Louis E. Bean
{{Short description|American politician}}
{{infobox officeholder
|name= Louis E. Bean
|birth_date= November 21, 1867
|birth_place= Lane County, Oregon, US
|death_date= {{death date and age|1929|7|6|1867|8|21}}
|death_place= Marion County, Oregon, US
|office1= 29th Speaker of the Oregon House of Representatives
|term_start1= January 10, 1921
|term_end1= January 8, 1923
|predecessor1= Seymour Jones
|successor1= Kaspar K. Kubli
|office2= Member of the Oregon House of Representatives
|term_start2= January 11, 1909
|term_end2= January 9, 1911
|term_start3= January 8, 1917
|term_end3= January 8, 1923
|office4= Member of the Oregon State Senate
|term_start4= January 9, 1911
|term_end4= January 11, 1915
|party= Republican}}
Louis Elmer Bean (November 21, 1867 - July 6, 1929) was an American politician who served in the Oregon State Senate between 1911 and 1915, and the Oregon House of Representatives between 1909 and 1911, and again between 1917 and 1923, where he served as speaker of between 1921 and 1923.
First Oregon House of Representatives Stint (1909-1911)
Bean was elected to the Oregon House of Representatives in 1908, as a Republican from Lane County.{{cite book |title=American Legislative Leaders in the West, 1911-1994 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uHqVYTkA08YC&q=Bean&pg=PA169 |accessdate=September 20, 2020 |page=57 |date=1997|isbn = 9780313302121|last1 = Sharp|first1 = Nancy Weatherly|last2 = Sharp|first2 = James Roger|last3 = Ritter|first3 = Charles F.|last4 = Wakelyn|first4 = Jon L.}} His term began on January 11, 1909.{{cite web |title=25th Oregon State Legislature Members |url=http://records.sos.state.or.us/ORSOSWebDrawer/RecordView/6785284 |publisher=Oregon State Archive |accessdate=September 20, 2020 |page=1}} He represented the 3rd district. He left the House when his term ended to be a state senator.
Oregon State Senate (1911-1915)
Bean was elected to the Oregon State Senate in 1910, as a Republican from Lane County. His term began on
January 9, 1911.{{cite web |title=26th Oregon State Legislature Members |url=http://records.sos.state.or.us/ORSOSWebDrawer/RecordView/6785285 |publisher=Oregon State Archive|page=1|accessdate=September 20, 2020}} He represented the 4th district. He left the Senate at the end of the 27th legislature.
Second Oregon House of Representatives Stint (1917-1923)
Bean was elected again to the Oregon House of Representatives in 1916.
His term began on January 8, 1917.{{cite web |title=29th Oregon State Legislature Members |url=http://records.sos.state.or.us/ORSOSWebDrawer/RecordView/6785288 |publisher=Oregon State Archive |accessdate=September 20, 2020 |page=1}} He served three terms in a row. During his final term, he was elected speaker of the Oregon House of Representatives. During his final term, he also was redistricted into the 2nd district.{{cite web |title=31st Oregon Legislature Members |url=http://records.sos.state.or.us/ORSOSWebDrawer/RecordView/6785292 |publisher=Oregon State Archive |accessdate=September 20, 2020 |page=1}}
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Category:Speakers of the Oregon House of Representatives
Category:Republican Party members of the Oregon House of Representatives
Category:People from Lane County, Oregon
Category:University of Oregon alumni
Category:20th-century members of the Oregon Legislative Assembly