David Thomas Lenox Judge

David Thomas Lenox (December 8, 1802 – October 18, 1874) was an American pioneer who settled in the Oregon Country where he organized the first Baptist Church west of the Rocky Mountains. A native of New York, he lived in Illinois and Missouri before he was captain of the first wagon train over the Oregon Trail to what became the state of Oregon. He also organized several schools and churches, and served as a judge and justice of the peace. In Oregon, he settled on the Tualatin Plains near what is now Hillsboro and later lived in Eastern Oregon.

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David Thomas Lenox
Birth dateDecember 08, 1802
Birth place
Catskill (town) New York
Date of deathOctober 18, 1874
Place of death
Weston Oregon
Resting place
West Union Baptist Church

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