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W. H. (William Henry) Gray
1810–1889
A missionary, pioneer, and political figure in early Oregon, he wrote a firsthand history of the region that drew on his own experiences in the Pacific Northwest. His work remains a notable primary source for readers interested in Oregon’s early settlement and public life.
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A History of Oregon, 1792-1849
by W. H. (William Henry) Gray
About the author
Born in 1810, William Henry Gray is best remembered as an early Oregon pioneer and as the author of A History of Oregon, 1792–1849. Library and archival records identify him as the author of that history, a work based on personal observation and the events he witnessed during the formative years of the Oregon country.
Gray was also active in public life in Oregon, and his historical writing reflects that close involvement with the region’s early missionary, political, and settlement history. Because he wrote from direct experience, his book has long been used by readers and researchers interested in how Oregon developed in the nineteenth century.
He died in 1889. Today, he is mainly remembered through his historical account of early Oregon and through his place in the story of the territory’s pioneer era.