John McLoughlin (The More Things Change...)

Dr. John McLoughlin (October 19, 1784 – September 3, 1857) was the Chief Factor of the Columbia District of the Hudson's Bay Company at Fort Vancouver. McLoughlin was later known as the "Father of Oregon" for assisting American settlers in the Oregon Country, and was later elected the first Governor of Oregon. McLoughlin is considered a national hero equivilent to  in the United States. A commanding figure that was over six feet tall, McLoughlin also had prematurely white hair which added to his "father figure" appearence.