The first permanent white settlers in Oregon were members of the Oregon Trail emigration in the 1830s and 1840s. Some of the notable early settlers include Peter Burnett, who arrived in 1843 and later became the first governor of California, Marcus Whitman, who established a mission in Oregon in 1836, and John McLoughlin, who established Fort Vancouver in 1824. These early settlers played a significant role in the eventual settlement and development of Oregon.
