George K. Gay | |
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Born | George Kirby Gay August 15, 1810 Gloucestershire, England |
Died | October 7, 1882 Hopewell, Oregon, United States | (aged 72)
Occupation(s) | Sailor, farmer |
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George Kirby Gay (August 15, 1810 – October 7, 1882) was an English sailor and later settler in the Oregon Country. He was a member of the Willamette Cattle Company that brought livestock to Oregon and built the first brick house in the United States west of the Rocky Mountains. Gay also participated in the Champoeg Meetings that created a provisional government in what would become the U.S. state of Oregon.