Please answer the following question: Facts: - profession: merchant - imagesize: 120px - death place: corbett , oregon - caption: meier in 1911 - order: 20th - successor: charles h. martin - party: independent - death date: 14 july 1937 - predecessor: a. w. norblad - office: governor of oregon - spouse: grace mayer - term end: january 14 , 1935 - term start: january 12 , 1931 - birth date: 31 december 1874 - name: julius l. meier - image: julius l. meier 1911.png - birth place: portland , oregon Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of julius meier .
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julius l. meier -lrb- december 31 , 1874 -- july 14 , 1937 -rrb- was an american businessman , civic leader , and politician in the state of oregon .the son of the meier & frank department store founder , he would become a lawyer before entering the family business in portland .politically an independent , meier served a single term as the 20th governor of oregon from 1931 -- 1935 .meier is the only independent to be elected governor of oregon , and one of only eight to be elected as governor of any u.s. state .