Gordon Sutherland Anderson (1934 – August 22, 2024) was a periodontist, businessman, owner of Pleasant Creek Ranch, and state legislator in Oregon. He also served as the mayor of

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. He was a Republican. He served in the Oregon House during the

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and

. Donald and Elsie Anderson were his parents. The family lived in

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and Anderson attended Oak Park High School. He then studied at Wheaton College,

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, and the

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's post-graduate Periodontal Specialty program. He served in the Navy. He served on the Grants Pass City Council from 1987-1992. He then became mayor of Grants Pass. He was interviewed by

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in November 1994 and discussed Grants Pass and being mayor. He served in the Oregon House of Representatives during

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and

. He was succeeded in the Oregon House by

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. He wrote a letter to the

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in 2010 as a former state representative.https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2017R1/Downloads/CommitteeMeetingDocument/110710 He married Marilyn Holm. They had two daughters while living in San Mateo, California. He did dental work in Ecuador and Central America as a missionary.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Anderson, Gordon Sutherland Periodontists 1934 births 2024 deaths Oregon Republicans American businesspeople People from River Forest, Illinois People from Grants Pass, Oregon Republican Party members of the Oregon House of Representatives Wheaton College (Illinois) alumni Northwestern University Dental School alumni