Loren LaSells Stewart
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Cottage Grove, Oregon
Eugene, Oregon
President, Oregon State Parks Advisory Committee
Loren LaSells Stewart | |
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| Born | January 10, 1911 Cottage Grove, Oregon |
| Died | January 2, 2005 (aged 93) Eugene, Oregon |
| Political party | Republican |
| Known for | Owner, Bohemia Lumber Co. President, Oregon State Parks Advisory Committee |
Loren LaSells "Stub" Stewart (January 10, 1911 – January 2, 2005) was the owner and president of the Bohemia Lumber Company and a state representative from Oregon House District 14. He is the namesake of L. L. "Stub" Stewart State Park.
Stewart was born in 1911 in Cottage Grove, Oregon, to LaSells and Jessie Stewart. His father worked for the Booth-Kelly Lumber Company His maternal grandfather was Jasper Hills, namesake of Jasper, Oregon.[1]
Stewart graduated from Cottage Grove High School in 1928 and entered Oregon Agricultural College, graduating in 1932. He was given the nickname "Stub" in school when his friends noticed that he was always the shortest person in class,[2] and he was known for most of his life simply as Stub Stewart.
Bohemia Lumber Company
In 1946, Loren Stewart and his brother Faye Stewart along with his brother-in-law Larry Chapman purchased the Bohemia Lumber Co. from LaSells Stewart for $300,000. Loren became president in 1950, and he quickly increased production from 80,000 board feet per day to 130,000. He also increased the payroll from 80 employees to 150.[1] Stewart remained president until 1976,[3] and on its board until 1991, when it was bought by Willamette Industries.[4]
