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NamesAcademy of Science of St. Louis
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National Conference of State Legislatures
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Robert "Bob" William Packwood was born in Portland, Oregon, in 1932. He briefly attended the California Institute of Technology before transferring to Willamette University, where one of his professors was Mark Hatfield. It was at Willamette that Packwood became involved in the Young Republicans and started working on political campaigns. He majored in political science and graduated in 1954. He then attended law school at New York University. After graduating in 1957, he returned to Oregon, where he began a long political career. As chairman of the Multnomah County Republican Party, he was known for his effective campaigns, and was often called upon to help other Oregon Republicans win their elections. In 1962, he was elected to the Oregon Legislature. In 1964, he married Georgie Ann Oberteuffer Crockatt. He defeated Wayne Morse for a seat in the U.S. Senate in 1968 and served five terms. He was involved in political events at the state, national, and international level from the 1960s throughout the 1990s. Finance and tax law, the Middle East, and women's issues were among his greatest interest and specialty areas. Although he was known for his strong advocacy of women's rights, he was also accused of numerous instances of sexual harassment. After an investigation into the allegations, the Senate Ethics Committee recommended that Packwood be expelled from the Senate, and he resigned from his seat in 1995.
Taber, I. W. (Isaiah West), 1830-1912
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Taber, I. W. (Isaiah West), 1830-1912
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- 1830 - 1912
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Libby, Charles A. (Charles August), 1879-1966
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- 1879-1966
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- 1925-2001
Alan "Punch" Green, Jr. was born in Portland, Oregon, in 1925. He got an early start in politics when he was elected student body president at Lincoln High School. He attended the University of Oregon in 1943 before enlisting in the U.S. Army, where he served as a theodylite observer in the Pacific Theater during World War II. He was discharged after an injury and returned to Portland in 1945. He majored in political science at Stanford University and graduated in 1949. While at Stanford, he began dating Joan Irwin, whom he had met in high school. They married in 1949 and later had three children. He worked as an insurance salesman and later started a battery company. He was a lifelong member of the Republican Party, serving as chair of the Oregon presidential campaigns for Presidents Gerald Ford, Ronald Reagan, George H.W. Bush, and George W. Bush, as well as statewide candidates such as Governor Vic Atiyeh and U.S. Senator Gordon Smith. He was president of the Port of Portland for two terms. President Reagan named him chairman of the Federal Maritime Commission in 1981. He was appointed as the ambassador to Romania by President George H. W. Bush in 1989 and served during the Romanian Revolution. After his ambassadorship ended in 1992, Green retired but continued his involvement in Republican politics. He died in 2001.
Seattle times (Seattle, Wash. : 1966)
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Brady, Mathew B., approximately 1823-1896
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- 1823-1896
Brady first learned the art of photography in 1841, where he studied with Samuel B. Morse at the New York Academy of Design and at Morse's own daguerreotype school. Brady opened a daguerreotype studio in New York City, New York in 1844, where over the years he concentrated on portraits, most notably famous contemporary Americans, such as the statesman Henry Clay. In 1847, with his business flourishing, Brady opened another portrait studio in Washington, D.C. In 1860, Brady opened the largest of his galleries, called the National Portrait Gallery, and in that year took his first of many famous portraits of Abraham Lincoln. In 1861, Brady requested permission to document the Civil War. From 1861 to 1865, he organized teams of photographers attached to all parts of the United States Army who documented battles, officers and equipment. Brady and his team were able to cover all the battles and events of the war, which include portraits of Generals Grant and Lee, as well as unflinching images of dead soldiers. Brady approached the state concerning purchasing his collection, but it wasn't until 1875, after a vote in Congress, that the War Department of the United States purchased part of his Civil War collection of glass negatives. The purchase came too late, as Brady was reduced to poverty, selling the last of his galleries in 1895.
Whitman, Narcissa Prentiss, 1808-1847
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Japanese American Citizens' League
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Northwest Power Planning Council (U.S.)
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The Northwest Power Planning Council is a four-state regional planning body formed by Congress through the Northwest Power Act of 1980 to develop and maintain regional conservation and electric power plans and a fish and wildlife program. The council is composed of two representatives from each member state: Oregon, Washington, Idaho, and Montana. The mission of the council is "to preserve the benefits of the Columbia River for future generations." The body was originally known as the Pacific Northwest Electric Power and Conservation Planning Council; the name was shortened to Northwest Power Planning Council in October 1981, and in 2003, the name was changed to the Northwest Power and Conservation Council.
United States. Naval Air Transport Service
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