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La Fayette Grover
La Fayette Grover (November 29, 1823May 10, 1911) was a United States Democratic Party, Democratic politician and lawyer from the U.S. state of Oregon. He was the List of Governors of Oregon, fourth Governor of Oregon, represented Oregon in the United States House of Representatives, and served one term in the United States Senate. Biography Grover was born in Bethel, Maine, Bethel, Maine, and was educated at Bethel's Gould Academy and Brunswick, Maine, Brunswick's Bowdoin College. He studied law and earned entry into the bar association in Philadelphia in 1850. He moved to Oregon in 1851 and began his law practice in Salem, Oregon, Salem. Career The Oregon Territorial Legislature, Oregon Territorial legislature elected him prosecuting attorney for Oregon's second judicial district and auditor of public accounts for the Oregon Territory. From 1853 to 1855, he was a member of the Territorial House of Representatives. In 1854, he was appointed by the United States Department of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Lemuel Woods
George Lemuel Woods (July 30, 1832 – January 7, 1890) was an American lawyer, judge, and politician. A member of the Republican Party (United States), Republican Party, Woods served as the List of Governors of Oregon, third Governor of Oregon from 1866 to 1870. Failing to win renomination, Woods was then appointed Utah Territory, Territorial Governor of Utah by President of the United States, President Ulysses S. Grant, serving in that position from 1871 to 1875. Biography Early years George Lemuel Woods was born July 30, 1832 in Boone County, Missouri, the second of four boys born to Caleb Woods and the former Margaret McBride.John B. Horner, ''Oregon: Her History, Her Great Men, Her Literature.'' J.K. Gill Co.: Portland, 1921; pp. 125, 153–154, 176. His ancestors came to North America from Scotland in the late 17th Century, settling first in Virginia before moving to the Kentucky frontier.Oscar T. Shuck, ''Representative and Leading Men of the Pacific.'' San Francisco: Bac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |