The Oregon Constitutional Convention in 1857 drafted the Oregon Constitution in preparation for the Oregon Territory to become a U.S. state. Held from mid-August through September, 60 men met in Salem
Seal of the Oregon Territory
Matthew Deady, president of the convention
Erasmus D. Shattuck
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Erasmus Darwin Shattuck was an American politician and judge in the state of Oregon. He served as the 7th Chief Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court serving from 1866 to 1867. He served two separate te
Oregon Constitutional Convention
…Charles Meigs Connecticut Lawyer Democrat Washington County Levi Anderson Kentucky Farmer Anti-Democrat Thomas Dryer New York Editor Anti-Democrat Erasmus Shattuck Vermont Lawyer Anti-Democrat John S. White Tennessee Farmer Anti-Democrat Yamhill County Robert Crouch Kinney Illinois Farmer Anti-Democrat John R…
Erasmus Darwin Shattuck