1. Bernard Daly was an American country doctor, businessman, banker, rancher, state representative, state senator, county judge, and regent of Oregon State Agricultural College.
22 Facts About Bernard Daly
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Bernard Daly ran for United States Congress, and was his party's candidate for the United States Senate.
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Bernard Daly immigrated with his parents to the United States in 1864, and the family settled in Selma, Alabama.
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In 1887, Bernard Daly was mustered out of the army, and he moved fifty miles north to Lakeview, Oregon where he began a private medical practice.
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Bernard Daly drove his buggy from Lakeview to Silver Lake, a distance of ninety-five miles, over bad, snow-covered roads to help victims of the tragedy.
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Bernard Daly played a very important role in the economic development of Lake County.
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Bernard Daly established the 7T ranch in the North Warner Valley east of Lakeview near Plush, Oregon.
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When Lakeview's downtown area was destroyed by fire in May 1900, Bernard Daly financed the city's reconstruction.
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Bernard Daly helped bring the Nevada-California-Oregon Railroad to Lakeview in 1912.
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Bernard Daly served on both local and state education boards.
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Bernard Daly was a member of the Lake County school board from 1889 to 1915.
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Bernard Daly served on the Oregon State Agricultural College board of regents from 1898 to 1906.
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Bernard Daly died on 4 January 1920 in Livermore, California while en route to a San Francisco hospital for treatment of a heart condition.
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At the time of his death, Bernard Daly had financial interests in numerous enterprises throughout Lake County.
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Bernard Daly was the largest stockholder in the Bank of Lakeview.
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Bernard Daly owned the largest ranch in south-central Oregon as well as a number of other businesses and at least 14 buildings in downtown Lakeview.
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Bernard Daly was elected to the Oregon State Senate in 1896.
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Bernard Daly ran for Congress in 1900, but was defeated in a close race by Thomas H Tongue.
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However, circuit court judges were required to be members of the Oregon State Bar and Bernard Daly had no formal legal training.
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When families could not afford the tuition, Bernard Daly quietly paid the bill.
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The fact that his will specifically directed that Bernard Daly scholarships be granted to women as well as men was very progressive for that era.
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Today, the education fund Bernard Daly established is the oldest continuously operating place-based college scholarship in the United States.