who was he?
He was a Chief Factor and Superintendent of the Columbia District of the Hudson's Bay Company at Fort
John McLoughlin
was a French-Canadian, later American, Chief Factor and Superintendent of the Columbia District of the Hudson's Bay Company at Fort
what is fort vancouver centennial half dollars? A commemorative fifty-cent piece who designed it? Laura Gardin Fraser to honor whom was it made? John McLoughlin
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John McLoughlin [SEP] Introduction
Dr. John McLoughlin, baptized Jean-Baptiste McLoughlin, (October 19, 1784 – September 3, 1857) was a French-Canadian, later American, Chief Factor and Superintendent of the Columbia District of the Hudson's Bay Company at Fort Vancouver from 1824 to 1845. He was later known as the "Father of Oregon" for his role in assisting the American cause in the Oregon Country. In the late 1840s, his general store in Oregon City was famous as the last stop on the Oregon Trail.