13 Facts About Rufus Mallory

Rufus Mallory was an American educator, lawyer, and politician in the state of Oregon.

Rufus Mallory was a district attorney before he served in the Oregon House of Representatives in the early 1860s.

Rufus Mallory was born in Coventry, New York, 1831 on either June 10 or January 10 to Samuel and Lucretia Mallory.

Rufus Mallory left at age 16 to begin teaching and reading law.

Rufus Mallory moved to New London, Iowa, where he taught school from 1855 to 1858.

Rufus Mallory arrived on the first day of 1859 and settled in the Southern Oregon town of Roseburg in Douglas County where he continued teaching for 15 months.

Rufus Mallory studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1860, and was selected as the district attorney for Douglas, Jackson, and Josephine counties.

Rufus Mallory represented Douglas County and continued in office until 1864.

Rufus Mallory would serve one term, from March 4,1867, to March 3,1869, and did not seek re-election in 1868.

Rufus Mallory was then appointed as a special agent of the Treasury Department in Singapore, British Malaya, and after completing the necessary business, continued around the world in 78 days to Portland, where he resumed his law practice.

In 1887, Rufus Mallory was one of the incorporators of the Willamette Bridge Railway Company.

The first Morrison Street Bridge was completed in April 1887 and Rufus Mallory's company operated a steam-powered streetcar across the bridge, expanding into the Sunnyside neighborhood in 1888 and then to Mt.

Rufus Mallory died in Portland on April 30,1914, at the age of 83, with his cremated remains placed in the vaults of the Portland Cremation Association.