Territorial Governor George L. Curry

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Territorial Governor George L. Curry was an American politician who served as the last governor of Oregon Territory before it achieved statehood.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf human
politician
territorial governor
appointedBy Franklin Pierce NERFINISHED
burialPlace Lone Fir Cemetery NERFINISHED
causeOfDeath illness
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1820-07-02
dateOfDeath 1878-07-28
describedBySource historical records of Oregon Territory
employer Oregon Spectator NERFINISHED
Oregon Statesman NERFINISHED
Portland Advertiser NERFINISHED
endTime 1859-02-14
ethnicGroup American of Irish descent
familyName Curry NERFINISHED
givenName George NERFINISHED
hasHeritage Irish-American NERFINISHED
hasHonorificTitle Governor Curry NERFINISHED
jurisdictionGoverned Oregon Territory NERFINISHED
languageSpoken English
memberOfPoliticalParty Democratic Party
movedTo Oregon Country NERFINISHED
name George L. Curry NERFINISHED
notableFor being the last governor of Oregon Territory before statehood
notableWork editorial work in Oregon newspapers
occupation journalist
politician
officeContested United States House of Representatives NERFINISHED
partOf history of Oregon
placeOfBirth Philadelphia
surface form: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
placeOfDeath Portland, Oregon, United States NERFINISHED
positionHeld Governor of Oregon Territory
Secretary of Oregon Territory NERFINISHED
member of the Oregon Territorial Legislature
regionOfActivity Oregon Territory NERFINISHED
Pacific Northwest NERFINISHED
religion Presbyterian
surface form: Presbyterianism
residence Oregon Territory NERFINISHED
Portland, Oregon NERFINISHED
sexOrGender male
significantEvent oversaw transition of Oregon from territory to state
spouse Chloe Boone Curry NERFINISHED
startTime 1854-08-01
workedAs editor
printer
yearMovedToOregonCountry 1846

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John Whiteaker precededBy Territorial Governor George L. Curry