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Capital: Salem
State Nickname: Beaver State
State Bird: Meadowlark
State Flower: Oregon Grape
Admitted to the Union: February 14, 1859
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| Governors |
March 3, 1859 to September 10, 1862:
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John Whiteaker
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September 10, 1862 to September 12, 1866:
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Addison C. Gibbs
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September 12, 1866 to September 14, 1870:
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George L. Woods
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September 14, 1870 to February 1, 1877:
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La Fayette Grover*
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* Resigned from office |
February 1, 1877 to September 11, 1878:
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Stephen F. Chadwick
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September 11, 1878 to September 13, 1882:
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William Wallace Thayer
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September 13, 1882 to January 12, 1887:
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Zenas F. Moody
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January 12, 1887 to January 14, 1895:
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Sylvester Pennoyer
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January 14, 1895 to January 9, 1899:
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William P. Lord
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January 9, 1899 to January 14, 1903:
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Theodore T. Geer
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January 15, 1903 to March 1, 1909:
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George E. Chamberlain*
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* Resigned from office |
March 1, 1909 to June 16, 1910:
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Frank W. Benson
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June 16, 1910 to January 12, 1915:
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Oswald West
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January 12, 1915 to March 3, 1919:
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James Withycombe
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March 3, 1919 to January 8, 1923:
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Ben W. Olcott
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January 8, 1923 to January 10, 1927:
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Walter M. Pierce
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January 10, 1927 to December 21, 1929:
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Isaac L. Patterson
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* Died in office |
December 22, 1929 to January 12, 1931:
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A. W. Norbald
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January 12, 1931 to January 14, 1935:
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Julius L. Meier
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January 14, 1935 to January 9, 1939:
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Charles H. Martin
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January 9, 1939 to January 11, 1943:
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Charles A. Sprague
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January 11, 1943 to October 28, 1947:
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Earl Snell*
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* Died in office |
October 30, 1947 to January 10, 1949:
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John H. Hall
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January 10, 1949 to December 27, 1952:
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Douglas McKay*
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* Resigned from office |
December 27, 1952 to January 31, 1956:
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Paul L. Patterson
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February 1, 1956 to January 14, 1957:
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Elmo Smith
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January 14, 1957 to January 12, 1959:
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Robert D. Holmes
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January 12, 1959 to January 19, 1967:
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Mark O. Hatfield
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January 9, 1967 to January 13, 1975:
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Tom McCall
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January 13, 1975 to January 8, 1979:
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Robert W. Straub
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January 8, 1979 to January 12, 1987:
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Victor Atiyeh
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January 12, 1987 to January 14, 1991:
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Neil Goldschmidt
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January 14, 1991 to January 9, 1995:
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Barbara Roberts
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January 9, 1995 to 2003:
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John Kitzhaber
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January 13, 2003 –
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John Kitzhaber
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| Senators - Class II |
February 14, 1859 – March 3, 1859
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Delazon Smith
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October 1, 1860 – October 21, 1861
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Edward Dickinson Baker * Died in office
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February 27, 1862 – December 1, 1862
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Benjamin Stark
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December 1, 1862 – March 3, 1865
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Benjamin Franklin Harding
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March 4, 1865 – March 3, 1871
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George Henry Williams
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March 4, 1871 – March 3, 1877
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James Kerr Kelly
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March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1883
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La Fayette Grover
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March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1895
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Joseph Norton Dolph
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March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1901
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George Wycliffe McBride
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March 4, 1901 – December 8, 1905
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John Hipple Mitchell * Died in office
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December 21, 1905 – January 23, 1907
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John McDermeid Gearin
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January 30, 1907 – March 3, 1907
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Frederick William Mulkey
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March 4, 1907 – March 3, 1913
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Jonathan Bourne Jr.
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March 4, 1913 – May 23, 1917
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Harry Lane
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December 17, 1918 – February 25, 1944
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Charles Linza McNary * Died in office
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March 4, 1944 – January 3, 1955
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Guy F. Cordon
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January 3, 1955 – March 9, 1960
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Richard Lewis Neuberger * Died in office
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March 23, 1960 – November 9, 1960
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Hall Stoner Lusk
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November 9, 1960 – January 3, 1967
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Maurine Brown Neuberger
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January 3, 1967 – January 3, 1997
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Mark Hatfield
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January 3, 1997 – January 3, 2009
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Gordon Smith
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January 3, 2009 –
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Jeff Merkley
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| Senators - Class III |
February 14, 1859 – March 3, 1861
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Joseph Lane
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March 4, 1901 – March 3, 1867
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James Willis Nesmith
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March 4, 1867 – March 3, 1873
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Henry Winslow Corbett
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December 17, 1885 – March 3, 1897
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John Hipple Mitchell
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October 7, 1898 – March 3, 1903
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Joseph Simon
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March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1909
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Charles William Fulton
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March 4, 1909 – March 3, 1921
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George Earle Chamberlain
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March 4, 1921 – March 3, 1927
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Robert Nelson Stanfield
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March 4, 1927 – January 31, 1938
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Frederick Steiwer * Resigned office
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February 11, 1938 – November 9, 1938
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Alfred Evan Reames
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November 9, 1938 – January 3, 1939
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Alexander Grant Barry
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January 3, 1939 – January 3, 1945
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Rufus Cecil Holman
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January 3, 1945 – January 3, 1969
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Wayne Morse
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January 3, 1969 – October 1, 1995
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Robert William Packwood * Resigned office
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February 6, 1996 –
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Ron Wyden
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| State Song |
Oregon, My Oregon
Lyrics by J.A. Buchanan
Music by Henry B. Murtagh |
Land of the Empire Builders, Land of the Golden West;
Conquered and held by free men, Fairest and the best.
On-ward and upward ever, Forward and on, and on;
Hail to thee, Land of the Heroes, My Oregon.
Land of the rose and sunshine, Land of the summer's breeze;
Laden with health and vigor, Fresh from the western seas.
Blest by the blood of martyrs, Land of the setting sun;
Hail to thee, Land of Promise, My Oregon. |
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State Population
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1860: 52,456 |
1870: 90,923 |
1880: 174,768 |
1890: 313,767 |
1900: 413,536 |
1910: 672,765 |
1920: 783,389 |
1930: 953,786 |
1940: 1,089,684 |
1950: 1,521,341 |
1960: 1,768,687 |
1970: 2,091,533 |
1980: 2,633,105 |
1990: 2,842,321 |
2000: 3,421,432 |
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State Capitol Building 1907
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