John Whiteaker
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John Whiteaker was an American politician who became the first governor of the U.S. state of Oregon after it achieved statehood.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| John Whiteaker canonical | 2 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
governor
ⓘ
human ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Oregon Democratic Party ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1820-05-04 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Dearborn County, Indiana
ⓘ
surface form:
Dearborn County, Indiana, United States
|
| burialPlace | Pioneer Cemetery, Eugene, Oregon, United States ⓘ |
| congressionalTermEnd | 1881-03-03 ⓘ |
| congressionalTermStart | 1879-03-04 ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1902-10-02 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Eugene, Oregon
ⓘ
surface form:
Eugene, Oregon, United States
|
| electedTo |
United States House of Representatives
ⓘ
surface form:
United States House of Representatives from Oregon's at-large district
|
| election | Oregon gubernatorial election, 1858 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | European American ⓘ |
| familyName | Whiteaker ⓘ |
| givenName | John ⓘ |
| governedTerritory | Oregon ⓘ |
| knownFor | strongly Democratic and pro-Southern views during the American Civil War era ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | Oregon House of Representatives ⓘ |
| livedDuring | 19th century ⓘ |
| militaryService | United States Army ⓘ |
| movedTo |
Oregon
ⓘ
surface form:
Oregon Territory
|
| nickname | Honest John ⓘ |
| notableEvent | oversaw early years of Oregon state government after statehood in 1859 ⓘ |
| notableFor | being the first governor of Oregon after statehood ⓘ |
| numberOfChildren | 5 ⓘ |
| occupation | politician ⓘ |
| orderInOffice | 1st Governor of Oregon ⓘ |
| partyAffiliation | Democratic Party ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Governor of Oregon
ⓘ
Member of the Oregon House of Representatives ⓘ Member of the United States House of Representatives ⓘ Speaker of the Oregon House of Representatives ⓘ |
| precededBy | Territorial Governor George L. Curry ⓘ |
| precededByInCongress | Richard Williams ⓘ |
| religion | Baptist ⓘ |
| residence |
Eugene, Oregon
ⓘ
surface form:
Eugene, Oregon, United States
|
| servedAs | Speaker of the Oregon House of Representatives in 1868 ⓘ |
| servedIn | Mexican–American War ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse | Nancy Whiteaker ⓘ |
| succeededBy | Addison C. Gibbs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| succeededByInCongress | Melvin Clark George ⓘ |
| termEnd | 1862-09-10 ⓘ |
| termStart | 1859-03-03 ⓘ |
| yearMovedToOregon | 1852 ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Subject: John Whiteaker Description of subject: John Whiteaker was an American politician who became the first governor of the U.S. state of Oregon after it achieved statehood.
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