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American legislative body (1848–1859)
Oregon's Territorial Legislature was a bicameral legislative body created by the United States Congress in 1848 as the legislative branch of the government
Oregon Territorial Legislature
Oregon_Territorial_Legislature
U.S. Territory (1848–1859)
appointment by the President of the United States. The two-chamber Oregon Territorial Legislature was responsible for passing laws, with seats in both the upper-chamber
Oregon_Territory
1857 Oregon Constitution. 1849 Oregon Territorial Legislature 1850 Oregon Territorial Legislature 1851 Oregon Territorial Legislature 1852 Oregon Territorial
List of Oregon Legislative Assemblies
List_of_Oregon_Legislative_Assemblies
Early Oregon legislature
democratically elected legislature became the Oregon Territorial Legislature when the territorial authorities arrived after the creation of the Oregon Territory by
Provisional Legislature of Oregon
Provisional_Legislature_of_Oregon
Legislative branch of the state government of Oregon
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
Oregon_Legislative_Assembly
Settler in Oregon Territory, United States
died of drowning in 1848, shortly after being elected to the Oregon Territorial Legislature, passing his property claim to Sylvester. Smith was born on
Levi_Lathrop_Smith
American politician (1806–1886)
the Oregon Country, in what was to become the state of Oregon. Parker would later participate in the legislatures of the provisional, territorial, and
Samuel Parker (Oregon politician)
Samuel_Parker_(Oregon_politician)
American politician
what became the state of Oregon. A native of Ohio, he served in the Oregon Territorial Legislature and was a member of the Oregon Constitutional Convention
Frederick_Waymire
American politician (1813–1856)
became the state of Oregon. A native of Tennessee, he served in the Provisional Legislature of Oregon and the Oregon Territorial Legislature before being killed
Absalom_J._Hembree
American farmer and legislator in present-day Oregon
In Oregon, he would serve in the Provisional Legislature of Oregon and the Oregon Territorial Legislature. Hiram Straight was born on March 7, 1814, in
Hiram_Straight
American politician
Portland, Oregon, from 1851 to 1852. He later served as the President of the Oregon Territory Council, and as a member of the Washington Territorial Legislature
Hugh_O'Bryant
American politician (1808–1882)
Oregon Territorial Legislature; he served as the first Speaker of the Oregon House of Representatives in 1849. He was also a delegate to the Oregon Constitutional
Asa_Lovejoy
American politician
of Oregon and served in the Oregon Territorial Legislature. Ford also lost a civil case that freed his slaves whom he had brought across the Oregon Trail
Nathaniel_Ford
The Oregon Territorial Legislature was the legislative branch of the government of the Oregon Territory of the United States, from 1849 to 1858. The legislature
List of members of the Oregon Territorial Legislature
List_of_members_of_the_Oregon_Territorial_Legislature
American politician
in the milling business and served in the Oregon Territorial Legislature before being a member of the Oregon Constitutional Convention. Robert Kinney was
Robert_Crouch_Kinney
American politician and journalist (1820–1878)
Democrat, Curry served in the new Oregon Territory's government as a representative to the legislature and as Territorial Secretary before appointment as
George_Law_Curry
American politician (1823–1899)
first to California, and then to the Oregon Territory. Harding was elected to the Oregon Territorial Legislature in 1850 to represent Marion County. Two
Benjamin_F._Harding
American politician (1827–1899)
later a Republican, he served in the Oregon Territorial Legislature where following statehood, he served in the Oregon State Senate. In the Senate, he served
Thomas_R._Cornelius
American politician
the Battle of Abiqua Creek. In 1854, he was elected to the Oregon Territorial Legislature to represent Marion County. He served during the 1854 to 1855
Ralph_Carey_Geer
County in Oregon, United States
1843, the Oregon Territorial Legislature renamed it for the nation's first president in 1849 and included the entire northwest corner of Oregon before new
Washington_County,_Oregon
the Oregon Territory of the United States. He platted Eugene City in 1851 with Eugene Skinner. He served in the House of the 3rd Oregon Territorial Legislative
David_M._Risdon
American politician
