Download or read book Dr. John McLoughlin, the Father of Oregon written by Frederick Van Voorhies Holman and published by . This book was released on 1907 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 continent known as the Pacific Northwest, and the help and support he offered the American emigrants to the Oregon Country in the critical years 1843-1846.