Joseph Meek
Deceased Person
1810 – 1875
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Who was Joseph Meek?
Joseph Lafayette "Joe" Meek was a trapper, law enforcement official, and politician in the Oregon Country and later Oregon Territory of the United States. A pioneer involved in the fur trade before settling in the Tualatin Valley, Meek would play a prominent role at the Champoeg Meetings of 1843 where he was elected as a sheriff. Later he served in the Provisional Legislature of Oregon before being selected as the United States Marshal for the Oregon Territory.
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- Born
- Feb 9, 1810
Washington County - Siblings
- Spouses
- Died
- Jun 20, 1875
Hillsboro
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on July 23, 2013
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