What is Elizabeth Furse?
{{Infobox officeholder | name = Elizabeth Furse | image = Elizabeth Furse-flag.jpg | birth_date = {{Birth date|1936|10|13|mf=y}} | birth_place = [[Nairobi]], [[Kenya Colony]] (present-day [[Nairobi]], [[Kenya]]) | death_date = {{death date and age|2021|4|18|1936|10|13|mf=y}} | state = [[Oregon]] | district = [[Oregon's 1st congressional district|1st]] | term_start = January 3, 1993 | term_end = January 3, 1999 | preceded = [[Les AuCoin]] | succeeded = [[David Wu]] | party = [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]] | spouse = }} '''Elizabeth Furse''' (October 13, 1936 – April 18, 2021) was a [[Kenya Colony]]-born [[Americans|American]] businesswoman and politician. She was a member of the [[United States House of Representatives]] from 1993 to 1999, representing [[Oregon's 1st congressional district]]. She was a [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]]. She was the first naturalized U.S. citizen born in [[Africa]] to win election to the [[United States Congress]].<ref>[http://www.tribalgov.pdx.edu/bio_furse.php Institute for Tribal Government Biography] from the Portland State University website {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041212190112/http://www.tribalgov.pdx.edu/bio_furse.php |date=December 12, 2004 }}</ref> Furse died on April 18, 2021, at age 84, at her farm near [[Hillsboro, Oregon]] from problems caused by a fall.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.oregonlive.com/politics/2021/04/former-oregon-congresswoman-elizabeth-furse-has-died.html|title=Former Oregon Congresswoman Elizabeth Furse has died|first=Betsy| last=Hammond|date=April 19, 2021|website=oregonlive}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Furse, Elizabeth}} [[Category:1936 births]] [[Category:2021 deaths]] [[Category:Naturalized citizens of the United States]] [[Category:People from Nairobi]] [[Category:United States representatives from Oregon]] [[Category:Businesspeople from Oregon]] [[Category:Democratic Party (United States) politicians]] {{US-bio-stub}}