James H. Weaver

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Weaver in 1983

James Howard "Jim" Weaver (August 8, 1927 – October 6, 2020) was an American politician and environmentalist. He served as the Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from Oregon serving from January 3, 1975 through January 3, 1987.

Weaver was born in Brookings, South Dakota. He enlisted in the United States Navy at the age of seventeen and served in World War II on an aircraft carrier in the Pacific.^[1] Weaver moved to Oregon from Iowa, in 1947 to attend the University of Oregon.

Weaver died on October 6, 2020 in Eugene, Oregon at the age of 93.^[2]

References[change]

↑ Taylor, Ted. Voice of Conscience: Jim Weaver speaks out on war, elections, the environment, and 'two kinds of people.' Archived 2012-02-04 at the Wayback Machine October 24, 2002, accessed November 15, 2006.
↑ Brown, Jordyn (October 6, 2020). "Former Oregon congressman, environmental leader Jim Weaver dies at 93". Register-Guard. Retrieved October 6, 2020.

Other websites[change]

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United States Congress. "James H. Weaver (id: W000227)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

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[taylor-1] Taylor, Ted. Voice of Conscience: Jim Weaver speaks out on war, elections, the environment, and 'two kinds of people.' Archived 2012-02-04 at the Wayback Machine October 24, 2002, accessed November 15, 2006.

[2] Brown, Jordyn (October 6, 2020). "Former Oregon congressman, environmental leader Jim Weaver dies at 93". Register-Guard. Retrieved October 6, 2020.

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