James K. Polk

James K. Polk

male, deceased (1849) (MECKLENBURG)
washington monument, speaker of the house, American, treaty of guadalupe hidalgo, compromise of 1850, manifest destiny…OregonTerritory
Often referred to as the first "dark horse" President, James K. Polk was the last of the Jacksonians to sit in the White House, and the last strong...
Joseph Lane

Joseph Lane

male, deceased (1881)
from North Carolina, From Oregon, United States Army general, brigadier general, Colonel, democratic…Governor of Oregon Territory, OregonTerritory
Joseph Lane (December 14, 1801 - April 19, 1881) was an American general during the Mexican-American War and a United States Senator from Oregon.
Ezra Meeker

Ezra Meeker

male, deceased (1928)
from Washington, pierce county, writer, lobbyist, puget sound, farmer…Oregon Trail, Oregon Country, OregonTerritory
Ezra Meeker (December 29, 1830-December 3, 1928) was an early pioneer who traveled the Oregon Trail by ox cart as a young man. Beginning in his 70s...
Philip Foster

Philip Foster

male, deceased (1884)
Member of the Provisional Government of Oregon, settler, From Oregon, American, oregon city, Oregon Trail…OregonTerritory
Philip Foster was one of the first settlers in Oregon, United States. The farmstead he established in Eagle Creek in 1847 became the first outpost...
Joseph Meek

Joseph Meek

male, deceased (1875)
Joseph Lafayette "Joe" Meek, Member of the Provisional Government of Oregon, Nez Perce, beaver, Fur trader, oregon city…Oregon Trail, OregonTerritory
Joseph Lafayette "Joe" Meek (1810-1875) was born in Washington County, Virginia, United States, near the Cumberland Gap. At the age of 18 he joined...
George Abernethy

George Abernethy

male, deceased (1877)
Methodist Mission, Member of the Provisional Government of Oregon, From Portland, Oregon, missionary, governor of oregon, oregon city…Governor of Oregon Territory, Oregon Country, OregonTerritory, Oregon Exchange Company
George Abernethy (October 7, 1807 - March 2, 1877) was an Oregon pioneer, notable entrepreneur, and first governor of Oregon under the provisional...

Asa Lovejoy

male, deceased (1882)
Member of the Provisional Government of Oregon, Oregon Constitutional Convention, Member of the Oregon Constitutional Convention, Clackamas County, OregonTerritory, William Overton…From Portland, Oregon, Oregon Telegraph, oregon city
Asa Lawrence Lovejoy (born 1808 in Massachusetts, died 1882) was an Oregon pioneer and one of the founders of the city of Portland, Oregon. A...
James W. Nesmith

James W. Nesmith

male, deceased (1885)
Provisional Government of Oregon, Member of the Provisional Government of Oregon, named after him, United States Senator, from Maine, minister…From Oregon, OregonTerritory, Washington Territory
James Willis Nesmith (July 23, 1820 - June 17, 1885) was a United States Senator and Representative from Oregon. Born in New Brunswick, Canada...
La Fayette Grover

La Fayette Grover

male, deceased (1911)
senator, Member of the Oregon Territorial Legislature, congressman, politician, governor, Member of the Oregon Constitutional Convention…governor of oregon, OregonTerritory, From Oregon
La Fayette Grover was a Democratic politician from the U.S. state of Oregon. He served as a Congressman, Senator, and Governor.

John Floyd

male, deceased (1837)
whig party, Nat Turner slave rebellion, Roman Catholic, from Virginia, presidency of the United States, University of Pennsylvania alumni…OregonTerritory
John Floyd was a Virginia politician and soldier. He represented Virginia in the United States House of Representatives and later served as...