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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Territorial Governor George L. Curry canonical 1

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

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John Whiteaker precededBy Territorial Governor George L. Curry