. "1810Z"^^ . "Meek, Joe"@en . "MarshalofOregon Territory" . "1875-06-20Z"^^ . "Joseph Lafayette Meek"@en . . "Joseph Lafayette \"Joe\" Meek (1810\u20131875) was a trapper, law enforcement official, and politician in the Oregon Country and later Oregon Territory of the United States. A pioneer involved in the fur trade before settling in the Tualatin Valley, Meek would play a prominent role at the Champoeg Meetings of 1843 where he was elected as a sheriff. Later he served in the Provisional Legislature of Oregon before being selected as the United States Marshal for the Oregon Territory."@en . . . "Meek, Joseph Lafayette"@en . . "1875Z"^^ . "Legislator in theProvisional Government of Oregon" . "American politician" . . "1810-02-09Z"^^ . .