Appointment Certificate of R. L. Fanning
by State of Oregon 1955-12-20
Salem, Marion County, Oregon, United States
A certificate appointing R.L. Fanning to the Multnomah County Tax Supervising and Conservation Commission for a 4 year term, signed by governor Paul Patterson and secretary of state Earl T. Newbry on December 20th, 1955.
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- Description
- A certificate appointing R.L. Fanning to the Multnomah County Tax Supervising and Conservation Commission for a 4 year term, signed by governor Paul Patterson and secretary of state Earl T. Newbry on December 20th, 1955.
- Provenance
- Donated by Roscoe "Ross" Fanning's estate, or by Fanning himself shortly before his death in 1989. Fanning was a local auto dealer who was heavily involved in civic life in Gresham and Multnomah County, as well as the Boy Scouts of America. Contemporary news articles indicate he became chairman of the Tax Supervising and Conservation Commission at some point during his term. The commission, which is made up of appointed citizens, analyzes and oversees the budgets of agencies in Multnomah County.
- Date
- 1955-12-20
- Creator
- State of Oregon
- Subject
- Fanning, Roscoe L.
- Patterson, Paul
- Newbry, Earl T.
- Multnomah County
- County government
- Taxes
- Location
- Salem, Marion County, Oregon, United States
- Rights
- http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-RUU/1.0/
- Identifier
- ghs1989-007-0002
- Contributor
- Gresham Historical Society
- Extent
- Certificate
- Type
- Text
- Item sets
- Gresham Heritage
