Clifton N. McArthur

Clifton Nesmith McArthur (June 10, 1879 – December 9, 1923) was a U.S. representative from Oregon, and grandson of Senator James Willis Nesmith. His father was a member of the Oregon Supreme Court, and Clifton twice served as Speaker of the Oregon House of Representatives.

Early life McArthur was born in The Dalles, Oregon on June 10, 1879. He was the eldest son of Lewis Linn McArthur, who served on the Oregon Supreme Court, and his wife, the former Harriet K. Nesmith. Clifton's only brother was Lewis A. McArthur, who would write the first edition of the Oregon Geographic Names. McArthur served as Speaker of the Oregon House of Representatives in 1909 and 1913.

Clifton McArthur was elected as a Republican to the Sixty-fourth and to the three succeeding Congresses, serving from March 4, 1915, until March 3, 1923. His remains were cremated and the ashes deposited in the vaults of the Portland Cremation Association.