Nan Wood Honeyman
Nan Wood Honeyman | |
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Oregon Senate | |
In office 1941–1942 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Nan Wood July 15, 1881 West Point, New York |
Died | December 10, 1970 Woodacre, California | (aged 89)
Resting place | River View Cemetery |
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse | David Honeyman |
Nan Honeyman (née Wood; July 15, 1881 – December 10, 1970) was an American politician from the state of Oregon. A native of New York, she was the daughter of author and attorney Charles Erskine Scott Wood. After growing up in Oregon, she served in the Oregon House of Representatives and the Oregon State Senate. Between these offices, Honeyman became the first woman elected to the United States Congress from Oregon in 1936.
Early years
She was born Nan Wood in
Political life
She married David Honeyman in 1907, with whom she raised three children
Congress
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Honeyman was elected as a
Federal roles
She held the position of senior representative of the Pacific Coast
Lawsuit
In 1942, her father and several other relatives sued Honeyman and her husband over her husband's mismanagement of several family trusts.[2] The court determined David Honeyman had misappropriated in excess of $100,000 of trust funds while Nan was left blameless.[2] In 1946, the case was finally resolved after the Oregon Supreme Court affirmed the lower court's ruling, which came after Honeyman's father died in 1944.[2]
Death and burial
Honeyman died in Woodacre, California, on December 10, 1970, and was buried at River View Cemetery in Portland.[7]
See also
References
- ^ "Nan Wood Honeyman - Congresswoman". State of Oregon: Blue Book - Notable Oregonians. Oregon Secretary of States (SOS). Retrieved 2021-02-02.
- ^ a b c d e Wood v. Honeyman, 178 Or. 484, 169 P.2d 131 (1946).
- ^ a b "HONEYMAN, Nan Wood". US House of Representatives: History, Art & Archives. Retrieved 2021-02-02.
- ^ "Honeyman, Nan Wood (1881–1970)". Encyclopedia.com. Retrieved 2021-02-02.
- ^ a b c National Park Service. "David T. and Nan Wood Honeyman House". Retrieved 2007-02-26.
- ^ "Archives West: Nan Wood Honeyman papers, 1901-1962". Archives West, Orbis Cascade Alliance. Retrieved 2021-02-02.
- ^ Political Graveyard: River View Cemetery
- This article incorporates material from the public domain Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
External links
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- United States Congress. "Nan Wood Honeyman (id: H000754)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- Nan Wood Honeyman at Find a Grave
- Nan Wood Honeyman at Oregon Encyclopedia