Robert Sylvester Farrell Jr. (October 25, 1906 – October 28, 1947) was an American Republican politician in the state of

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Political career

He lived in

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, and served as a Delegate to the

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from Oregon in both 1940 and 1944. Farrell was elected as the Speaker of the

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in 1941. He served as

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from 1943 until his death in 1947.

Death

He died in office while flying to southern

on a hunting trip, with Oregon Governor

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, State Senate President Marshall E. Cornett and pilot Cliff Hogue. All four were killed when the small plane crashed in stormy weather near Dog Lake,

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, on October 28, 1947. His interment was at River View Cemetery in Portland, Oregon.

References

Speakers of the Oregon House of Representatives Republican Party members of the Oregon House of Representatives Secretaries of state of Oregon 1906 births 1947 deaths Politicians from Portland, Oregon Burials at River View Cemetery (Portland, Oregon) Victims of aviation accidents or incidents in the United States Accidental deaths in Oregon Victims of aviation accidents or incidents in 1947 20th-century members of the Oregon Legislative Assembly {{Oregon-politician-stub