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Robert Newell (politician)
American politician and fur trapper / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For other people named Robert Newell, see Robert Newell (disambiguation).
Robert "Doc" Newell (March 30, 1807 – November 24, 1869) was an American politician and fur trapper in the Oregon Country. He was a frontier doctor in what would become the U.S. state of Oregon. A native of Ohio, he served in the Provisional Government of Oregon and later was a member of the Oregon State Legislature. The Newell House Museum, his reconstructed former home on the French Prairie in Champoeg, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Quick Facts Speaker of the Provisional Legislature of Oregon, Preceded by ...
Robert Newell | |
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Speaker of the Provisional Legislature of Oregon | |
In office December 2, 1845 – December 10, 1845 | |
Preceded by | Morton M. McCarver |
Succeeded by | Henry A. G. Lee |
In office December 7, 1847 – December 28, 1847 | |
Preceded by | Asa Lovejoy |
Succeeded by | Ralph Wilcox |
Member of the Provisional Legislature of Oregon | |
In office June 27, 1843 – December 28, 1847 | |
Constituency | Champoick District |
Member of the Oregon House of Representatives | |
In office September 10, 1860 – October 19, 1860 | |
Constituency | Marion County |
Personal details | |
Born | March 30, 1807 Zanesville, Ohio |
Died | November 24, 1869(1869-11-24) (aged 62) Lapwai, Idaho |
Political party | Democrat |
Spouse(s) | Kitty Newell Rebecca Newman Mrs. Ward |
Relations | Joseph L. Meek |
Occupation | fur trader |
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