The Reverend George Henry Atkinson arrived in Oregon in 1848 as a representative of the American Home Missionary Society, an organization sponsored by Congregational churches. …

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Largely because of his reputation as a scrupulously honest attorney general, Democrat George Earle Chamberlain was elected Oregon governor in 1902 with a slim majority …

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As a young man in 1849, George Flavel made his way to Astoria after a stint as captain of the brig John Petty. He sailed …

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George Fox University’s roots reach to 1885 and the founding in what is now Newberg of Friends Pacific Academy, with future President Herbert Hoover one …

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Historian, archivist, printer, and journalist George Henry Himes served for over forty years as the first curator of the Oregon Historical Society in Portland.  "His …

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George Johanson is a Portland painter and printmaker known for his images of the erupting Mount St. Helens, panoramic Portland as imagined from his home …

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George Katagiri was an educator for most of his life. He began his career in 1950 at Abernethy School in Portland, teaching social studies at …

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A significant figure in the years before Oregon became a state, George Law Curry served in the legislature of the Provisional Government and as governor …

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George Putnam was the epitome of the fighting editor during the Progressive era in Oregon. His battles with an entrenched political machine in Medford cost …

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The highest-ranking officer of the Hudson's Bay Company in North America, Sir George Simpson, was a talented administrative martinet who was indefatigable, ambitious, and revenue-driven. …

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