County, Oregon, and later to Linn County, to farm in the Willamette Valley. In 1855 Charles Drain was elected to the Oregon Territorial Legislature, and
Charles_Drain_(pioneer)
Motto of Oregon
added to the Territorial Seal adopted by the Oregon Territorial Legislature in 1854. The motto referred to the May 2, 1843, vote by Oregon Country settlers
Alis_volat_propriis
American politician
Rush, and represented Jackson County, Oregon in the Oregon Territorial Legislature and Oregon State Senate. John E. Ross moved with his father, Angus Ross
John_E._Ross
Topics referred to by the same term
member of Warner Bros. Cartoons John Carey (Oregon politician), member of the Oregon Territorial Legislature, 1852 John Cary (disambiguation) John Kerry
John_Carey
American journalist
and politician in the Western United States. A member of the Oregon Territorial Legislature in 1857, Dryer is best remembered as the founder of The Oregonian
Thomas_J._Dryer
American politician
later state of Oregon. A native of Illinois, he moved to Oregon in 1850 where he served in the Oregon Territorial Legislature and in the Oregon Constitutional
David Logan (Oregon politician)
David_Logan_(Oregon_politician)
American politician
session of the Provisional Legislature of Oregon that began in December. He was elected to the Oregon Territorial Legislature in 1850 through 1852, serving
Joseph_C._Avery
Ghost town in Washington (state)
geographic names. Seattle: University of Washington Press. p. 204. "Oregon Territorial Legislature forms Pacific County on February 4, 1851". Historylink.org.
Pacific_City,_Washington
American politician and diplomat
a political family in the state of Oregon. A native of Tennessee, he served in the Oregon Territorial Legislature and as United States Minister to Hawaii
James_McBride_(politician)
Executive officer in Oregon
The Oregon state treasurer is a constitutional officer within the executive branch of the government of the U.S. state of Oregon, elected by statewide
Oregon_State_Treasurer
Oregon politician
Portland, Oregon. He also served in the Provisional Government of Oregon, was a legislator during both the territorial period and when Oregon became a
Ralph_Wilcox_(politician)
American judge
Oregon Territorial Legislature in a session held at the Territorial Library in Oregon City. The rival minority assembly continued to meet in Oregon City
Columbia_Lancaster
6th Territorial Governor of Washington
serving as a member of the Oregon House of Representatives in the Oregon Territorial Legislature during the biannual session running from 1852 to 1853. During
George_Edward_Cole
American politician (1818–1895)
and became a member of the last Oregon Territorial Legislature and also ran for and served in the State Legislature. Bowlby served in the House for four
Wilson_Bowlby
Head of government of the U.S. state of Oregon
applied to the office of Oregon's chief executive during the provisional and U.S. territorial governments. The current governor of Oregon is Tina Kotek, who
Governor_of_Oregon
American politician (1820–1898)
1811-1912. S.J. Clarke Pub. Co. p. 364. 1852 Regular Session (4th Territorial). Oregon State Archives. Retrieved on November 28, 2008. "Portland Public
Benjamin_Stark
American politician
in the Oregon Territorial Legislature, and in 1857 was a member of the Oregon Constitutional Convention. Scott also founded Scottsburg, Oregon, and is
Levi Scott (Oregon politician)
Levi_Scott_(Oregon_politician)
American politician
in the Territorial Legislature and at the Oregon Constitutional Convention. His son, Isaac R. Moores, Jr. would become Speaker of the Oregon House of
Isaac_R._Moores
American pioneer and Oregon politician (1809–1850)
legislative branches, and later as a legislator in the first Oregon Territorial Legislature. Hill made a transaction with the county court in 1850 that
David Hill (Oregon politician)
David_Hill_(Oregon_politician)
American judge
career when he was elected to the Territorial Legislature. Later that year he served in Oregon's last Territorial Legislature as the citizens awaited statehood
Benjamin_F._Bonham
Early elected government of Pacific Northwest, 1843–1849
After the establishment of the Oregon Territory, the legislature was replaced with the two house Oregon Territorial Legislature. The Provisional Government
Provisional Government of Oregon
Provisional_Government_of_Oregon
American judge (1819–1903)
to both houses of the local legislature, serving in the Territorial House and State Senate, and was a member of the Oregon Constitutional Convention in
James_K._Kelly
American politician (1822–1908)
