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James K. Weatherford
James Knox Weatherford, Sr., (1850–1935) was an attorney, judge, and politician in the American state of Oregon. Weatherford served one term in the Oregon House of Representatives, gaining the position of List of speakers of the Oregon House of Representatives, Speaker of the House in 1876, before serving three terms in the Oregon State Senate. A successful attorney, Weatherford was for more than five decades a member of the school board in his hometown of Albany, Oregon, elected mayor of that city in 1886 and 1887, and served for more than two decades as chair of the Board of Trustees of Oregon State University, known at the time as Oregon Agricultural College. Weatherford is the namesake of Weatherford Residential College, formerly Weatherford Hall, a prominent building on the campus of Oregon State University. The law firm which he established in Albany in 1875 remains in existence today. Weatherford is also remembered for his unsuccessful campaigns as a Democratic Party (Un ...
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Linn County, Oregon
Linn County is one of the 36 counties in the U.S. state of Oregon. As of the 2020 census, the population was 128,610. The county seat is Albany. The county is named in honor of Lewis F. Linn, a U.S. Senator from Missouri who advocated the American settlement of the Oregon Country. Linn County comprises the Albany, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is included in the Portland-Vancouver- Salem, OR- WA Combined Statistical Area. It is located in the Willamette Valley. In 2010, the center of population of Oregon was located in Linn County, near the city of Lyons. History On December 28, 1847 the Provisional Legislature created Linn County from the southern portion of Champoeg (later Marion) County. The boundaries were altered in 1851 and 1854 with the creation of Lane and Wasco Counties. The county seat was originally located in Calapooia (later known as Brownsville), but in 1851 the Territorial Legislature passed an act establishing Albany as the county seat. A spec ...
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Prohibition Party
The Prohibition Party (PRO) is a political party in the United States known for its historic opposition to the sale or consumption of alcoholic beverages and as an integral part of the temperance movement. It is the oldest existing third party in the United States and the third-longest active party. Although it was never one of the leading parties in the United States, it was once an important force in the Third Party System during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The organization declined following the enactment of Prohibition in the United States but saw a rise in vote totals following the repeal of the Eighteenth Amendment in 1933. However, following World War II it declined with 1948 being the last time its presidential candidate received over 100,000 votes and 1976 being the last time it received over 10,000 votes. The party's platform has changed over its existence. Its platforms throughout the 19th century supported progressive and populist positions including ...
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People's Party (United States)
The People's Party, also known as the Populist Party or simply the Populists, was a left-wing Agrarianism, agrarian populist political party in the United States in the late 19th century. The Populist Party emerged in the early 1890s as an important force in the Southern and Western United States, but collapsed after it nominated Democratic Party (United States), Democrat William Jennings Bryan in the 1896 United States presidential election. A Rump party, rump faction of the party continued to operate into the first decade of the 20th century, but never matched the popularity of the party in the early 1890s. The Populist Party's roots lay in the Farmers' Alliance, an agrarian movement that promoted economic action during the Gilded Age, as well as the Greenback Party, an earlier third party that had advocated fiat money. The success of Farmers' Alliance candidates in the 1890 United States elections, 1890 elections, along with the conservatism of both major parties, encouraged Fa ...
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Binger Hermann
Binger Hermann (February 19, 1843 – April 15, 1926) was an American attorney and politician in Oregon. A native of Maryland, he immigrated to the Oregon Territory with his parents as part of the Baltimore Colony. Hermann would serve in both houses of the Oregon Legislative Assembly and as a Republican Party (United States), Republican in the United States Congress. Hermann served as the List of commissioners of the General Land Office, Commissioner of the General Land Office for a period of about five years. His written directives known as the Binger Hermann Policy, caused mineral claimants of several lode mining claims (Ex: Lucky Strike Gold Mining Co.) to suffer from what is referred to as "cadastral mayhem" Many locators looking for a cure had to wait until August 8, 1904, when Paragraph 147 of the Mining Circular was revised under the authority of the Act of April 28, 1904. In 1904, Herman was also caught up in the Oregon land fraud scandal and brought to trial for alle ...
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Rockey Preston Earhart
Rockey is a given name and surname. Notable people with the name include: Given name *Rockey Felker (born 1953), former quarterback, head football coach, currently director of player personnel for Mississippi State University *John Rockey Park (1833–1900), prominent educator in the Territory and State of Utah *Rockey Vaccarella, resident of St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana and a Hurricane Katrina survivor/activist Surname *Clement Daniel Rockey (1889–1975), bishop of the Methodist Church, elected in 1941 *Keller E. Rockey (1888–1970), highly decorated Lieutenant General in the United States Marine Corps *Sally Rockey (born 1958), the inaugural Executive Director of the Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research See also * Dr. A. E. and Phila Jane Rockey House, also known as Rockholm, in the outskirts of Portland, Oregon *Rockey's Air Strip, an airport located in Indiana, United States *''Rockeye'', an album by the British band The Outfield *Mk-20 Rockeye II clusterbomb *Roc ...
