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About Elizabeth Furse
Elizabeth Furse was a Kenya Colony-born American small business owner and former faculty member of Portland State University. She was a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1993 to 1999, representing Oregon's 1st congressional district. She was a Democrat, and was the first naturalized U.S. citizen born in Africa to win election to the United States Congress.
Everything about Elizabeth Furse →- Occupation
- politician, winegrower, director, founder
- Position held
- United States representative, United States representative, United States representative, United States representative
- Citizenship
- United States
- Born
- October 13, 1936
- Died
- April 18, 2021