# Walter M. Pierce

> Walter Marcus Pierce 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.

*American politician (1861-1954)*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Politician
- **Category:** Politicians
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1861-05-30
- **Died:** 1954-03-27
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

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

## Sources
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- [Walter M. Pierce](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_M._Pierce)
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- [Walter Marcus Pierce](https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Marcus_Pierce)
- [Пирс, Уолтер Маркус](https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9F%D0%B8%D1%80%D1%81%2C_%D0%A3%D0%BE%D0%BB%D1%82%D0%B5%D1%80_%D0%9C%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%BA%D1%83%D1%81)
- [Walter M. Pierce](https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_M._Pierce)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q885596)

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