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Oregon Secretary Of State
The secretary of state of Oregon, an elected constitutional officer within the executive branch of government of the U.S. state of Oregon, is first in line of succession to the governor. The duties of the office are auditor of public accounts, chief elections officer, and administrator of public records. Additionally, the secretary of state serves on the Oregon State Land Board and chairs the Oregon Sustainability Board. Following every United States Census, if the Oregon Legislative Assembly cannot come to agreement over changes to legislative redistricting, the duty falls to the secretary of state. The current secretary of state is Democrat Shemia Fagan, who was sworn in on January 4, 2021 in her 4th grade classroom in Dufur, Oregon. Divisions * Archives Division maintains the official records of Oregon government, provides public access to them, and publishes the ''Oregon Blue Book'' and the ''Oregon Administrative Rules.'' Established in 1947, the division is located in th ...
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Oregon State Legislature
The Oregon Legislative Assembly is the state legislature for the U.S. state of Oregon. The Legislative Assembly is bicameral, consisting of an upper and lower house: the Senate, whose 30 members are elected to serve four-year terms; and the House of Representatives, with 60 members elected to two-year terms. There are no term limits for either house in the Legislative Assembly. Each Senate district is composed of exactly two House districts: Senate District 1 contains House Districts 1 and 2, SD 2 contains HD 3 and HD 4, and so on. (Maps of Senate districts can be found in the Oregon State Senate article.) Senate districts contain about 127,700 people, and are redrawn every ten years. The legislature is termed as a "citizens' assembly" (meaning that most legislators have other jobs.) Since 1885, its regular sessions of up to 160 days occurred in odd-numbered years, beginning on the second Monday in January. Effective 2012, the legislature moved into an annual session, with t ...
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Weatherford Hall Tower
Weatherford may refer to: Cities and towns * Weatherford, Oklahoma, small city in Custer County * Weatherford, Texas, medium city in Parker County People * Jack Weatherford, American professor, ethnographer, and anthropologist * James K. Weatherford (1850–1935), American lawyer and politician * Mary Weatherford (born 1963), American artist * Sterling Weatherford (born 1999), American football player * Steve Weatherford (born 1982), American football punter * Will Weatherford Will Weatherford (born November 14, 1979) is an American politician who was a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives from 2006 to 2014, representing the 61st District from 2006 to 2012 and the 38th District, which included east ... (born 1979), American politician Other uses * Weatherford College, a college in Weatherford, Texas * Weatherford Hall, a dormitory at Oregon State University named after James K. Weatherford * Weatherford International, an oilfield services c ...
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Lincoln County Leader
The ''Lincoln County Leader'' was a weekly American newspaper published in Toledo, Oregon from 1893 to 1987. The newspaper was originally published as a Democratic paper, but its party affiliation changed with the ownership. For many years the newspaper was the primary journal in Lincoln County. History The first publisher of the ''Lincoln County Leader'' was John F. Stewart.(–1917). The paper was originally published every Thursday. Subscription rates for three months were 50 cents, 75 cents for six months, and $1.50 for a year. In 1893, Stewart had moved to Toledo, Oregon from Woodburn, a town in the Willamette Valley, where he had been publishing a paper called the ''World'', which was operating in competition with the ''Independent''. Stewart's plan was to start a new newspaper in a town without competition. Toledo seemed promising, as it was then the county seat of Lincoln County, and a rail terminus. The first issue, Volume 1, Number 1, was published on March 9, ...
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Corvallis And Eastern Railroad
Corvallis may refer to: Places * Corvallis, Montana, USA * Corvallis, Oregon, USA Education * Corvallis High School (California) * Corvallis High School (Montana) * Corvallis High School (Oregon) Others * Cessna 350 Corvalis light aircraft * Cessna 400 Corvalis light aircraft *''Corvallis Gazette-Times'' *Corvallis Knights, baseball team *Corvallis Municipal Airport *Corvallis Pride The Corvallis Pride was a team of the Independent Women's Football League (IWFL) based in Corvallis, Oregon. Home games were played at Corvallis High School (Oregon), Corvallis High School. For the 2009 season, the Pride merged with fellow IWFL t ...
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