# Asa Lovejoy

> Asa Lawrence Lovejoy 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.

*American politician (1808-1882)*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Politician
- **Category:** Politicians
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1808-03-14
- **Died:** 1882-09-10
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Asa Lawrence Lovejoy 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.

## Fame
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- **Profile completeness:** 70.0 / 100

## Sources
- [Asa Lovejoy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asa_Lovejoy)
- [Asa Lovejoy](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asa_Lovejoy)
- [エイサ・ラブジョイ](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A8%E3%82%A4%E3%82%B5%E3%83%BB%E3%83%A9%E3%83%96%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A7%E3%82%A4)
- [اسا لوڤيچوى](https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%A7_%D9%84%D9%88%DA%A4%D9%8A%DA%86%D9%88%D9%89)
- [آسا لووجوی](https://azb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A2%D8%B3%D8%A7_%D9%84%D9%88%D9%88%D8%AC%D9%88%DB%8C)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q720132)

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