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  • Jesse Applegate (1811-1888)

    Jesse Applegate, an influential early Oregon settler, is most remembered for his leadership role in establishing the Applegate Trail. Born in Kentucky on July …

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  • Jesse Settlemier (1840-1913)

    Jesse Holland Settlemier, one of Oregon's pioneer nurserymen, was born in Alton, Illinois, on February 5, 1840. He traveled west to California and then to …

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  • Jews in Oregon

    Jewish Pioneers: Becoming Oregonians In 1869, Bernard Goldsmith, an immigrant Jew from Bavaria, was sworn in as the mayor of Portland. Two years later, …

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  • Jim Hibbard (1936–2022)

    Jim Hibbard was a principal founder of Blackfish Gallery, the first cooperative art gallery in Portland that was entirely owned and operated by artists. …

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  • Jim Hill (1947-)

    Jim Hill was the first person of color to be elected to statewide office in Oregon, winning the state treasurer’s post as a Democrat in …

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  • Jim Pepper (1941-1992)

    Tenor saxophonist Jim Pepper was an internationally recognized and influential jazz musician. He is best remembered for "Witchi-Tai-To," his elaboration of a Comanche peyote chant …

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  • Joanna M. Cain (1950 - )

    Joanna M. Cain is an internationally known physician, teacher, and researcher in women’s health and gynecologic oncology. Cain joined the faculty of the Oregon Health …

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  • Joaquin "Chino" Berdugo (1850-1931)

    Joaquin “Chino” Berdugo was a prominent vaquero leader and stockman in southeast Oregon during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. For over a decade, …

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  • Joaquin (Cincinnatus Hiner) Miller (1837–1913)

    Joaquin Miller's early career as a writer illustrates a Biblical truth: “A prophet is not without honor, save in his own country.” Before American audiences …

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  • Joe Gordon (1915-1978)

    A graduate of Jefferson High School in Portland and the University of Oregon, Joe Gordon was one of the finest second basemen in Major League …

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