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'''Wayne Lyman Morse''' (October 20, 1900 – July 22, 1974) was a [[liberal Republican]]-turned-[[Independent voters|Independent]]-turned-[[Democrat]] from [[Oregon]] who served as the state's United States senator from the 1940s to the 60s. He is partially known for having set one of the longest [[filibuster]]s ever, at one point speaking for over 22 hours on the Senate floor.<ref>[https://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/minute/Wayne_Morse.htm Wayne Morse]. ''United States Senate''.</ref>
==References==
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==External links==
*[https://www.senate.gov/senators/FeaturedBios/Featured_Bio_Morse.htm Profile] at ''United States Senate
*[https://www.oregonencyclopedia.org/articles/morse_wayne/ Biography] at ''Oregon Encyclopedia
*[https://bioguideretro.congress.gov/Home/MemberDetails?memIndex=M001014 Profile] at the ''Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
*[https://www.encyclopedia.com/people/history/us-history-biographies/wayne-lyman-morse Biography] at ''encyclopedia.com
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[[Category:Oregon]]
[[Category:Former Republicans]]
[[Category:Democrats]]
[[Category:Former United States Senators]]
==References==
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==External links==
*[https://www.senate.gov/senators/FeaturedBios/Featured_Bio_Morse.htm Profile] at ''United States Senate
*[https://www.oregonencyclopedia.org/articles/morse_wayne/ Biography] at ''Oregon Encyclopedia
*[https://bioguideretro.congress.gov/Home/MemberDetails?memIndex=M001014 Profile] at the ''Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
*[https://www.encyclopedia.com/people/history/us-history-biographies/wayne-lyman-morse Biography] at ''encyclopedia.com
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[[Category:Oregon]]
[[Category:Former Republicans]]
[[Category:Democrats]]
[[Category:Former United States Senators]]