Dr John McLoughlin
John McLoughlin was one of the most influential figures of the fur trade and
settlement periods of Pacific Northwest history. Chief Factor of the Columbia District of
the British Hudson's Bay Company, he reigned as a benevolent autocrat, befriended
Americans, and eventually became an American citizen at Oregon City.
He was born in Quebec in 1784 and trained as a physician near Montreal. He
became a physician and traveled to the Northwest region in 1824 as a …
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…McLoughlin is accepted by Governor Pennoyer and placed in
the Oregon Senate chamber.
1941 - The McLoughlin house is designated as a National Historic Site by the United
States Department of the Interior.
1953 - A statue of Dr. John McLoughlin is unveiled in the National Statuary Hall in
Washington D.C.
1957 - Dr. John McLoughlin given title "Father of Oregon" by Oregon Legislative
Assembly.
1970 - Dr. and Mrs. John McLoughlin's graves are moved to Oregon City.
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