Clifton N. McArthur

Clifton Nesmith McArthur (June 10, 1879 – December 9, 1923) was a U.S. Representative from Oregon, and grandson of Senator James Willis Nesmith. His father was a member of the Oregon Supreme Court, and Clifton twice served as Speaker of the Oregon House of Representatives. McArthur was born in The Dalles, Oregon on June 10, 1879. His father was Lewis Linn McArthur, who served on the Oregon Supreme Court, and his mother was Harriet K. Nesmith. Clifton’s only brother was Lewis A. McArthur, who would write the first edition of the Oregon Geographic Names. Clifton attended the public schools at Rickreall, and the Bishop Scott Academy in Portland. In 1902 he graduated from the University of Oregon in Eugene. After college he worked as a...