George Abernethy | |
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Governor of the Provisional Government of Oregon | |
In office June 3, 1845 – March 3, 1849 | |
Preceded by | Second Executive Committee |
Succeeded by | Position dissolved (Joseph Lane as territorial governor) |
Constituency | Oregon Country |
Personal details | |
Born | New York City, U.S. | October 7, 1807
Died | March 2, 1877 Portland, Oregon, U.S. | (aged 69)
Spouse | Anne Pope |
Occupation | Merchant, politician |
George Abernethy (October 7, 1807 – March 2, 1877) was an American politician, pioneer, notable entrepreneur, and first governor of Oregon under the provisional government based in the Willamette Valley, an area later a part of the American state of Oregon. He traveled to Oregon Country as a secular member of the Methodist mission, where he became involved in politics and helped found the first American newspaper west of the Rocky Mountains.