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Asa Lawrence Lovejoy (March 14, 1808 – September 10, 1882) was an American pioneer and politician in the region that would become the U.S. state of Oregon. He is best remembered as a founder of the city of Portland, Oregon. He was an attorney in Boston, Massachusetts before traveling by land to Oregon; he was a legislator in the Provisional Government of Oregon, mayor of Oregon City, and a general during the Cayuse War that followed the Whitman massacre in 1847. He was also a candidate for Provisional Governor in 1847, before the Oregon Territory was founded, but lost that election.

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  • Asa Lawrence Lovejoy (March 14, 1808 – September 10, 1882) was an American pioneer and politician in the region that would become the U.S. state of Oregon. He is best remembered as a founder of the city of Portland, Oregon. He was an attorney in Boston, Massachusetts before traveling by land to Oregon; he was a legislator in the Provisional Government of Oregon, mayor of Oregon City, and a general during the Cayuse War that followed the Whitman massacre in 1847. He was also a candidate for Provisional Governor in 1847, before the Oregon Territory was founded, but lost that election. (en)
  • Asa Lawrence Lovejoy (* 14. März 1808 in Groton, Massachusetts; † 10. September 1882) war ein US-amerikanischer Politiker. Lovejoy besuchte das und das Amherst College. Er studierte Jura und wurde in die Anwaltschaft aufgenommen. Danach ließ er sich 1843 in dem Teil von Oregon Country nieder, der später zum Oregon-Territorium wurde und praktizierte in Oregon City. 1845 war er Bürgermeister der Stadt. 1844 bis 1848 war er Mitglied des provisorischen Parlaments. Als dieses Parlament durch das Parlament des Oregon-Territoriums abgelöst wurde, wurde Lovejoy 1849 der erste Vorsitzende (Speaker) des Repräsentantenhauses. 1851 wurde er in den Senat des Oregon-Territoriums gewählt und von 1854 bis 1856 gehörte er erneut dem Repräsentantenhaus an. (de)
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