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Julius Meier

Julius Meier, American businessman and politician, 20th Governor of Oregon (died 1937)

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Born
December 31, 1874
Died
July 14, 1937
Zodiac sign
Capricorn
Birth year
1874

About Julius Meier

Julius L. Meier (December 31, 1874 – July 14, 1937) was an American businessman, civic leader, and politician in the state of Oregon. The son of the Meier & Frank department store founder, he would become a lawyer before entering the family business in Portland. Politically an independent, Meier served a single term as the 20th Governor of Oregon from 1931 to 1935. He is the only independent to be elected Governor of Oregon, as well as the state’s first Jewish governor. Meier graduated from the University of Oregon School of Law in 1895 and practiced law with a partner, George W.

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Julius Meier timeline

  1. Meier graduated from the University of Oregon School of Law in 1895 and practiced law with a partner, George W.
  2. Politically an independent, Meier served a single term as the 20th Governor of Oregon from 1931 to 1935.

The world when Julius Meier was born

Julius Meier was born in 1874. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Headlines and milestones

  • Top headlineFirst zoo in US opens in Philadelphia
  • Technology milestoneBarbed wire patented
  • Notable inventionBarbed wire fencing
  • World population~1.54B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderUlysses S. Grant
  • U.S. population41.8M

1874 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Julius Meier's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure18742026
Population41.8M341 million

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