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    Walter Marcus Pierce (May 30, 1861 – March 27, 1954) was an American politician, a Democrat, who served as the 17th Governor of Oregon and a member of...
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  • Walter Pierce may refer to: Walter E. Pierce (1860–1951), real estate developer and mayor of Boise City, Idaho Walter M. Pierce (1861–1954), American...
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    people. The slavery amendment failed, but the exclusion law passed. Walter M. Pierce was an Oregon politician from 1886 to 1942. During those years, he...
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    First aired October 1, 1974. M*A*S*H, Episode 2/05, "Dr. Pierce and Mr. Hyde." First aired October 13, 1973. Stevenson, McLean. M*A*S*H, Episode 2/8, "The...
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    Eastern Oregon University in 1954 by the grandson of former governor Walter M. Pierce. In 2010, the flag was restored. In anticipation of the Oregon Sesquicentennial...
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  • Hampshire Gilbert A. Pierce (1839–1901), 8th Governor of Dakota Territory Walter M. Pierce (1861–1954), 17th Governor of Oregon Governor Pearce (disambiguation)...
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    Olcott against Democrat Walter M. Pierce. With the support of the Ku Klux Klan, then a powerful political force in the state, Pierce won the election by a...
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    Wendell Edward Pierce (born December 8, 1962) is an American actor and businessman. Having trained at Juilliard School, Pierce rose to prominence as a...
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    later, the first Oregon State Librarian. She married former governor Walter M. Pierce in 1928, resigning her position to do so. Cornelia Marvin was born...
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  • common American culture. On November 7, 1922, under Oregon Governor Walter M. Pierce, the voters of Oregon passed an initiative amending Oregon Law Section...
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    4, 1970) became Oregon's first woman judge in 1926 after Governor Walter M. Pierce appointed her as a Multnomah County district judge. In 1927, Spurlin...
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    very influential in Oregon politics, culminating in the election of Walter M. Pierce as governor. The largest influxes of minority populations occurred...
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    (born 1965), Washington. Bass guitarist for the rock band Nirvana Walter M. Pierce (1861 – 1954), Oregon. 17th Governor of Oregon Gifford Pinchot (1865–1946)...
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    the U.S. state of Oregon. The election matched incumbent Democrat Walter M. Pierce against Republican Isaac L. Patterson and Independent candidate H....
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  • Sobel 1978, pp. 1276–1277. "Walter Marcus Pierce". National Governors Association. Retrieved June 8, 2023. "Gov. Pierce Inaugurated". Statesman Journal...
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  • (1931–1933) Charles Martin (D) 73rd (1933–1935) James W. Mott (R) Walter M. Pierce (D) 74th (1935–1937) William A. Ekwall (R) 75th (1937–1939) Nan Wood...
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    Walter E. Pierce (January 9, 1860 - August 21, 1951) was a prominent real estate speculator in Boise City, Idaho, USA, in the late 19th century and in...
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    systems. With support of the Knights of the KKK and Democratic Governor Walter M. Pierce, the Compulsory Education Act was passed by a vote of 115,506 to 103...
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    Court Billy Petrick, (b. 1984), former pitcher for the Chicago Cubs Walter M. Pierce, (1861–1954), congressman from Oregon's 2nd congressional district...
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    schools. With support of the Ku Klux Klan and Democratic Governor Walter M. Pierce, endorsed by the Klan, the Compulsory Education Act was passed by a...
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  • Charles H. Martin won reelection in the Third Congressional District and Walter Pierce won the Second Congressional District for the first time in Oregon history...
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    the name Pierce from the library in November 2020, which had been named for former governor Walter M. Pierce and his wife Cornelia Marvin Pierce due to...
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  • Guggenheim and aunt of Peggy Guggenheim Clara Rudio Pierce (1890), first wife of Walter M. Pierce, later the 17th Governor of Oregon Magdalena Schlador...
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    Republican gubernatorial nomination in 1926. He went on to defeat Walter M. Pierce in that year's general election. Using President Calvin Coolidge as...
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    Chinese and Japanese), anti-Catholicism, and social morality. KKK member Walter M. Pierce was elected governor in 1922. Over 35,000 members were claimed by the...
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    David Hyde Pierce (born David Pierce; April 3, 1959) is an American actor. For his portrayal of psychiatrist Dr. Niles Crane on the NBC sitcom Frasier...
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  • Development 1981–1989 Walter M. Pierce (1861–1954), Governor of Oregon and a member of the U.S. House of Representatives Benjamin C. Pierce, professor of computer...
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    restoration done by the Manuels. Prior owners included future governor Walter M. Pierce and former state senator Parish L. Willis. The hot springs that make...
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    United States House of Representatives. Butler, a Republican, defeated Walter M. Pierce in a special election to complete the remaining two months of Sinnott's...
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    Franklin Pierce (November 23, 1804 – October 8, 1869) was an American politician who served as the 14th president of the United States from 1853 to 1857...
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