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The result was: promoted by Theleekycauldron (talk) 06:21, 7 December 2022 (UTC)
... that in 1858, when Congress delayed its decision on Oregon statehood, Nathaniel H. Gates became the last Speaker of Oregon’s Territorial House of Representatives? Source: On page 434 of Bancroft’s History of Oregon, it says in reference to 1858 … "It now became certain that there must be a session of the territorial assembly at the usual time in December … as the territorial government must go on during the suspension of the state government. Accordingly, on the 6th of December, the members of the territorial legislature, who had been elected at the same time the state legislature to provide against the present contingency, assembled at Salem and proceeded to the usual business." See footnote 38 on page 434 (near bottom of footnote text) where it confirms that Gates was elected Speaker of the Oregon House for the 1858 session. It is well documented "common knowledge" that Oregon became a state on 14 February 1859, ending Oregon’s territorial government … which made Gates the last speaker of the territorial House.
@Orygun: Good article. 
Will AGF on the offline sources. Onegreatjoke (talk) 01:49, 23 November 2022 (UTC)