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About John Gates
John Gates was an American politician who served as the 26th mayor of Portland, Oregon, from 1885 to 1888. Born in Maine, he studied engineering in Massachusetts. He moved to California in 1849 and to Oregon in 1853. He found employment with the Oregon Steam Navigation Company (OSN), becoming its chief engineer in the early 1860s. He worked for OSN for 27 years. He designed 72 steamboats and was an inventor, filing more than 30 patents during his time with OSN.
Everything about John Gates →- Occupation
- politician
- Citizenship
- United States
- Born
- December 31, 1827
- Died
- April 27, 1888