David Thomas Lenox
American judge
Died when: 71 years 314 days (862 months)Star Sign: Sagittarius
David Thomas Lenox (December 8, 1802 – October 18, 1874) was an American pioneer who settled in the Oregon Country where he organized the first Baptist Church west of the Rocky Mountains.
A native of New York, he lived in Illinois and Missouri before he was captain of the first wagon train over the Oregon Trail to what became the state of Oregon.
He also organized several schools and churches, and served as a judge and justice of the peace.In Oregon, he settled on the Tualatin Plains near what is now Hillsboro and later lived in Eastern Oregon.
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