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Charles Linza McNary represented Oregon in the U.S. Senate from 1917 until his death in 1944. In an era that saw the challenges of World War I, the Great Depression, and World War II, he established a national reputation as a thoughtful, effective, and independent legislative leader.
Charles L. McNary (1874-1944) This photograph shows Senator Charles L. McNary with his secretary in 1932. Charles Linza McNary was not considered much of a campaigner. He gave one or two speeches when he ran for office, preferring to spend the campaign season on his Salem area farm.
Charles McNary: A Featured Biography. Senator Charles McNary of Oregon spent 28 years in the United States Senate. A quiet leader with a unique affinity for building strong relationships, he was ranked as the most popular member of the Senate for nearly three decades.
Oregon’s most important political figure during the first half of the twentieth century was Salem-born Charles McNary, whose political ideology bridged William U’Ren’s direct-legislation reform measures and Franklin D. Roosevelt’s New Deal policies.
Charles Linza McNary (June 12, 1874 – February 25, 1944) was a United States Republican politician from Oregon. He was a member of the U.S. Senate from 1917 to 1944 and was Senate Minority Leader from 1933 to 1944. He supported many of the New Deal programs at the beginning of the Great Depression.
Charles Linza McNary served as minority leader of the U.S. Senate between 1933 and 1944. Born in Marion County, Oregon, and educated in law, McNary was appointed to the Senate to fill vacancies in 1917 and 1918.
Hoover-Coolidge era, and in this atmosphere Oregon's Charles L. McNary waged the first of five successful Senate campaigns. The 1918 Congressional election was the beginning of McNary's lengthy career in the United States Senate. It was also a crucial juncture in McNary's political career because he had never been elected to public office.