, 1911(1911-06-18) (aged 57) Portland, Oregon, US |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Laura W. Walter |
| Profession | merchant |
George Wycliffe McBride (March 13, 1854 – June 18, 1911) was an American politician and businessman from the U.S. state ofOregon. An Oregon native, he served in theOregon Legislative Assembly as Speaker of the House and asOregon Secretary of State for two terms before election asUnited States Senator from Oregon. A Republican, he was the first native Oregonian to serve in the Senate. His father and two of his brothers were also politicians.
George McBride was born on March 13, 1854, nearLafayette, inYamhill County, Oregon.[1] His father wasJames McBride, a physician fromTennessee andMissouri, and his mother the former Mahala Miller.[2] George was one of fourteen children in the family that included brotherJohn Rogers, who was aU.S. Representative from Oregon, andThomas who served on theOregon Supreme Court from 1909 to 1930.[2]
George attended the local public schools before enrolling in the preparatory department ofWillamette University inSalem, Oregon.[1] After one year at Willamette he enrolled at Monmouth Christian College (nowWestern Oregon University) inMonmouth, Oregon, where he spent two years.[1] McBride then studied law and wasadmitted to the bar, but never practiced.[1] He moved toSt. Helens where he engaged in mercantile pursuits for nine years.[2]
McBride was elected to theOregon House of Representatives in 1882 to serveColumbia County.[3] Elected as a Republican, he was selected by fellow legislators to serve asSpeaker of the House.[3] After his lone session in the legislative assembly, he was elected as theOregon Secretary of State in 1886 to a four-year term and re-elected in 1890 to a second term.[4] He was in office from January 10, 1887, until January 14, 1895, whenHarrison R. Kincaid took office.[4]
On February 23, 1895, theOregon Legislative Assembly selected McBride to serve in theUnited States Senate.[1] Elected as aRepublican, he served one term in office from March 4, 1895, to March 3, 1901.[1] In the Senate he was chairman of theUnited States Senate Committee on Transportation Routes to the Seaboard during theFifty-fourth Congress, though the committee may never have met during his tenure, and also a member of the Committee on Coast Defenses during bothFifty-fifth andFifty-sixth Congresses.[1] He was the first native Oregonian to serve in the Senate.[2] He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1900.[1]
McBride was appointed as a United States commissioner to theSt. Louis Exposition of 1904.[1] After politics he was engaged as an agent of theWestern Pacific Railroad in California.[1] On May 24, 1902, in New York City he married Laura W. Walter with whom he had one daughter.[2] In 1911 McBride died inPortland, Oregon, at the age of 57.[1] His remains were cremated and the ashes interred in the Masonic Cemetery inSt. Helens.[1]
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| Preceded by | Secretary of State of Oregon 1887–1895 | Succeeded by |
| U.S. Senate | ||
| Preceded by | U.S. senator (Class 2) from Oregon 1895–1901 Served alongside:John H. Mitchell,Joseph Simon | Succeeded by |
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