Joseph Meek
(1810-1875)
American pioneer, mountain man, law enforcement official, and politician(1810-1875)
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Joseph Lafayette "Joe" Meek (February 9, 1810 – June 20, 1875) 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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9 February 1810 Washington County, Virginia
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| Died |
20 June 1875 (aged 65)
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| Zodiac | Aquarius |
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