William Paine Lord |William Paine Lord| |9th Governor of Oregon|
January 14, 1895 – January 9, 1899 |Preceded by||Sylvester
Pennoyer| |Succeeded by||T. T. Geer| July 1, 1838|
|Died||February 17, 1911 San Francisco, California William Paine
Lord (July 1, 1838 – February 17, 1911), was a Republican
politician who served as the ninth Governor of Oregon from 1895
to 1899. The Delaware native previously served as the 27th
associate justice on the Oregon Supreme Court, including three
times as the Chief Justice of that court. After serving as
governor he was appointed as an ambassador to Argentina in South
America and later helped to codify Oregon’s laws. Early life
Born to Edward and Elizabeth (Paine) Lord in Dover, Delaware,
Lord was partially deaf, and had limited speaking ability. He
received his primary education at a Quaker school and through
private tutoring. He subsequently studied law at Fairfield
College, graduating in 1860. Before he could continue further
into his studies, Lord volunteered for military