| − | '''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> | + | '''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> and has been given the nickname "''Referendum U'Ren''".<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=2oFIAAAAYAAJ&pg=RA2-PA19 Direct Legislation Record, Volumes 1-10]</ref> |