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Walter Marcus Pierce (May 30, 1861 – March 27, 1954) was an American politician, a Democrat, who served as the 17th Governor of Oregon and a member of the United States House of Representatives from Oregon's 2nd congressional district. A native of Illinois, he served in the Oregon State Senate before the governorship, and again after leaving the U.S. House. Pierce was an anti-Catholic supporter of compulsory public education and signed a law banning parochial schools, resulting in lawsuits and the United States Supreme Court case of Pierce v. Society of Sisters. He was also a eugenicist and supported Prohibition. He advocated unsuccessfully for a state income tax and vehicle license fee.

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  • Walter M. Pierce (en)
  • Walter M. Pierce (de)
  • Walter Marcus Pierce (pl)
  • Пирс, Уолтер Маркус (ru)
  • Walter M. Pierce (sv)
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  • Walter Marcus Pierce (* 30. Mai 1861 in Morris, Grundy County, Illinois; † 27. März 1954 in Salem, Oregon) war ein US-amerikanischer Politiker und von 1923 bis 1927 der 17. Gouverneur von Oregon. (de)
  • Walter Marcus Pierce (May 30, 1861 – March 27, 1954) was an American politician, a Democrat, who served as the 17th Governor of Oregon and a member of the United States House of Representatives from Oregon's 2nd congressional district. A native of Illinois, he served in the Oregon State Senate before the governorship, and again after leaving the U.S. House. Pierce was an anti-Catholic supporter of compulsory public education and signed a law banning parochial schools, resulting in lawsuits and the United States Supreme Court case of Pierce v. Society of Sisters. He was also a eugenicist and supported Prohibition. He advocated unsuccessfully for a state income tax and vehicle license fee. (en)
  • Walter Marcus Pierce, född 30 maj 1861 i Morris, Illinois, död 27 mars 1954 i Salem, Oregon, var en amerikansk demokratisk politiker. Han var Oregons guvernör 1923–1927. Pierce studerade vid University of Michigan och arbetade därefter som lärare. År 1896 avlade han sedan juristexamen vid Northwestern University i Illinois. Juridik praktiserade han i Oregon. Pierce efterträdde 1923 Ben W. Olcott som guvernör och efterträddes 1927 av I.L. Patterson. Kongressledamot avled 1933 i ämbetet. Pierce fyllnadsvaldes till representanthuset. År 1943 efterträddes han sedan som kongressledamot av . (sv)
  • Уолтер Маркус Пирс (англ. Walter M. Pierce, 30 мая 1861, Моррис, Иллинойс — 27 марта 1954, Сейлем, штат Орегон) — американский политик, 17-й губернатор Орегона в 1923—1927 годах. Член Демократической партии. (ru)
  • Walter Marcus Pierce (ur. 30 maja 1861, zm. 27 marca 1954) – prawnik, przedsiębiorca i polityk amerykański związany z Partią Demokratyczną. W 1896 roku ukończył prawo na Uniwersytecie Northwestern i w latach 1895–1907 pracował jako prawnik w Pendleton w Oregonie. W latach 1898–1907 zajmował się również bankowością oraz pracował w sektorze energetycznym. W latach 1907–1937 zajmował się działalnością rolniczą. (pl)
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