John M. Gearin
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John McDermeid Gearin (August 15, 1851 - November 12, 1930) was a United States Senator from Oregon. Born near Pendleton, he attended the country schools, St. Mary's College (San Francisco), and graduated from Notre Dame University in 1871. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1873 and commenced practice in Portland. He was a member of the Oregon House of Representatives in 1874 and was city attorney of Portland in 1875. He was an unsuccessful Democratic candidate for election in 1878 to the Forty-sixth Congress, and was district attorney for Multnomah County from 1884 to 1886.
Gearin was appointed by President Grover Cleveland in 1893 as special prosecutor for the government concerning cases of opium fraud; he was then appointed to the U.S. Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the death of John H. Mitchell and served from December 13, 1905, until January 23, 1907, when a successor was elected. He was not a candidate for election in 1907 to fill the vacancy, and resumed the practice of law in Portland until his death there in 1930; interment was in Mount Calvary Cemetery.
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| Preceded by John H. Mitchell |
United States Senator (Class 2) from Oregon 1905–1907 Served alongside: Charles W. Fulton |
Succeeded by Frederick W. Mulkey |
