John Hugh McNary
American judge
John Hugh McNary (January 31, 1867 – October 25, 1936) was an American attorney and jurist in the state of Oregon. He served as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Oregon in Portland. A native of Oregon, he also served as a district attorney and as an assistant district attorney in Salem. His brother Charles would serve as a United States senator.
Early life and education
McNary was born on January 31, 1867, on a farm in Marion County, Oregon, to Hugh Linza McNary and Margaret Claggett McNary. The McNary family farm was north of Salem, where McNary's parents would raise ten children. McNary's grandfather was James McNary who immigrated to Oregon Country from Kentucky in 1845, while his maternal grandfather immigrated from Missouri in 1852. His father Hugh was a former brickyard operator and school teacher. His mother died in 1878; his father died in 1883. McNary was educated in the local public schools in Marion County before attending Willamette University.
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