William Gibbs McAdoo
William Gibbs McAdoo was an Oregonian politician who served as the President of Oregon from 1920 to 1928. Having been the son-in-law of Former President Woodrow Wilson, his rise to political fame was meteoric. He served Oregon following the Great War, as well as during the Economic Panic of 1922. During his tenure, he became increasingly weary of the ambitions of King James I of America, seeing him and the Continental Ordinance as weak imperialism. McAdoo ultimately refrained from signing the document, much like his predecessors.
He was also an outspoken critic of the Kingdom of Canada, believing their treatment of the Quebecois people to be an example of monarchical tyranny. Following the Montreal Riots, this sentiment cooled, and looked on with frustration at the increasing numbers of Quebecois refugees in Oregon. Ultimately the influx of immigrants put a strain on Oregon's economy, and so he lost the nomination for president in the 1928 election.
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