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Earl Wilcox Snell was an American politician, businessman, and member of the Republican Party, serving in the Oregon House of Representatives, as the Oregon Secretary of State, and as the 23rd governo
Earl Snell
On October 28, 1947, Oregon Governor Earl Snell, Oregon State Senate President Marshall Cornett, and Oregon Secretary of State Robert S. Farrell, Jr. were killed in a crash of a Beechcraft Bonanza in
Earl Snell
…Secretary of State Robert S. Farrell, Jr., and State Senate President Marshall E. Cornett were killed along with pilot Cliff Hogue when their small plane crashed in stormy weather southwest of Dog Lake in Lake County, Oregon. The group left Klamath Falls about 10:00 p.m. en route to a ranch owned by Oscar Kittredge…
A Beech 35 similar to the accident aircraft
News of Governor Snell's missing flight garnered front page attention around the state of Oregon.
Oregon Senate President Marshall Cornett, co-owner of the aircraft, was killed in the October 1947 crash.