''John McLoughlin'', also known as ''Dr. John McLoughlin'', is a

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John McLoughlin John McLoughlin, baptized Jean-Baptiste McLoughlin, (October 19, 1784 – September 3, 1857) was a French-Canadian, later American, Chief Factor and Superintendent of the Columbia District of the Hudson's Bay Company at Fort Vancouver from 1 ...

Alexander Phimister Proctor Alexander Phimister Proctor (September 27, 1860 – September 5, 1950) was an American sculptor with the contemporary reputation as one of the nation's foremost animaliers. Birth and early years Proctor was born on September 27, 1860 in Bo ...

and completed by his son Gifford MacGregor Proctor. One statue is installed at the

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grounds in

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; another is installed in

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, as part of the

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Description and history

McLoughlin is shown wearing a suit and cape, with a top hat in his left hand. He has long hair and large sideburns. His left foot is in front of his right, and his right hand extends forward and is clenched in a fist. The statue in Oregon measures approximately x x and rests on a concrete base that measures x x . Its south side includes an inscription that reads: . A plaque on the front of the base displays the founder's mark and the text: . The Oregon bronze, installed on the grounds of the

in Salem, was created during 1950–1953 and dedicated in 1953. According to the

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, it is a duplicate of another bronze unveiled in the

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in 1952, as part of the

. This sculpture was financed mainly by legislative appropriation, but also from contributions by Oregon school children. Its model was completed before Proctor's death in 1950. His son and associate Gifford MacGregor Proctor completed the sculpture. The statue was surveyed and considered "treatment needed" by the Smithsonian's "

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" program in April 1993, and was administered by the Facility Services department of the State of Oregon at that time. The statue is one of two that Proctor has had placed in the National Statuary Hall Collection.Viles, Philip H., National Statuary Hall: Guidebook for a Walking Tour, Published by Philip H. Viles, Tulsa, OK, 1997 p. 114

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