represent Polk and Tillamook counties in the Oregon Territorial Legislature. In 1870, Hayden was elected to the Oregon House of Representatives as a Democrat
Benjamin_Hayden
Upper house of Oregon's legislature
The Oregon State Senate is the upper house of the state legislature for the U.S. state of Oregon. Along with the lower chamber Oregon House of Representatives
Oregon_State_Senate
American politician
Clackamas County representative to the House chamber of the Oregon Territorial Legislature. He served as postmaster at Milwaukie from 1851 through 1857
Lot_Whitcomb
American judge
14, 1859. A Massachusetts native, Waite also served in the Oregon Territorial Legislature. Aaron Waite (sometimes spelled "Wait") was born on December
Aaron_E._Waite
2nd Governor of Oregon
the Oregon Territory. There he moved to the town of Gardiner on the Umpqua River where he would become a member of the Oregon Territorial Legislature in
A._C._Gibbs
First known serial killer in Wyoming
Relatives Hattie Bartlett Motive Robbery Reward amount $3000 (Oregon Territorial Legislature) $10000 (Bernard Fountain) Wanted since August 1868 Time at
Polly_Bartlett
American politician (1820–1902)
elected as a legislator in the Territorial Legislature in 1857 representing Lane County in the House of Representatives. Oregon was preparing for statehood
John_Whiteaker
American politician (1823–1911)
moved to Oregon in 1851 and began his law practice in Salem. The Oregon Territorial legislature elected him prosecuting attorney for Oregon's second judicial
La_Fayette_Grover
American politician
represented Jackson County in the Oregon Territorial Legislature in 1858, its final year, and served as speaker of the Oregon House of Representatives during
William_G._T'Vault
American politician (1826–1899)
Senator from Oregon. An Illinois native, Slater also served in the Oregon Territory's Legislature, then later the Oregon State Legislature, and was the
James_H._Slater
Oregon pioneer and legislator (1800–1869)
merchant and Oregon state legislator. He served four terms in Oregon's territorial legislature. This included one term as Speaker of the Oregon House of Representatives
William_M._King
State capitol building of Oregon, US
The Oregon State Capitol is the building that houses the state legislature and the offices of the governor, secretary of state, and treasurer of the U
Oregon_State_Capitol
American judge
member of the Oregon Constitutional Convention in 1857, served in the Territorial Legislature, and helped to codify the laws of the Oregon Territory. He
Reuben_P._Boise
and beatings. These punishments were prohibited in 1845. The Oregon Territorial Legislature enacted the second Black exclusion law on September 21, 1849
Ku_Klux_Klan_in_Oregon
American judge
Iowa and Wisconsin before immigrating to the Oregon Territory. There he served in the legislature of the Oregon Territory and then the Washington Territory
Francis_A._Chenoweth
American judge
of Oregon. He served as the 7th Chief Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court serving from 1866 to 1867. He served two separate terms on the Oregon's high
Erasmus_D._Shattuck
Bicameral legislature of Washington State
legally separate from the Oregon Territory. The Washington Territorial Assembly, as the newly created area's bicameral legislature, convened the following
Washington_State_Legislature
American pioneer surveyor and civil engineer
many areas of Oregon, Washington, and Idaho. He was also an Oregon state legislator, served two terms in Oregon's territorial legislature. This included
Lafayette_Cartee
Oregon lawyer and state legislator (1811–1889)
lawyer and Oregon state legislator. He was an active Democrat throughout his life. He served four terms in Oregon's territorial legislature. This included
Nathaniel_H._Gates
American politician
Representatives. He later immigrated to the Oregon Country, where he served in the Oregon Territorial Legislature. After settling in Portland, he helped to
William_W._Chapman
Topics referred to by the same term
comedian, musician, playwright Richard Miller (Oregon politician), member of the Oregon Territorial Legislature, 1850 Richard L. Miller (Richard Landis Miller
Richard_Miller
City in Oregon, United States
colonel in the Modoc War, Josephine County representative to the Oregon Territorial Legislature Dave Schwep, director and photographer John Trudeau, musician
Jacksonville,_Oregon
Former county in Oregon, United States (1851–1862)
Oregon. It was created on January 24, 1851, by the Oregon Territorial Legislature embracing the lands along the Umpqua River in southwestern Oregon.
