La Fayette Grover

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Grover, La Fayette (1874). Report of Governor Grover to General Schofield on the Modoc War : and reports of Major General John F. Miller and General John E. Ross, to the Governor : also letter of the governor to the Secretary of the Interior on the Wallowa Valley Indian question. Salem, OR: M.V. Brown, State Printer. Retrieved March 8, 2014.

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References

  1. "Biographical Sketch of La Fayette Grover". Crafting the Oregon Constitution. Oregon State Archives. Archived from the original on July 1, 2022. Retrieved February 6, 2023.
  2. "Oregon Governor Lafayette Grover". National Governors Association. Retrieved August 24, 2012.
  3. "Grover, La Fayette, (1823 - 1911)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved August 25, 2012.
  4. "Man Who Nearly Defeated Hayes". The Spokesman-Review . Portland. May 12, 1911. p. 10. Retrieved March 31, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
La Fayette Grover
La Fayette Grover - Brady-Handy.jpg
4th Governor of Oregon
In office
September 14, 1870 February 1, 1877
Party political offices
Preceded by Democratic nominee for Governor of Oregon
1870, 1874
Succeeded by
U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by
Position created
Member of the  U.S. House of Representatives
from Oregon's at-large congressional district

February 14, 1859 – March 3, 1859
Succeeded by
Political offices
Preceded by Governor of Oregon
1870–1877
Succeeded by
U.S. Senate
Preceded by U.S. senator (Class 2) from Oregon
1877–1883
Served alongside: John H. Mitchell, James H. Slater
Succeeded by