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Treasurers of Oregon
Under Provisional Government
Name/Party |
Term |
Authority/Remarks |
Gray, W.H.
|
Mar. 1, 1843-July 5, 1843 |
Elected by meeting of citizens of the Willamette Valley |
Willson, W.H.
|
July 5, 1843-May 14, 1844 |
Elected by meeting of the inhabitants of the Willamette settlements |
Foster, Phillip
|
July 2, 1844-July 7, 1845 |
Elected by people at first 1844 general election |
Ermatinger, Francis
|
July 7, 1845-Mar. 3, 1846 |
Elected by people at 1845 general election; reelected 1845 by Legislature; resigned |
Couch, John H.
|
Mar. 4, 1846-Sept. 27, 1847 |
Appointed to succeed Ermatinger; elected by Legislature 1846; resigned |
Kilbourn, William K.
|
Oct. 11, 1847-Sept. 28, 1849 |
Appointed to succeed Couch; elected by Legislature 1849 |
Under Territorial Government
Taylor, James
|
Sept. 28, 1849-Feb. 8, 1851 |
Elected by Legislature |
Rice, L.A.
|
Feb. 8, 1851-Sept. 22, 1851 |
Elected by Legislature; resigned |
Buck, William W.
|
Sept. 27, 1851-Dec. 16, 1851 |
Appointed to succeed Rice |
Boon, John D.--D
|
Dec. 16, 1851-Mar. 1, 1855 |
Elected by Legislature |
Lane, Nat H.--D
|
Mar. 1, 1855-Jan. 10, 1856 |
Elected by Legislature |
Boon, John D.--D
|
Jan. 10, 1856-Mar. 3, 1859 |
Elected by Legislature |
Under State Government
Boon, John D.--D
|
Mar. 3, 1859-Sept. 8, 1862 |
Elected 1858 |
Cooke, E.N.--R
|
Sept. 8, 1862-Sept. 12, 1870 |
Elected 1862; reelected 1866 |
Fleischner, L.--D
|
Sept. 12, 1870-Sept. 14, 1874 |
Elected 1870 |
Brown, A.H.--D
|
Sept. 14, 1874-Sept. 9, 1878 |
Elected 1874 |
Hirsch, E.--R
|
Sept. 9, 1878-Jan. 10, 1887 |
Elected 1878; reelected 1882 |
Webb, G.W.--D
|
Jan. 10, 1887-Jan. 12, 1891 |
Elected 1886 |
Metschan, Phil--R
|
Jan. 12, 1891-Jan. 9, 1899 |
Elected 1890; reelected 1894 |
Moore, Charles S.--R
|
Jan. 9, 1899-Jan. 14, 1907 |
Elected 1898; reelected 1902 |
Steel, George A.--R
|
Jan. 15, 1907-Jan. 3, 1911 |
Elected 1906 |
Kay, Thomas B.--R
|
Jan. 4, 1911-Jan. 6, 1919 |
Elected 1910; reelected 1914 |
Hoff, O.P.--R
|
Jan. 6, 1919-Mar. 18, 1924 |
Elected 1918; reelected 1922; died in office |
Myers, Jefferson--D
|
Mar. 18, 1924-Jan. 4, 1925 |
Appointed by Governor Pierce |
Kay, Thomas B.--R
|
Jan. 4, 1925-April 29, 1931 |
Elected 1924; reelected 1928; died in office |
Holman, Rufus C.--R
|
May 1, 1931-Dec. 27, 1938 |
Appointed by Governor Meier; elected 1932; reelected 1936; resigned |
Pearson, Walter E.--D
|
Dec. 27, 1938-Jan. 6, 1941 |
Appointed by Governor Martin |
Scott, Leslie M.--R
|
Jan. 6, 1941-Jan. 3, 1949 |
Elected 1940; reelected 1944 |
Pearson, Walter J.--D
|
Jan. 3, 1949-Jan. 5, 1953 |
Elected 1948 |
Unander, Sig--R
|
Jan. 5, 1953-Dec. 31, 1959 |
Elected 1952; reelected 1956; resigned |
Belton, Howard C.--R
|
Jan. 4, 1960-Jan. 4, 1965 |
Appointed by Governor Hatfield; elected 1960 |
Straub, Robert--D
|
Jan. 4, 1965-Jan. 1, 1973 |
Elected 1964; reelected 1968 |
Redden, James A.--D
|
Jan. 1, 1973-Jan. 3, 1977 |
Elected 1972 |
Myers, Clay--R
|
Jan. 3, 1977-Apr. 1, 1984 |
Elected 1976; reelected 1980; resigned |
Rutherford, Bill--R
|
Apr. 1, 1984-July 9, 1987 |
Appointed by Governor Atiyeh; elected 1984; resigned |
Meeker, Tony--R
|
July 9, 1987-Jan. 4, 1993 |
Appointed by Governor Goldschmidt; elected 1988 |
Hill, Jim--D
|
Jan. 4, 1993-Jan. 1, 2001 |
Elected 1992; reelected 1996 |
Edwards, Randall--D
|
Jan. 1, 2001-Jan. 5, 2009 |
Elected 2000; reelected 2004 |
Westlund, Ben—D
|
Jan. 5, 2009–March 7, 2010 |
Elected 2008; died in office |
Wheeler, Ted—D
|
March 8, 2010— |
Appointed by Governor Kulongoski; elected 2010; reelected 2012 |