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Biography (1910, 1911, 1920)
'''William Simon U'Ren''' was a political activist, agitator, lawyer, and politician from the state of Oregon. He is best remembered as the Father of the Initiative, referendum and recall.<ref>[http://www.iandrinstitute.org/Oregon.htm Oregon]</ref>
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| birth_date = January 10, 1859
| birth_place = Lancaster, Wisconsin
| death_date = December 14, 1974
| death_place = New York City
| nationality = American
| spouse = Mary Beharrell
| party = Republican<ref name=bench>[https://books.google.com/books?id=sykwAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA237 History of the Bench and Bar of Oregon]</ref>
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'''William Simon U'Ren''' (January 10, 1859 - March 5, 1949) was a political activist, agitator, lawyer, and politician from the state of Oregon. He is best remembered as the Father of the Initiative, referendum and recall.<ref>[http://www.iandrinstitute.org/Oregon.htm Oregon]</ref>
==Early Life==
William Simon U'Ren was born January 10, 1859, in Lancaster, Wisconsin, the son of William Richard and Frances Jane (Ivey) U'Ren. He was educated in the public schools, after which he took a business college course and studied law at Denver, Colorado, where he was admitted to the bar in 1881.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=XvYUAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA649 Portland, Oregon, Its History and Builders]</ref>
==Career==
He practised law at Gunnison and Denver for a few years, then traveled for his health and came to Oregon in 1889.
In 1891, he settled in Milwaukee, Oregon, and in 1896 he resumed the practice of law as the senior member of the firm of Uren and Scheubel.
==Ideology==
When on his way to Oregon he was impressed by [[Henry George]]'s "[[Progress and Poverty]]," and was soon advocating the idea that the surest way to secure the adoption of the "single tax" was to institute the initiative, referendum and recall. His efforts in this direction have been so effective that he has been called the "Father" of the Initiative and Referendum.
==Entry into Politics==
Was elected to the Legislature from Clackamas County, Oregon, in June, 1896. Formed partnership with Christian Schuebel in January, 1901. He was also a Member American Political Science Association, of the Oregon City Commercial Club, and of the National Municipal League.
He was organizer and secretary of the Oregon Direct Legislation League (1892-1902); member of the Oregon House of Representatives (1896) ; organizer and secretary of the Oregon Direct Primary Nominations League (1894), and People's Power League of Oregon (1906 and 1908).<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=m5Af9keYy88C&pg=PA592 The Encyclopedia Americana]</ref>
==Personal Life==
Married March 6, 1901, to Mary Beharrell.<ref name=bench />
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