Dr John McLoughlin
John McLoughlin was one of the most influential figures of the fur trade andsettlement periods of Pacific Northwest history. Chief Factor of the Columbia District ofthe British Hudson's Bay Company, he reigned as a benevolent autocrat, befriendedAmericans, and eventually became an American citizen at Oregon City. He was born in Quebec in 1784 and trained as a physician near Montreal. Hebecame a physician and traveled to the Northwest region in 1824 as a representativeof the Hudson Bay Company. Here he occupied the position of Chief Factor from 1825,when the regional headquarters of the company was moved from old Fort Astoria toFort Vancouver, until his retirement in 1845. During his reign as Chief Factor, Dr. John McLoughlin directed the operations ofthe fur trade in all the country west of the Rocky Mountains and north of the Californialine, as well as the more localized activities of agriculture, livestock raising, sawmilling,flour milling, dairying, and salmon fishing. From 1825 to 1843, when the provisionalgovernment was first established by the settlers in the W
After a few months attaches himselfto the North West Company as resident physician at Fort William, on Lake Superior. 1825 - The headquarters are transferred to Ft. 1851- Doctor McLoughlin is elected mayor of Oregon City. (the doctor's second son) is shot and killed. 1829 - The Hudson's Bay Company, under Dr. 1843 - Hudson's Bay Company opens a store in Oregon City. 1848 - Joseph McLoughlin (oldest child of Dr. illamette Valley, he was theundisputed governor of the vast area bounded by the Rocky Mountains on the east,Mexican territory (California) on the south, the Pacific Ocean on the west and theRussian settlements on the north. 1851 - McLoughlin becomes an American citizen. John McLoughlin's graves are moved to Oregon City. 1842 - The first four American migrations (1842 - 1845) are protected, aided and suppliedby Dr.
Common topics in this essay:
John McLoughlin,
Oregon City,
Rocky Mountains,
Dr McLoughlin,
Bay Company,
Father Oregon,
Intention American,
Lawrence Canada,
john mcloughlin,
Roman Catholic,
Chief Factor,
hudson's bay,
oregon city,
bay company,
hudson's bay company,
dr john,
dr mcloughlin,
chief factor,
dr john mcloughlin,
american citizen,
factor columbia district,
fort william,
fort william lake,
lake superior,
chief factor columbia,
|
Acceptance Essays