Umpqua_County,_Oregon
Champoeg led up to the first constitution of the Oregon Country and several petitions for U.S. territorial status. The resulting acts created a provisional
List_of_governors_of_Oregon
Topics referred to by the same term
college football coach John A. Anderson (Oregon politician), member of the Oregon Territorial Legislature, 1851 John Alexander Anderson (1834–1892),
John_A._Anderson
City in Benton County, Oregon, United States
deeply divided legislature elected to make Corvallis the capital of the Oregon Territory in December 1855. After the 6th Territorial Legislature convened there
Corvallis,_Oregon
Oregon affiliate of the Republican Party
the constitutional convention and 10 of the 30 members to the Oregon Territorial Legislature. The constitutional convention held in the summer of 1857 ultimately
Oregon_Republican_Party
American politician
Polk County Commissioner (1848) and was later elected to the Oregon Territorial Legislature in 1856. Walker Middle School in the Salem-Keizer School District
Walter_M._Walker
Physician to Abraham Lincoln (1804–1865)
he successfully ran for a seat representing Yamhill in the Oregon Territorial Legislature, serving in the 6th Legislative Session from December 1854 to
Anson_G._Henry
American journalist and politician (1816–1860)
a newspaper editor in New York and Ohio, and served in the Oregon Territory's legislature. According to the obituary in the Chicago Tribune, "The adventurous
Delazon_Smith
American politician (1809–1887)
Territory in 1852, overland via the Oregon Trail. He served in the Oregon Territorial Legislature and was a delegate to the Oregon Constitutional Convention. He
Luther_Elkins
Topics referred to by the same term
sports coach and administrator John F. Miller (Oregon politician), member of the Oregon Territorial Legislature, 1853 John F. Miller (Texas politician), see
John_F._Miller
City in Oregon, United States
government of the Oregon Country, not knowing whether the eventual governing laws would honor his transaction. The Oregon Territorial Legislature voted to rename
West_Linn,_Oregon
Unincorporated community in Oregon, United States
Hadley family, including Oregon Trail pioneer Henry G. Hadley, who was a member of the 1853 Oregon Territorial Legislature and the first justice of the
Hadleyville,_Oregon
counties in what later became Washington. The next session of the Oregon Territorial Legislature created only one of these counties: Thurston County (which was
List of counties in Washington
List_of_counties_in_Washington
American Union Army officer (1825–1886)
a representative in the legislature of the Oregon Territory of the United States and quartermaster general of the territorial militia in the 1850s. During
Charles_S._Drew
Legislative branch of the state government of Utah
Territory of Utah. It wasn't for another six years before the Fifth Territorial Legislature passed an act on December 10, 1855 establishing a constitutional
Utah_State_Legislature
Territorial legislature of American Samoa
the territorial legislature of American Samoa. Like most states and territorial legislatures of the United States, it is a bicameral legislature with
American_Samoa_Fono
Head of the Portland, Oregon municipal government
The mayor of Portland, Oregon, is the official head of the city of Portland, Oregon, United States. The officeholder is elected for a four-year term and
Mayor_of_Portland,_Oregon
Former currency in Oregon, United States
was open on 10 March 1849 in Oregon City, Oregon, eight days after the Territorial Governor Joseph Lane arrived in Oregon. Machinery used to create the
Beaver_coins
Topics referred to by the same term
