Gene Timms
Gene Timms | |
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Member of the Oregon Senate from the 30th district | |
In office 1983–2001 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Eugene Timms May 16, 1932 Burns, Oregon |
Died | April 21, 2014 (aged 81) Burns, Oregon |
Political party | Republican |
Children | 2 |
Alma mater | Willamette University |
Military service | |
Branch/service | United States Army |
Eugene D. Timms (May 16, 1932 – April 21, 2014) was an American politician and businessman.
Early life and education[]
Born in Burns, Oregon, Timms attended Burns High School. He then earned a bachelor's degree in business from Willamette University and served in the United States Army.
Career[]
After leaving the military, managed his family's business, a creamery. He later owned and operated Big Country Distributor. Timms served in the Oregon State Senate as a Republican from 1983 to 2001, representing the 30th district. He was an advocate for rural health in Oregon.[1][2][3]
Personal life[]
Timms and his wife, Edna, had two children and four grandchildren. Timms died in 2014.[4]
References[]
- ^ Votesmart.org-Eugene Timms
- ^ Oregon State Library Digital Collection: Oregon Secretary of State Voters' Pamphlet November 1996-Eugene D. (Gene) Timms
- ^ 'Former Oregon lawmaker Gene Timms dies at 81,' The Oregonian, Harry Esteve, April 23, 2014
- ^ Chapel, LaFollette's. "Eugene Timms Obituary - LaFollette's Chapel". www.lafolletteschapel.com. Retrieved 2020-07-20.
Categories:
- 1932 births
- 2014 deaths
- People from Burns, Oregon
- University of Washington alumni
- Willamette University alumni
- Businesspeople from Oregon
- Oregon Republicans
- Oregon state senators
- 20th-century American businesspeople
- Oregon politician stubs