George R. Bagley

George Robert Bagley (January 25, 1871 – December 26, 1939) was an American attorney and jurist in the state of Oregon. A native of Ohio, he was raised in Washington County, Oregon, where he practiced law and served as a circuit court judge for nearly 25 years. Bagley Park in Hillsboro is named in his honor.

Early life George Robert Bagley was born on January 25, 1871, in Canton, Ohio, to William and Sarah Bagley (née Robinson). The couple had wed in England in 1866 before immigrating to the United States that same year. George was one of six children born to the English natives, which included William H., Harry, Nellie, and Lillie. Built in 1892, he lived in what is now known as the Phelps-Bagley House until selling it in 1909 to William Curry. At that time he partnered with William G. Hare under the firm of Bagley and Hare, and they continued the firm until 1915. The company was sold to the Pacific Coast Condensed Milk Company and eventually became the Carnation Milk Plant. The detective solved the case and then sued the county after the county refused to pay him for his work. In April 1915, he was appointed as a judge for the Oregon circuit court by Oregon Governor James Withycombe. He was appointed to the 19th judicial circuit that was created at that time and covered Washington and Tillamook counties. This land became the city's second park, and was named Bagley Park in his honor. Due to his work promoting a railroad to Tillamook, a station along the Southern Pacific Railroad's Tillamook branch northwest of Hillsboro was named Bagley. George Bagley died on December 26, 1939, in Hillsboro at the age of 68 from a heart ailment and was buried at the cemetery at the Tualatin Plains Presbyterian Church.