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Walter M. Pierce
U.S. Congressperson
1861 – 1954
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Who was Walter M. Pierce?
Walter Marcus Pierce was an American politician, a Democrat, who served as the 17th Governor of Oregon and a member of the United States House of Representatives from Oregon's 2nd congressional district. A native of Illinois, he served in the Oregon State Senate before the governorship, and again after leaving the U.S. House. Pierce is also the namesake of the United States Supreme Court case of Pierce v. Society of Sisters on compulsory public education.
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- Born
- May 30, 1861
Morris - Also known as
- Walter Pierce
- Spouses
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Northwestern University
- Died
- Mar 27, 1954
Salem
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on July 23, 2013
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