Grace Olivier Peck
Grace Olivier Peck | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Oregon House of Representatives from the 12th district | |
| In office 1957–1977 | |
| Succeeded by | Rod Monroe |
| In office 1948–1950 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Grace M. Olivier January 15, 1898 Portland, Oregon, US |
| Died | November 28, 1979 (aged 81) Portland, Oregon, US |
| Party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) |
Vernon Williams
(m. 1927, divorced)Raymond Peck
(m. 1936, divorced) |
| Profession |
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Grace Olivier Peck (January 15, 1898 – November 28, 1979) was an American politician who was a member of the Oregon House of Representatives.
Peck was born in Portland in 1898, the daughter of Jules Olivier, a river steamboat pilot who was originally from Belgium.[1][2][3] After her parents divorced when she was young, she was raised and attended primary schooling in Portland.[1] After graduating from Behnke-Walker Business College in Portland, she worked as a legal stenographer, secretary, union steward and shipyard timekeeper.[2][1] She was first elected to the Oregon House of Representatives in 1948, serving a single term until 1950. She was re-elected in 1957 and served until her defeat in a primary election by Rod Monroe in 1976, who highlighted her age in his campaign.[3][2] During her time in the office, she was a notable advocate for improved prison conditions, the poor, and for people with disabilities.[1][2]
She was married twice, first to Vernon Williams, divorcing in 1930.[3] In 1936, she married Raymond Peck, but they also divorced in the 1940s.[3][2] She was a member of the Catholic Daughters of America and Ladies of the Grand Army of the Republic.[2] Peck died at a hospital in Portland on November 28, 1979, from a stroke; she also had a stroke two years prior that incapacitated her.[2][3]
References
- ^ a b c d Blakely, Frances (December 7, 1956). "Grace Olivier Peck Is Deficated Crusader for Underpriveleges". Oregon Journal. p. 15. Retrieved March 13, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Grace Olivier Peck papers, 1914-1977". Archives West. Retrieved March 13, 2026.
- ^ a b c d e "Grace Peck, longtime legislator, dead at 81". The Oregonian. November 29, 1979. p. A21. Retrieved March 13, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.