Robert Valentine Short (March 31, 1823 – September 7, 1908) was an American politician and land surveyor in Oregon. A native of Pennsylvania, he traveled the Oregon Trail where he eventually settled in Yamhill County. He was a member of the Oregon Constitutional Convention and later the Oregon House of Representatives. Short also served in the Indian Wars and lived in Portland.
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31 March 1823 Butler County, Pennsylvania
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Died |
7 September 1908 (aged 85) Portland, Oregon
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Zodiac | Aries |
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