William Paine Lord

William Paine Lord (born July 1, 1838 in Dover , Delaware , † February 17, 1911 in San Francisco , California ) was an American lawyer and politician and from 1895 to 1899 the ninth governor of the state of Oregon .

Early years and political advancement

William Lord attended Fairfield College in New York and then began law school. However, the study was interrupted by the outbreak of the civil war. Lord entered a cavalry regiment as a captain and rose to major in the course of the war. After the war ended, he continued his law degree at Albany Law College . In 1866 he was admitted to the bar. William Lord decided not to work in his new profession for the time being. Instead, he rejoined the army. Between 1866 and 1868 he was a lieutenant in the regular army; he couldn't get his old degree back because there weren't enough majors. During these two years he served in the states of California, Washington and in Alaska, which was only acquired by Russia in 1867 .

In 1868 he retired from the military and became a lawyer in Salem, Oregon. He soon became a lawyer for that city. He was briefly elected to the Oregon Senate, but gave up that mandate after being appointed to the state's Supreme Court . Between 1880 and 1894 he was a judge there. From 1892 he was presiding judge ( Chief Justice ) of this court. In 1894 he was elected as the Republican Party candidate for the new governor of his state.

Governor and Ambassador

William Lord took office on January 14, 1895. As governor, he campaigned for better education policy. He fought corruption in land allocation and created the State Land Board, a commission to monitor land allocation. A land agent was appointed to head this commission. The current system of hunting and fishing protection goes back to this commission. In 1899 Lord was already defeated in the Republican primary and then retired from the governorship.

After his governorship ended, he was appointed envoy to Argentina by President William McKinley . He held this office until 1902. Between 1902 and 1910 he was tasked with revising the laws of the state of Oregon. In 1910, Lord retired. He moved to San Francisco, where he died in February 1911. He was married to Juliette Montague, with whom he had three children.

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SURNAME	Lord, William Paine
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American lawyer and politician
DATE OF BIRTH	July 1, 1838
PLACE OF BIRTH	Dover , Delaware
DATE OF DEATH	February 17, 1911
Place of death	San Francisco , California