David McLoughlin had a short career in the fur trade. He was about to accept a post in the military in Calcutta when Dr. John sent to live with his uncle, (his father's brother, David) in Paris during 1834, to become an engineer and perhaps go to India for his career.
He returned to the Oregon Territory in 1839, having passed his exams but his father had second thoughts about sending him to India and took him on as an apprentice clerk at Fort Vancouver.
In 1843, he is noted as working in the fort's retail store and in September of 1844 he was instrumental in helping put out a fire that could have destroyed Fort Vancouver. However, he resigned in 1845 ostensibly to look after his father's affairs in the Willamette Area but, being swept up by the gold fever at the time, hired Indians to work for him and managed to acquire about $20,000 in gold dust.
In 1846, he briefly went to San Francisco to wrap up the Company affairs there. On March 15, 1847 he was reported to have entered into partnership with two prosperous American merchants, Mr. Pettygrove and Mr. Oregon City. In 1866, he moved to Port Hill, Idaho, near the Canadian boundary. While there he started a trading post in Ockanook with his wife, Annie Grizzly, a member of the Kootenals. David and his family lived in a semi-secluded state where they were close to nature. He was seen in June 14, 1901 in Portland at a celebration for Oregon Pioneers. He died two years later.
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Hudson Bay Company Apprentice clerk, Fort Vancouver (1839-1845); Clerk, Columbia Department general charges (1845-1846).
He returned to the Oregon Territory in 1839, having passed his exams but his father had second thoughts about sending him to India and took him on as an apprentice clerk at Fort Vancouver.
In 1843, he is noted as working in the fort's retail store and in September of 1844 he was instrumental in helping put out a fire that could have destroyed Fort Vancouver. However, he resigned in 1845 ostensibly to look after his father's affairs in the Willamette Area but, being swept up by the gold fever at the time, hired Indians to work for him and managed to acquire about $20,000 in gold dust.
In 1846, he briefly went to San Francisco to wrap up the Company affairs there. On March 15, 1847 he was reported to have entered into partnership with two prosperous American merchants, Mr. Pettygrove and Mr. Oregon City. In 1866, he moved to Port Hill, Idaho, near the Canadian boundary. While there he started a trading post in Ockanook with his wife, Annie Grizzly, a member of the Kootenals. David and his family lived in a semi-secluded state where they were close to nature. He was seen in June 14, 1901 in Portland at a celebration for Oregon Pioneers. He died two years later.
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Hudson Bay Company Apprentice clerk, Fort Vancouver (1839-1845); Clerk, Columbia Department general charges (1845-1846).
David McLoughlin had a short career in the fur trade. He was about to accept a post in the military in Calcutta when Dr. John sent to live with his uncle, (his father's brother, David) in Paris during 1834, to become an engineer and perhaps go to India for his career.
He returned to the Oregon Territory in 1839, having passed his exams but his father had second thoughts about sending him to India and took him on as an apprentice clerk at Fort Vancouver.
In 1843, he is noted as working in the fort's retail store and in September of 1844 he was instrumental in helping put out a fire that could have destroyed Fort Vancouver. However, he resigned in 1845 ostensibly to look after his father's affairs in the Willamette Area but, being swept up by the gold fever at the time, hired Indians to work for him and managed to acquire about $20,000 in gold dust.
In 1846, he briefly went to San Francisco to wrap up the Company affairs there. On March 15, 1847 he was reported to have entered into partnership with two prosperous American merchants, Mr. Pettygrove and Mr. Oregon City. In 1866, he moved to Port Hill, Idaho, near the Canadian boundary. While there he started a trading post in Ockanook with his wife, Annie Grizzly, a member of the Kootenals. David and his family lived in a semi-secluded state where they were close to nature. He was seen in June 14, 1901 in Portland at a celebration for Oregon Pioneers. He died two years later.
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Hudson Bay Company Apprentice clerk, Fort Vancouver (1839-1845); Clerk, Columbia Department general charges (1845-1846).
He returned to the Oregon Territory in 1839, having passed his exams but his father had second thoughts about sending him to India and took him on as an apprentice clerk at Fort Vancouver.
In 1843, he is noted as working in the fort's retail store and in September of 1844 he was instrumental in helping put out a fire that could have destroyed Fort Vancouver. However, he resigned in 1845 ostensibly to look after his father's affairs in the Willamette Area but, being swept up by the gold fever at the time, hired Indians to work for him and managed to acquire about $20,000 in gold dust.
In 1846, he briefly went to San Francisco to wrap up the Company affairs there. On March 15, 1847 he was reported to have entered into partnership with two prosperous American merchants, Mr. Pettygrove and Mr. Oregon City. In 1866, he moved to Port Hill, Idaho, near the Canadian boundary. While there he started a trading post in Ockanook with his wife, Annie Grizzly, a member of the Kootenals. David and his family lived in a semi-secluded state where they were close to nature. He was seen in June 14, 1901 in Portland at a celebration for Oregon Pioneers. He died two years later.
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Hudson Bay Company Apprentice clerk, Fort Vancouver (1839-1845); Clerk, Columbia Department general charges (1845-1846).
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