George K. Gay, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

George K. Gay

American fur trader

Date of Birth: 15-Aug-1810

Place of Birth: Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 07-Oct-1882

Zodiac Sign: Leo


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About George K. Gay

  • George Kirby Gay (August 15, 1810 – October 7, 1882) was an English sailor and later settler in the Oregon Country.
  • He was a member of the Willamette Cattle Company that brought livestock to Oregon and built the first brick house in the United States west of the Rocky Mountains.
  • Gay also participated in the Champoeg Meetings that created a provisional government in what would become the U.S.
  • state of Oregon.

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