major-general in the Madras Artillery George Briggs (Oregon politician), member of the Oregon Territorial Legislature, 1855 This disambiguation page lists articles
George_Briggs
County in Oregon, United States
major transportation hub for both river and inland traffic. The Oregon Territorial Legislature created Wasco County on January 11, 1854, from the parts of
Wasco_County,_Oregon
American pioneer and politician
was an American politician who served in the Oregon Territorial House of Representatives and the Oregon House of Representatives as a member of the Democratic
Ira_F._M._Butler
American judge (1824–1893)
in the legislature of the Oregon Territory, including time served as the President of the Council, and was elected as President of the Oregon Constitutional
Matthew_Deady
Territorial legislature of the United States Virgin Islands
The Legislature of the United States Virgin Islands is the territorial legislature of the United States Virgin Islands. The legislative branch of the unincorporated
Legislature of the Virgin Islands
Legislature_of_the_Virgin_Islands
Topics referred to by the same term
1938), Welsh hammer thrower Lawrence Hall (Oregon politician), member of the Oregon Territorial Legislature, 1851 Lawrence Hall of Science, a public science
Lawrence_Hall
Unincorporated community in the state of Oregon, United States
1857, under the name Umpqua, the college was chartered by the Oregon Territorial Legislature and also affiliated with the Methodist Church. A new two-story
Wilbur,_Oregon
sodomy or common law crimes. This changed in 1853, when the Oregon Territorial Legislature passed laws criminalizing sodomy with one to five years' imprisonment
LGBTQ_rights_in_Oregon
Legislative branch of the state government of Wyoming
as a territorial legislature, with nearly (though with not all) the parliamentary regulations that guide other fully-fledged state legislatures. During
Wyoming_Legislature
Topics referred to by the same term
in Adelaide, South Australia William Ray (Oregon politician), member of the Oregon Territorial Legislature, 1856 William H. Ray (1812–1881), United States
William_Ray
City in Oregon, United States
Avenue. Fendal Cason, who came to Oregon in 1843 and would go on to serve on in the Oregon Territorial Legislature, owned an area of equal size east of
Gladstone,_Oregon
19th-century school in United States
of Oregon; it served as a meeting place for the Oregon Territorial Legislature when it first moved to Salem. Missionary Jason Lee came to Oregon Country
Oregon_Institute
Private college in McMinnville, Oregon, US
West Union Institute that had been chartered in 1858 by the Oregon Territorial Legislature. The Adams group imposed the condition that the Baptists keep
Linfield_University
Assembly. John Church & Co., Territorial Printers. 1864. Retrieved July 28, 2026. "Membership of the Nevada State Legislature", Political History of Nevada
List of Nevada state legislatures
List_of_Nevada_state_legislatures
Topics referred to by the same term
Department of Education James Cole (Oregon politician), see list of members of the Oregon Territorial Legislature#1857 James L. Cole (c. 1814–1883), justice
James_Cole
Elected constitutional officer
Holderness, September 19, 1848 – March 10, 1849 Oregon's first territorial secretary was elected by the legislature, to serve until a successor could be appointed
Oregon_Secretary_of_State
Legislature of a U.S. state
while North Dakota and Oregon designate the legislature the legislative assembly. The responsibilities of a state legislature vary from state to state
State legislature (United States)
State_legislature_(United_States)
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