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Hosea T. Botts
Hosea Thompson Botts (1873–1963) was an American attorney and politician who served as Mayor of Tillamook, Oregon, Tillamook, Oregon from 1905 to 1907, spanning two terms. Biography Hosea T. Botts was born in Novelty, Missouri on June 8, 1873 to Benjamin and Mary C. Botts. He attended Oaklawn College and later the University of Missouri for law school. By 1900 he was living in Knox, Missouri working as an Attorney at law, attorney. In 1901, Botts moved to Oregon where he applied and was seated to the Oregon State Bar. In his first year in Oregon, Botts had a partnership B. L. Eddy which ended shortly thereafter. Botts was swept into office with other prohibition candidates in Tillamook, Oregon, Tillamook, Oregon in 1905 after defeating R.W. Watson, who ''The Oregonian'' dubbed "the saloon candidate". Botts ran for re-election unopposed in 1906. ''The Oregonian'' noted there was little opposition to the prohibition beliefs of Botts. As mayor he participated in a ceremonial event ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tillamook, Oregon
The city of Tillamook is the county seat of Tillamook County, Oregon, United States. The city is located on the southeast end of Tillamook Bay on the Pacific Ocean. The population was 5,231 at the 2020 census. History The city is named for the Tillamook people, a Native American tribe speaking a Salishan language who lived in this area until the early 19th century. Anthropologist Franz Boas identifies the Tillamook Native Americans as the southernmost branch of the Coast Salish peoples of the Pacific Northwest. This group was separated geographically from the northern branch by tribes of Chinookan peoples who occupied territory between them. The name ''Tillamook'', he says, is of Chinook origin, and refers to the people of a locality known as ''Elim'' or ''Kelim.'' They spoke Tillamook, a combination of two dialects. Tillamook culture differed from that of the northern Coast Salish, Boas says, and might have been influenced by tribal cultures to the south, in what is now n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
