Rufus Mallory (January or June 10, 1831 – April 30, 1914) was an American educator, lawyer, and politician in the state of Oregon.

Portland has additionally honored his memory via Mallory Avenue in the Albina District.

[3] In 1858, he left Iowa to move to the then Oregon Territory by way of the Isthmus of Panama route.

[2] He arrived on the first day of 1859 and settled in the Southern Oregon town of Roseburg in Douglas County where he continued teaching for 15 months.

[2][3] He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1860, and was selected as the district attorney for Douglas, Jackson, and Josephine counties.

[8][9] The convicted men were hanged in front of thousands of onlookers in downtown Salem on May 17, 1865.

[3] He was then appointed as a special agent of the Treasury Department in Singapore, British Malaya, and after completing the necessary business, continued around the world in 78 days to Portland, where he resumed his law practice.

[15] The structure was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2004,[16] was thoroughly renovated, and reopened as the Hotel deLuxe in 2006.