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The Oregon People Subproject covers the people who are/were from, lived in or were influential on the history of the State of Oregon. Please feel free to modify this page as needed. This is a part of the WikiProject Oregon.

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Pioneers

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  • Andre Longtain - owned land where Champoeg vote held, came to Oregon in 1811 to help found Ft. Astoria.[1]
  • William H. Rector: Champoeg settler, 1847 state legislator, part of the first Joel Palmer expedition, cofounder of the Salem woolen mill, 1861 Commissioner of Indian Affairs, railway entrepreneur. [2]
  • Colonel James Taylor: Astoria settler, assistant commissary to General Joel Palmer, first territorial treasurer. [3]

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  • William McCoy, first African American elected to the Oregon House (1972)

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  • Kate Brown
  • Margaret Carter, current senator and first African American woman elected to the Legislative Assembly (1984) - this citation, from the Jackie Winters article, will help.[1]
  • Ted Ferrioli, current Senate Minority Leader
  • Avel Gordly, current senator and first African American woman elected to the Oregon Senate (1996). Currently the only Independent in the OLA; 2006 recipient of Portland Mayor's Spirit of Portland Award (selected by Mayor Potter)[4]
  • Grattan Kerans, pretty slim article for former speaker with 20 years in the legislature

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  1. ^ Kenning, Chris (1999-01-11). "She is the first African-American Republican to serve". Statesman-Journal. Salem, Oregon: Gannett. pp. 1A. Retrieved 2006-12-28.
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