Thomas J. Dryer | |
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| United States Commissioner to Hawaii | |
| In office June 8, 1861 – June 18, 1863 | |
| President | Abraham Lincoln |
| Preceded by | James W. Borden |
| Succeeded by | James McBride (as Minister) |
| Member of the Oregon Constitutional Convention | |
| In office 1857 | |
| Constituency | Washington and Multnomah counties |
| Member of the Oregon Territorial Legislature | |
| In office 1856–1856 | |
| Constituency | Washington and Multnomah counties |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 8, 1808 Kingston, New York, United States |
| Died | March 30, 1879 (aged 71) Oregon |
| Political party | Whig Party Republican Party |
| Occupation | Newspaper publisher |
Thomas Jefferson Dryer (January 8, 1808 – March 30, 1879) was a newspaper publisher and politician in the Western United States. A member of the Oregon Territorial Legislature in 1857, Dryer is best remembered as the founder of The Oregonian, an influential and enduring newspaper in the American state of Oregon.
Dryer was also a committed mountain climber and is credited with being among the first to summit Mount St. Helens and perhaps Mount Hood.