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 …showed first 75 words of 769 total…

…showed last 75 words of 769 total…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.