Thomas R. Cornelius, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetThomas R. Cornelius
American politician
Date of Birth: 16-Nov-1827
Place of Birth: Missouri, United States
Date of Death: 24-Jun-1899
Profession: politician
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Scorpio 
About Thomas R. Cornelius
- Thomas Ramsey Cornelius (November 16, 1827 – June 24, 1899) was a prominent American politician and soldier in the early history of Oregon.
- Born in Missouri, he moved to the Oregon Country with his family as a young man, where he fought in the Cayuse War and Yakima Indian War against the Native Americans.
- He settled in Washington County near what later became Cornelius, named in his honor. A Whig and later a Republican, he served in the Oregon Territorial Legislature where following statehood, he served in the Oregon State Senate.
- In the Senate, he served one term as the president of that chamber.
- He also built the Cornelius Pass Road that bears his name.
- He was the father of Benjamin P.
- Cornelius, who was also prominent in state politics.
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