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Mark Hatfield, American soldier, academic, and politician, 29th Governor of Oregon (born 1922)

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Mark Hatfield

Governor of Oregon and US senator (1922–2011)

Mark Odom Hatfield was an American politician and educator from the state of Oregon. A moderate Republican, he served eight years as Governor of Oregon, followed by 30 years as one of its United States senators, including time as chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee.…
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Governor of Oregon

Head of government of the U.S. state of Oregon

The governor of Oregon is the head of government of Oregon and serves as the commander-in-chief of the state's military forces. The title of governor was also applied to the office of Oregon's chief executive during the provisional and U.S. territorial governments.
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