Markham, L. Jean (Lotus Jean), 1922-1998
Dates
- Existence: 1922 - 1998
- Usage: 1922 - 1943
Biography
Lotus Jean Markham, nee Eddins, was born in Colfax, Washington, in 1922. Her family moved often during her early life, finally settling in Centralia, Washington, around 1932. She attended the local community college, then transferred to the University of Washington in 1941. In 1943, she and William Edwin "Bill" Markham were married; they later had three children. They moved to Riddle, Oregon, in 1947. Bill Markham was elected to the Oregon House of Representatives in 1969, and Jean Markham acted as his principal staff person, first as a secretary and later as a legislative aide. She died in 1998.
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Oral history interview with L. Jean Markham
Oral history interview with Lotus Jean Markham conducted by Jim Strassmaier on May 8, 1997, as part of the Oregon Legislature Oral History Series. Markham was secretary and legislative aide to her husband, Oregon legislator Bill Markham.