Bob Smith (Oregon politician)
Robert Freeman Smith (June 16, 1931 – September 21, 2020), commonly known as Bob Smith, was an American Republican politician who represented Oregon in the United States House of Representatives from 1983 to 1995 and from 1997 to 1999.
Bob Smith
Wes Cooley
Clinton P. Haight, Jr.
June 16, 1931
Portland, Oregon, U.S.
September 21, 2020 (aged 89)
Medford, Oregon, U.S.
Early life and education[edit]
Smith was born in Portland, Oregon, and grew up in Burns, Oregon. His father, Benjamin F. Smith, was a doctor.[1] He attended Willamette University in Salem, Oregon, graduating in 1953 with a bachelor's degree in agriculture. He worked as a rancher until his election to the Oregon House of Representatives in 1960.[2]