Thomas J. Dryer
American politician
Died when: 71 years 79 days (854 months)Star Sign: Capricorn
Thomas Jefferson Dryer (January 8, 1808– March 30, 1879) was a newspaper publisher and politician in the Western United States.A member of the Oregon Territorial Legislature in 1857, Dryer is best remembered as the founder of The Oregonian, an influential and enduring newspaper in the American state of Oregon.
Dryer was also a committed mountain climber and is credited with being among the first to summit Mount St.Helens and perhaps Mount Hood.
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