George E. Chamberlain

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George E. Chamberlain was an American Democratic politician from Oregon who served as both governor and U.S. senator, noted for his influential role in early 20th-century military and defense legislation.

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George E. Chamberlain canonical 2
George E. Chamberlain Jr. 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States senator
human
politician
admittedToTheBar Oregon
areaOfLegislativeFocus World War I mobilization
military preparedness
national defense
birthDate 1854-01-01
birthPlace Natchez, Mississippi
burialPlace Arlington National Cemetery
chairpersonOf United States Senate Committee on Military Affairs
child George E. Chamberlain Jr.
committeeMembership United States Senate Committee on Military Affairs
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
deathDate 1928-07-09
deathPlace Washington, D.C.
educatedAt Washington and Lee University
Washington and Lee University School of Law
familyName Chamberlain
fullName George Earle Chamberlain
givenName George
livedIn Portland, Oregon
linked to: Portland

Salem, Oregon
memberOf Oregon state government
United States Senate
memberOfPoliticalParty Democratic Party (United States)
linked to: Democratic Party
notableFor leadership on early 20th-century U.S. military and defense legislation
notableWork Chamberlain Military Preparedness Bill
Chamberlain-Kahn Act
occupation lawyer
politician
positionHeld Attorney General of Oregon
District Attorney of Multnomah County, Oregon
Governor of Oregon
United States Senator
member of the Oregon House of Representatives
precededByAsGovernorOfOregon Theodore T. Geer NERFINISHED
precededByAsUSSenatorFromOregon Charles W. Fulton NERFINISHED
religion Baptist
linked to: Baptists
represented Oregon
representedIn United States Senate
sexOrGender male
spouse Sallie Welch Chamberlain
stateRepresentedInSenate Oregon
succeededByAsGovernorOfOregon Frank W. Benson
succeededByAsUSSenatorFromOregon Robert N. Stanfield
termEndAsGovernorOfOregon 1909
termEndAsUSSenatorFromOregon 1921
termStartAsGovernorOfOregon 1903
termStartAsUSSenatorFromOregon 1909

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National Defense Act of 1916 namedFor George E. Chamberlain
Hay-Chamberlain Act namedAfter George E. Chamberlain
George E. Chamberlain child George E. Chamberlain Jr.
linked to: George E. Chamberlain