now serves as the official residence of the governor and their family, renamed Mahonia Hall. Political career Elected Mayor of Salem in 1927, he presided over a number of public works in the city that included bridge building, paving of major streets, the installation of street lights and traffic signals and the construction of the Salem Municipal Airport (McNary Field). He became known as the "Good Roads Mayor". Livesley was also an advocate of a city council-city manager form of government which the city adopted before his death and still uses today. In 1936, he was elected to the Oregon House of Representatives and served in the 1937 legislative session. Livesley was a Democrat from District 12, representing Salem and Marion County. He was not re-elected in 1938. References External links Thomas Livesley family biography 1863 births 1947 deaths Mayors of Salem, Oregon People from Sauk County, Wisconsin Members of the Oregon House of Representatives