John Pollard Gaines
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John Pollard Gaines was an American politician and Mexican–American War veteran who served as the third governor of the Oregon Territory in the mid-19th century.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American politician
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human ⓘ military officer ⓘ |
| appointedBy | Zachary Taylor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Salem Pioneer Cemetery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capturedIn | Mexican–American War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | Mexican–American War ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1795-09-22 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1857-12-09 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | European American ⓘ |
| familyName | Gaines NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | John NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heldAsPrisonerBy | Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| legalTraining | read law ⓘ |
| memberOfPoliticalParty | Whig Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| middleName | Pollard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | United States Army ⓘ |
| notableFor |
service as third governor of Oregon Territory
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service in the Mexican–American War ⓘ |
| notableWork | helped organize territorial government of Oregon ⓘ |
| numberOfChildren | at least 6 ⓘ |
| occupation |
lawyer
ⓘ
military officer ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| officeEndTime | 1853 ⓘ |
| officeStartTime | 1850 ⓘ |
| orderInOffice | 3rd Governor of Oregon Territory ⓘ |
| partyAlignment | anti-slavery Whig ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Augusta County, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Salem, Oregon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Governor of Oregon Territory
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Member of the United States House of Representatives ⓘ |
| practicedLawIn | Kentucky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Protestant Christianity
ⓘ
surface form:
Protestantism
|
| representedInCongress | Kentucky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence |
Boone County, Kentucky
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Salem, Oregon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servedInLegislature | United States House of Representatives for Kentucky's 10th district NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse |
Elizabeth Kincaid
NERFINISHED
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Margaret W. Gaines NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stateOfPrimaryPoliticalActivity |
Kentucky
NERFINISHED
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Oregon Territory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| termInCongressEnd | 1849 ⓘ |
| termInCongressStart | 1847 ⓘ |
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