Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Dr. John McLoughlin, baptized Jean-Baptiste McLoughlin, (October 19, 1784 - September 3, 1857) was the Chief Factor of the Columbia Fur District of the Hudson's Bay Company at Fort Vancouver. He was later known as the "Father of Oregon" for his role in assisting the American cause in the Oregon Country in the Pacific Northwest. In the late 1840s his general store in Oregon City was famous as the last stop on the Oregon Trail.