march september american pioneer politician region state oregon best remembered founder city portland oregon attorney boston massachusetts traveling land oregon legislator oregon mayor general war followed massacre candidate provisional governor founded lost election continued political career territorial period member chambers served speaker delegate held paved way oregon entry union owner newspaper worked railroad development leaving politics street downtown portland named honor early life born massachusetts march parents née lawrence doctor attended college studying law passing maine bar attorney leaving boston moved west missouri left lands state poor health traveled oregon trail wagon train led white arrived eastern trip briefly held captive immigrant native americans arriving mission agreed join trip return east winter returned oregon great migration helped open oregon trail large settling returning region set law practice seat government period portland traveling companion split claim acres km2 tract site later downtown portland held land settled soon sold share held famous coin toss decide city claim desired area hometown portland maine won toss town site known portland oregon sixteen blocks town year later sold stake married children william elizabeth administrator young estate death precipitated formation oregon political career elected represent ran newly created office governor replaced adoption second organic laws oregon won election received votes followed finally votes lost election governor elected mayor year returned legislature served speaker body ran governor second time lost election served general war war resulting elected final session held late early representing north resigned session started september traveled group california returned aboard brig january weeks california session resigned selected supreme judge government february served provisional government dissolved following month arrival territorial government government arrived march new legislature chambers established elected session legislature serving lower chamber representing district speaker returned legislature serving upper chamber council following year remained council elected politician house_of_representatives served final session democratic_party member represented oregon constitutional convention salem convention created oregon constitution preparation territory state democrat served boundaries committee served committee responsible matters concerning legislature convention finished september submitted finished document vote public november vote approved constitution february oregon entered union 33rd state later life legacy later years involved variety business ventures oregon including major newspaper vice president died september age buried section lone fir cemetery portland street portland named character reverend simpsons named street fountain fountain park downtown portland named honor
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