Keith Skelton
Keith Skelton | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Oregon House of Representatives | |
| In office 1957–1973 | |
| Constituency | Lane County |
| Constituency | Multnomah County |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 6, 1918 Cambridge Springs, Pennsylvania |
| Died | October 23, 1995 |
| Spouse(s) | ___ ___ Betty Roberts |
Keith Dexter Skelton (b. May 6, 1918 on a farm near Cambridge Springs, Pennsylvania- d. November 23, 1995) was an Oregon state liegislator, attorney and World War Two fighter pilot .[1] As a pilot, he flew over fifty missions in the war against Japan. He received his BS from Edinboro University, his MS from University of Michigan and his JD from the University of Washington. He served seven terms in the Oregon House of Representatives, from 1957 to 1973, first from Lane County, then from Multnomah County. He was also an attorney, was on the faculty of two state universities, and served on the Board of Directors of Portland Community College from 1987 onward. He had been chair of Gov. McCall's Task Force on Transportation.[2]
He had two daughters, Carol and Anne, and two sons, Keith and Thomas. In 1968 he married fellow legislator and future Oregon Supreme Court judge Betty Roberts.
He died on October 23, 1995.[3]
Writings
- "Legislative Interim Committees Created by Resolution," Oregon Law Review, XXXVIII (February 1959), pp. 97–121
References
- ^ Joint House Memorial No. 10, 1997
- ^ "Multnomah County Voters Guide", March 1995
- ^ “Department: In Memoriam”, The Oregon State Bar Bulletin, December 1995, Vol. 56, p. 54.
- Members of the Oregon House of Representatives
- People from Pennsylvania
- University of Oregon faculty
- Portland State University faculty
- Oregon lawyers
- Oregon Democrats
- 1918 births
- 1995 deaths
- University of Washington alumni
- University of Michigan alumni
- Edinboro University of Pennsylvania alumni
- People from Portland, Oregon
- People from Crawford County, Pennsylvania