McLoughlin came from Riviere du Loup in Quebec and worked his way up through the Hudson's Bay Company until he alone was responsible for that great chunk of con

Excerpt from Dr. John McLoughlin, the Father of Oregon I have been kindly assisted by men and women 'still living who knew him personally, by those who gladly b

"Dr. John McLoughlin, the Father of Oregon" authored by Frederick V. Holman pays tribute to the influential figure in the history of Oregon, Dr. John McLoughlin