Hiram Aldrich Straight was an American farmer and legislator in what became the state of Oregon.
10 Facts About Hiram Straight
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Hiram Straight was born on March 7,1814, in Washington County, New York, to Lydia Fanning Straight and Elisha Straight.
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The Hiram Straight family settled on 600 acres at the mouth of Abernethy Creek on the Clackamas River.
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In 1845 and 1846, Hiram Straight was elected to and served in the Provisional Legislature of Oregon representing the Clackamas District, now Clackamas County, Oregon.
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In 1850, Hiram Straight served on the jury that convicted five members of the Cayuse tribe of murder and sentenced them to death for their role in the Whitman Massacre.
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Hiram Straight was the foreman of the jury in this trial that had followed the Cayuse War; see Cayuse Five.
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Hiram Straight was elected to the Oregon Territorial Legislature 1855 for the 1855 to 1856 session.
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Hiram Straight served for that single session as a member of the Democratic Party representing Clackamas County.
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Hiram Straight continued to farm until his death on January 8,1897, at the age of 82 at Canemah, which is within Oregon City.
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Hiram Straight was buried at the family's private cemetery in Clackamas County along with his wife.