Wayne Morse

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Wayne Morse was a long-serving, independent-minded U.S. Senator from Oregon known for his progressive stances and opposition to the Vietnam War.

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instanceOf United States Senator
human
burialPlace Rest-Haven Memorial Park, Eugene, Oregon
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1900-10-20
dateOfDeath 1974-07-22
educatedAt Columbia Law School
University of Minnesota Law School
University of Wisconsin–Madison
employer University of Oregon
endTime 1969-01-03
familyName Morse
givenName Wayne
hasHonor Wayne Morse Center for Law and Politics at the University of Oregon
Wayne Morse Free Speech Plaza in Eugene, Oregon
ideology liberalism in the United States
progressivism
knownFor defense of civil liberties
support for labor rights
support for public education
memberOf United States Senate
memberOfPoliticalParty Democratic Party
surface form: Democratic Party (United States)

Independent politician
Republican Party
surface form: Republican Party (United States)
notableFor independent voting record in the U.S. Senate
opposition to the Vietnam War
progressive political positions
notableWork Wayne Morse’s speeches opposing the Vietnam War
occupation law professor
lawyer
politician
oneOfTwoSenatorsWho voted against the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution in 1964
placeOfBirth Madison, Wisconsin, United States
placeOfDeath Portland
surface form: Portland, Oregon, United States
positionHeld United States Senator from Oregon
precededBy Rufus C. Holman NERFINISHED
religion Congregationalism
represented Oregon
sexOrGender male
spouse Mildred Morse
startTime 1945-01-03
succeededBy Bob Packwood
votedAgainst Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
workLocation Eugene, Oregon
Washington, D.C.

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