# Joseph Meek

> Joseph Lafayette Meek was an American pioneer, mountain man, law enforcement official, and politician in the Oregon Country and later Oregon Territory of the United States. A trapper involved in the fur trade before settling in the Tualatin Valley, Meek played a prominent role at the Champoeg Meetings of 1843, where he was elected sheriff. He was later elected to and served in the Provisional Legislature of Oregon before being appointed as the United States Marshal for the Oregon Territory.

*American mountain man, pioneer of the Oregon Country, politician (1810-1875)*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Politician
- **Category:** Politicians
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1810-02-07
- **Died:** 1875-06-20
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Joseph Lafayette Meek was an American pioneer, mountain man, law enforcement official, and politician in the Oregon Country and later Oregon Territory of the United States. A trapper involved in the fur trade before settling in the Tualatin Valley, Meek played a prominent role at the Champoeg Meetings of 1843, where he was elected sheriff. He was later elected to and served in the Provisional Legislature of Oregon before being appointed as the United States Marshal for the Oregon Territory.

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 43.6 / 100
- **Momentum:** 1.2 / 100  (trend: STABLE)
- **Historical depth:** 4.0 / 100
- **Attention shift:** 5.6 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 25.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 70.0 / 100

## Sources
- [Joseph Meek](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Meek)
- [Joseph Meek](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Meek)
- [Мик, Джозеф](https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9C%D0%B8%D0%BA%2C_%D0%94%D0%B6%D0%BE%D0%B7%D0%B5%D1%84)
- [Wikiquote](https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Joseph_Meek)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4292942)

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