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Joseph LANE, Congress, OR (1801-1881)

Senate Years of Service: 1859-1861 Party: Democrat LANE Joseph , a Delegate and a Senator from Oregon; born in Buncombe County, N.C., December 14, 1801; moved with his parents to Henderson, Ky…

Greg WALDEN, Congress, OR (1957)

WALDEN Greg , a Representative from Oregon; born in The Dalles, Wasco County, Ore., January 10, 1957; B.S., University of Oregon, Eugene, Ore., 1981; member of the Oregon state house of…

Wayne Lyman MORSE, Congress, OR (1900-1974)

Senate Years of Service: 1945-1969 Party: Republican; Independent; Democrat MORSE Wayne Lyman , a Senator from Oregon; born near Madison, Dane County, Wis., October 20, 1900; attended the public…

Jeff MERKLEY, Congress, OR (1956)

Senate Years of Service: 2009- Party: Democrat MERKLEY Jeff , a Senator from Oregon; born in Myrtle Creek, Ore., October 24, 1956; B.A., Stanford University, 1979; M.P.A., Princeton University,…

James Howard WEAVER, Congress, OR (1927)

WEAVER James Howard , A Representative from Oregon; born in Brookings, Brookings County, S.Dak., August 8, 1927; attended public schools in Des Moines, Iowa; moved to Eugene, Oreg., 1947; B.S.,…

Rocky Mountains

(Encyclopedia) Rocky Mountains, major mountain system of W North America and easternmost belt of the North American cordillera, extending more than 3,000 mi (4,800 km) from central N.Mex. to NW…

Brewer's: Tragedy

The goat-song (Greek, tragos-ode). The song that wins the goat as a prize. This is the explanation given by Horace ( De Arte Poetica, 220). (See Comedy.) Tragedy. The first English…

Lowell STOCKMAN, Congress, OR (1901-1962)

STOCKMAN Lowell , a Representative from Oregon; born on a farm near Helix, Umatilla County, Oreg., April 12, 1901; attended the public schools at Pendleton, Oreg.; was graduated from Oregon State…

Peter Anthony DeFAZIO, Congress, OR (1947)

DeFAZIO Peter Anthony , a Representative from Oregon; born in Needham, Norfolk County, Mass., May 27, 1947; graduated from Needham High School, Needham, Mass., 1965; B.A., Tufts University, Medford…

Andrew Jackson THAYER, Congress, OR (1818-1873)

THAYER Andrew Jackson , a Representative from Oregon; born in Lima, Livingston County, N.Y., November 27, 1818; attended the common schools; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1849 and…