William D. Hare

William Davenport Hare (September 1, 1834 – February 6, 1910) was an American politician in Oregon. He served as a Republican member of the Oregon Legislature and the 8th mayor of Hillsboro, Oregon. His other duties included those of customs collector and presidential elector. A native of what was Virginia, his grandfather was a member of the United States Congress, while several of his descendants would also serve in the Oregon Legislature.

Early life A native of Wheeling, Virginia (after 1863, West Virginia), William Hare was born September 1, 1834, the eldest of nine children of the Reverend Joseph Hare and his wife, the former Frances Ellen Davenport. Hare's paternal grandfather emigrated from England and settled in Ohio. Hare was a presidential elector in 1872, and received an appointment from President Grant to be the customs collector for Astoria, Oregon. Hare joined William N. Barrett to form a legal firm in 1884, with the two remaining partners until 1886. Hare was also elected that year as the mayor of Hillsboro to replace Rodolph Crandall. After his one-year term ended on December 13, 1886, his successor was, once again, future Congressman and his senate replacement Thomas H. Tongue. Scholfield, who died in 1890, was the sister of Illinois Supreme Court Justice John Scholfield. She was a cousin of Susan B. Anthony.