Elizabeth Furse | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Oregon's 1st district | |
| In office January 3, 1993 – January 3, 1999 | |
| Preceded by | Les AuCoin |
| Succeeded by | David Wu |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 13, 1936 Nairobi, Kenya Colony (present-day Nairobi, Kenya) |
| Died | April 18, 2021 (aged 84) Washington County, Oregon, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
Elizabeth Furse (October 13, 1936 – April 18, 2021) 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.[1]
- ^ Institute for Tribal Government Biography from the Portland State University website Archived December 12, 2004, at the Wayback Machine