Frederick V. Holman

Born in Oregon in 1852, Frederick Van Voorhies Holman became a prominent lawyer in Portland and an active figure in the city's civic life. He was closely involved with major business and public institutions of his time, and he also played a notable role in historical and cultural organizations in Oregon.

Holman is especially remembered by readers as the author of Dr. John McLoughlin, the Father of Oregon (1907). The book reflects his deep interest in the early history of the Pacific Northwest and in preserving the reputation of figures he believed were central to Oregon's story.

He died in 1927, but his name remains tied both to Portland's public life and to early Oregon historical writing. For listeners interested in regional history, his work offers a window into how Oregon's past was being interpreted in the early twentieth century.