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John McLoughlin Emperorship to Tragic Hero of Oregon
A 19th century biographical portrait recounts Dr. John McLoughlin known as the White-Headed Eagle. It traces his rise as Hudson Bay factor and Oregon founder, his restraint amid American settlers, and his later downfall and death in Oregon City. The piece notes his naturalization in 1851 and a 1857 death, with posthumous honors and disputed memorials.
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United States
Oregon City
Obe
John McLoughlin
Oregon
Doctor McLoughlin
Hudson Bay Fur Company
West
Pacific Coast
California
Alaska
Great Salt Lake
Utah
Sir William Johnson
Great Britain
Pacific Northwest
Edward Everett Hale
McLoughlin
Richard G. Montgomery
Portland
Ore
Macmillan Company
New York
Mr. Montgomery
Riviere du Loup
Quebec
St. Lawrence
Fraser
Simon Fraser
John
Montreal
Alexander Fraser
North West Company
Young John
Hudson's Bay Company
Canada
Alexander
Fort William
Lake Superior
Hudson’s Bay Company
North Westers
London
North West
Hudson's Bay
Fort Francis
Lake of the Woods
George Simpson
Alexander Kennedy
Columbia River
Kennedy
Simpson
John Jacob Astor
Astoria
Columbia
Buidson’s Bay Company
England
Rocky Mountains
Fort Vancouver
New World
Jedediah Smith
Nathaniel J. Wyeth
Hall J. Kelly
Jason Lee
Marcus Whitman
Captain Bonneville
Vancouver
Aemilinus Simpson
Montgomery
Robert Bruce
Fort
Aemilius
Northwest
Congress
New
American
Hudson Bay Company
University Fund of
Robert Gray
Lewis and Clark
John Jacob Aster
Wishram
Wash
John McLaughlin
Hudson Bay. Co
Washington
A. D
Western Newspaper Union