What is William Paine Lord?
{{Infobox_Governor |name= William Paine Lord |caption= |order=9<sup>th</sup> |office= Governor of Oregon |term_start= January 14, 1895 |term_end= January 9, 1899 |lieutenant= <!--Oregon has no Lt. Gov. position--> |predecessor= [[Sylvester Pennoyer]] |successor= [[T. T. Geer]] |birth_date= July 1, 1838 |birth_place= [[Dover, Delaware]] |death_date= February 17, 1911 |death_place= [[San Fransisco, California]] |spouse= Juliette Montague |profession= [[Lawyer]] |party= [[United States Republican Party|Republican]] |footnotes= }} '''William Paine Lord''' (July 1, 1838 - February 17, 1911), was a [[United States Republican Party|Republican]] politician. He was [[Governor of Oregon]] from 1895 to 1899. ==Early life== Lord was born to Edward and Elizabeth (Paine) Lord in Dover, Delaware. He 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 service in the [[United States Civil War]], advancing to the rank of Major in the [[Union Army]]. Once the war ended, Lord continued in law school at [[Albany Law School|Albany College]], graduating there in 1866. He then returned to the military for a second time, re-enlisting at the rank of lieutenent. His duties would include postings at [[Alcatraz]] in [[San Francisco, California|San Francisco]] and [[Fort Steilacoom]] near [[Tacoma, Washington]]. When the United States took [[Alaska purchase|formal posession of Alaska]] in 1867, Lt. Lord was sent to [[Sitka, Alaska|Sitka]]. In 1868, Lord resigned from the army in order to set up a law practice in [[Salem, Oregon]]. ==Entry into politics== William Pain Lord soon became involved in politics, as he became Salem's City Attorney in 1870. This launched him into his first elected office as a state Senator in 1878. He would resign this seat for a sucessful run as the Republican nomine for Justi