Dick Magruder

Richard B. Magruder was a rancher, lawyer, and Oregon state legislator. He attended college and then law school at Willamette University. After graduation, he practiced law and operated a ranch in Clatskanie in Columbia County, Oregon. He served four terms in the Oregon House of Representatives, from 1971 until his death in 1978. During the 1977 legislative session, he came within one vote of being elected speaker of the House of Representatives.

Magruder was born in Portland, Oregon, in 1946, the son of Kent and Caroline Magruder. He grew up on a farm in Columbia County owned by his family since 1905. As a youth, Magruder participated in 4H farming activities. He raised champion sheep that were shown at the Oregon State Fair from 1957 through 1962. In 1964, one of his steers won champion honors at the State Fair. That same year, Magruder won the states highest 4H achievement award for his accomplishments. By the time he left for college in 1964, he was the top crop and livestock judge at the Columbia County Fair.

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