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40th Oregon Legislative Assembly

The 40th Oregon Legislative Assembly was the legislative session of the Oregon Legislative Assembly that convened on January 9, 1939 and adjourned March 15.{{Cite web |title=Oregon State Legislature |url=https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/legislators-chronological |website=Oregon Legislature |language=en}} It was the first legislature held in the current completed capitol after the 1935 fire destroyed the previous capitol. A notable event was the death of Senator George T. Eayrs, who collapsed at his desk in the afternoon of March 13, and was pronounced dead soon after. Senators James A. Best and Joel C. Booth, both doctors, attempted to revive him unsuccessfully.{{Cite web |title=Senator Eayrs dies at desk in capitol |url=https://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn90066132/1939-03-14/ed-1/seq-7.pdf}}{{Cite web |title=1939 Session Legislators and Staff Guide State Government |url=https://records.sos.state.or.us/ORSOSWebDrawer/Record/6785310}}

{{Infobox legislative term|name=40th Oregon Legislative Assembly

| image = Oregon State Capitol exterior 1939.jpg

| caption = Backside of the capitol in 1939

|body=Oregon Legislative Assembly

|country=United States

|state=Oregon

|meeting_place=Oregon State Capitol

|term=1939

|before=39th Legislative Assembly

|after=41st Legislative Assembly

|website=[https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/ www.oregonlegislature.gov]

|chamber1=Oregon State Senate

|membership1=30 Senators

|control1=Republican Party of Oregon

|chamber1_leader1_type=Senate President

|chamber1_leader1=Robert M. Duncan

|chamber1_leader2_type=Majority Leader

|chamber1_leader2=

|chamber1_leader3_type=Minority Leader

|chamber1_leader3=

|chamber2=Oregon House of Representatives

|membership2=60 Representatives

|control2=Republican Party of Oregon

|chamber2_leader1_type=Speaker of the House

|chamber2_leader1=Ernest R. Fatland

|chamber2_leader2_type=Majority Leader

|chamber2_leader2=

|chamber2_leader3_type=Minority Leader

|chamber2_leader3=

}}

Senate

class="wikitable"

| colspan="2" rowspan="1" align="center" valign="top" |Affiliation

| style="vertical-align:top;" |Members

style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}};" | 

|Democratic

|7

style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}};" | 

|Republican

|23

colspan="2" rowspan="1" | Total

|30

colspan="2" rowspan="1" | Government Majority

|16

Senate Members

class="wikitable"

|+Composition of the Senate

!Senator

!Residence

!Party

Ulysses S. Balentine

|Klamath Falls

|{{Party shading/Republican}} |Republican

Howard Belton

|Canby

|{{Party shading/Republican}} |Republican

Dr. James A. Best

|Pendleton

|{{Party shading/Republican}} |Republican

Dr. Joel C. Booth

|Lebanon

|{{Party shading/Republican}} |Republican

William E. Burke

|Sherwood

|{{Party shading/Republican}} |Republican

George H. Chaney

|Coquille

|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic

Charles Childs

|Albany

|{{Party shading/Republican}} |Republican

C. W. Clark

|Roseburg

|{{Party shading/Republican}} |Republican

Ashby C. Dickson

|Portland

|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic

William L. Dickson

|Portland

|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic

Robert M. Duncan

|Burns

|{{Party shading/Republican}} |Republican

George W. Dunn

|Ashland

|{{Party shading/Republican}} |Republican

George T. Eayrs 𐠒

|Portland

|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic

Rex Ellis

|Pendleton

|{{Party shading/Republican}} |Republican

Frank M. Franciscovich

|Astoria

|{{Party shading/Republican}} |Republican

Ronald E. Jones

|Brooks

|{{Party shading/Republican}} |Republican

Harry M. Kenin

|Portland

|{{Party shading/Republican}} |Republican

Dorothy McCullough Lee

|Portland

|{{Party shading/Republican}} |Republican

Thomas R. Mahoney

|Portland

|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic

Douglas McKay

|Salem

|{{Party shading/Republican}} |Republican

Lyman Ross

|Aloha

|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic

Peter J. Stadelman

|The Dalles

|{{Party shading/Republican}} |Republican

Isaac E. Staples

|Tillamook

|{{Party shading/Republican}} |Republican

William H. Steiwer

|Fossil

|{{Party shading/Republican}} |Republican

W. H. Strayer

|Baker

|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic

Dean Walker

|Independence

|{{Party shading/Republican}} |Republican

Lew Wallace

|Portland

|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic

Halvor C. Wheeler

|Dexter

|{{Party shading/Republican}} |Republican

Louis W. Wipperman

|Grants Pass

|{{Party shading/Republican}} |Republican

Charles H. Zurcher

|Enterprise

|{{Party shading/Republican}} |Republican

House

class="wikitable"

