Lotus Langley

Lotus L. Langley (September 15, 1875-1955) was a Democratic politician and lawyer in the U.S. state of Oregon in the early 20th century.

He served one term as district attorney of Multnomah County,[1] after defeating rival Stanley Myers by the largest majority of any previous occupant of the office.

[4] The committee "came into being when it seemed evident that maladministration of city affairs existed, and that under existing conditions there was little likelihood of the facts becoming generally known..." It claimed credit for producing the evidence that resulted in grand jury indictments against the mayor and a city commissioner, and the recall of the latter.

[5] The recall petition accused Langley of "incompetence, personal laziness and negligence that render him unfit to continue in his official capacity" and alleged that he was less than diligent in pursuing certain convictions.

[7] Langley authored the amendment to the Oregon Constitution that provides for 10-juror convictions in criminal cases, ran to be a delegate to a contentious Democratic National Convention in 1940, and served as state chair of the Democratic party, and as president of the Multnomah County bar association.