Geary, Edward R

From Lane Co Oregon

Rev. Edward R. Geary (1811-1886), brother of the first mayor of San Francisco, turned down an appeal from the Republican party in Oregon to run for the U.S. Congress. “He could have had high political honors, but preferred to continue to preach the gospel,” said his obituary. Highly respected as both pastor and citizen, he was a long-time regent for the University of Oregon. The Geary School, which operated at 4th and Madison from 1890 to the 1930s, was named for him. His funeral was preached by Thomas Condon, UO science professor and a minister himself.