| colspan="2" rowspan="1" align="center" valign="top" |Affiliation

| style="vertical-align:top;" |Members

style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}};" | 

|Democratic

|13

style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}};" | 

|Republican

|46

|Independent

|1

colspan="2" rowspan="1" | Total

|60

House Members

class="wikitable"

|+Composition of the House

!House Member

!Residence

!Party

Clarence E. Ash

|Astoria

| {{Party shading/Republican}} |Republican

Harry D. Boivin

|Klamath Falls

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic

C. C. Bradley

|Portland

| {{Party shading/Republican}} |Republican

Phil Brady

|Portland

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic

Vernon D. Bull

|La Grande

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic

H. A. Canady

|Roseburg

| {{Party shading/Republican}} |Republican

Roy E. Carter

|Gold Beach

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic

Jack R. Caufield

|Tillamook

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic

C.C. Chapman

|Portland

| {{Party shading/Republican}} |Republican

Truman A. Chase

|Eugene

| {{Party shading/Republican}} |Republican

H. H. Chindgren

|Molalla

| {{Party shading/Republican}} |Republican

Alfred F. Cunha

|Pendleton

| {{Party shading/Republican}} |Republican

Frank Deich

|Portland

| {{Party shading/Republican}} |Republican

George R. Duncan

|Stayton

| {{Party shading/Republican}} |Republican

Carl Engdahl

|Pendleton

| {{Party shading/Republican}} |Republican

Robert S. Farrell Jr.

|Portland

| {{Party shading/Republican}} |Republican

Ernest R. Fatland

|Condon

| {{Party shading/Republican}} |Republican

Earl E. Fisher

|Beaverton

| {{Party shading/Republican}} |Republican

Giles L. French

|Moro

| {{Party shading/Republican}} |Republican

Walter Fuhrer

|Salem

| {{Party shading/Republican}} |Republican

Angus Gibson

|Junction City

| {{Party shading/Republican}} |Republican

A. S. Grant

|Baker

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic

J. S. Greenwood

|Wemme

| {{Party shading/Republican}} |Republican

John Hubert Hall

|Portland

| {{Party shading/Republican}} |Republican

Walter E. Hempstead

|Portland

| {{Party shading/Republican}} |Republican

Fred W. Herman

|Rainier

| {{Party shading/Republican}} |Republican

H. T. Hesse

|Hillsboro

| {{Party shading/Republican}} |Republican

Earl H. Hill

|Cushman

| {{Party shading/Republican}} |Republican

Frank H. Hilton

|Portland

| {{Party shading/Republican}} |Republican

C. T. Hockett

|Enterprise

| {{Party shading/Republican}} |Republican

Dr. Jacob Frederick Hosch

|Bend

|Independent

E. W. Kimberling

|Prairie City

| {{Party shading/Republican}} |Republican

E. W. Kirkpatrick

|Milwaukie

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic

Frank J. Lonergan

|Portland

| {{Party shading/Republican}} |Republican

Hector Macpherson Sr.

|Albany

| {{Party shading/Republican}} |Republican

Eugene E. Marsh

|McMinnville

| {{Party shading/Republican}} |Republican

Hannah Martin

|Salem

| {{Party shading/Republican}} |Republican

William M. McAllister

|Medford

| {{Party shading/Republican}} |Republican

J. H. McCloskey

|Norway

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic

John B. McCourt

|Portland

| {{Party shading/Republican}} |Republican

Coe A. McKenna

|Portland

| {{Party shading/Republican}} |Republican

W. H. Miller

|Grants Pass

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic

Christina Munroe

|Hood River

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic

L. D. Nash

|Nashville

| {{Party shading/Republican}} |Republican

Earl T. Newbry

|Ashland

| {{Party shading/Republican}} |Republican

W. R. Osborne

|Amity

| {{Party shading/Republican}} |Republican

J. D. Perry

|Deer Island

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic

Stanhope S. Pier

|Portland

| {{Party shading/Republican}} |Republican

Alexander Rennie

|Corvallis

| {{Party shading/Republican}} |Republican

Glenn N. Riddle

|Riddle

| {{Party shading/Republican}} |Republican

Henry Semon

|Klamath Falls

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic

F. Leo Smith

|Portland

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic

Burt K. Snyder

|Lakeview

| {{Party shading/Republican}} |Republican

V. B. Staples

|Ontario

| {{Party shading/Republican}} |Republican

John F. Steelhammer

|Salem

| {{Party shading/Republican}} |Republican

Lyle D. Thomas

|West Salem

| {{Party shading/Republican}} |Republican

Howard W. Turner

|Madras

| {{Party shading/Republican}} |Republican

Harvey Wells

|Portland

| {{Party shading/Republican}} |Republican

Harry R. Wiley

|Albany

| {{Party shading/Republican}} |Republican

Malcolm W. Wilkinson

|The Dalles

| {{Party shading/Republican}} |Republican

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