John McLoughlin

The title "Father of Oregon" was officially bestowed on him by the Oregon Legislature in 1957, on the centennial of his death. In 1984, he was nominated for a Golden Raspberry Award as "Worst Actor" for his role in the abysmal Supergirl. Capitol's National Statuary Hall Collection. He is tied with Becket costar Richard Burton for most nominations for an acting Oscar (7) without winning. In 1953, the state of Oregon donated a bronze statue of McLoughlin to the U.S. O'Toole also has the distinction of being the only actor ever nominated for Academy Awards for playing the same character in two different films; he played King Henry II in both 1964's Becket and 1968's The Lion in Winter. He died of natural causes in 1857. O'Toole initially balked about accepting and wrote the academy a letter saying he was "still in the game" and would like more time to "win the lovely bugger outright." In the end, O'Toole relented and agreed to appear at the ceremony and pick up his Oscar.

He served as mayor of Oregon City in 1851, winning 44 of 66 votes. In 2003, the Academy bestowed upon him the Academy Honorary Award for his lifetime achievements in film. Although it was never enforced, it embittered the elderly McLoughlin. After Lawrence of Arabia, O'Toole received six more nominations for the Best Actor Oscar but never won the award. McLoughlin's opponents succeeded in inserting a clause forfeiting his land claim in the Donation Land Claim Act of 1850. Severe illness related to his heavy drinking almost ended his life in the late 1970s, but he recovered and returned to work, although he found it harder to get in films, resulting in more work for television and occasional stage roles. citizen in 1849. His subsequent film choices have ranged from superb to mediocre (with a couple of clinkers tossed in for good measure).

He became a U.S. His performance introduced him to US audiences and earned him a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actor. Gregory, bestowed on him by Pope Gregory XVI. O'Toole's major break came when he was chosen to play Lawrence in David Lean's Lawrence of Arabia (1962), after Albert Finney turned down the role. In 1847, McLoughlin was given the Knighthood of St. In 1958 he married actress Siân Phillips; they divorced in 1979. At his Oregon City store he sold food and farming tools to settlers, became the last stop on the Trail. He worked in theatre, gaining recognition as a Shakespearean actor at the Bristol Old Vic and with the English Stage Company, before making his television debut in 1954 and a very minor film debut in 1959.

territory in the Oregon Treaty. But after National Service he attended the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (1952-54) on a scholarship. The valley was the destination of choice for settlers streaming in over the Oregon Trail and had become officially U.S. He left school at an early age and became a journalist, working at the Yorkshire Evening News. After retiring from the Hudson's Bay Company in 1846, McLoughlin moved his family back south to Oregon City in the fertile Willamette Valley. He was born Peter Seamus O'Toole in County Galway, Ireland, and was raised in Leeds, England. In response they ordered McLoughlin to move their operation north to Vancouver Island where he constructed Fort Adelaide (now Victoria, British Columbia, Canada). Peter O'Toole (born August 2, 1932) is a famous Irish film actor.

territory. Jeffrey Bernard is Unwell (1989). Vancouver becoming part of U.S. Troy (2004). The Hudson's Bay Company eventually realized that the increasing numbers of American settlers would result in Ft. Hitler: Rise of Evil (2003). The settlers understood that his motives were not purely altruistic, and some resented the assistance, working against him for the rest of his life. Phantoms (1998).

McLoughlin's aid probably prevented an armed attack on his outpost by the American settlers. FairyTale: A True Story (1997). By that time, relations between Britain and the United States had become very strained at that time, and many expected war to break out any time. The Seventh Coin (1992). In 1841, with the arrival of the first wagon train, McLoughlin disobeyed company orders and extended aid to the American settlers. King Ralph (1991). At the time, the wives of many Hudson's Bay field employees were Native Americans, including McLoughlin's wife Marguerite. Wings of Fame (1990).

citizens, or Native Americans. High Spirits (1988). McLoughlin was generally known for his fair treatment of the people with whom he dealt, whether they were British citizens, U.S. The Last Emperor (1987). Under McLoughlin's management, the Columbia District remained highly profitable, in part due to the ongoing high demand for beaver hats in Europe. My Favorite Year (1982). From his headquarters in Fort Vancouver he supervised trade and kept peace with the Indians, inaugurated salmon and timber trade with California and Hawaii, and supplied Russian Alaska with produce. The Stunt Man (1980).

The post was opened for business on March 19, 1825. Caligula (1979). As a replacement he built Fort Vancouver (now Vancouver, Washington) across the Columbia from the mouth of the Willamette River. Zulu Dawn (1979). Upon his arrival, he determined that the present headquarters of the company at Fort Astoria (now Astoria, Oregon) at the mouth of the Columbia River was unfit. Power Play (1978). At the time, the Oregon Country was under cooperative settlement of both the United States and Britain. Rosebud (1975).

In 1824 the Hudson's Bay Company appointed McLoughlin as Chief Factor of the Columbia District in the Oregon Country, which comprised 600,000 square miles (1,600,000 km˛) between Spanish California and Russian Alaska, with Peter Skein Ogden appointed to assist him. Under Milk Wood (1973). McLoughlin was instrumental in the negotiations leading to the North West Company's 1821 merger with the Hudson's Bay Company. Man of La Mancha (1972). He was tried on October 30, 1818, with the charges being dismissed. The Ruling Class (1972). In 1816 McLoughlin was arrested for the murder of Robert Semple, the governor of the Red River Colony, though it is often claimed he stood in proxy for some Indians who were blamed. Murphy's War (1971).

In 1814 he became a partner in the company. Brotherly Love (1969). He was hired as a physician at Fort William, Ontario (now Thunder Bay, Ontario), a fur-gathering post of the North West Company on Lake Superior; there he became a trader and mastered the Indian languages. Chips (1969). After studying for 4 1/2 years he was granted a license to practice medicine on April 30, 1803. Goodbye, Mr. In 1798, he began to study medicine with Sir James Fisher of Quebec. The Lion in Winter (1968).