Thomas J. Dryer, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Thomas J. Dryer

American politician

Date of Birth: 10-Jan-1808

Place of Birth: Ulster County, New York, United States

Date of Death: 30-Mar-1879

Profession: businessperson, politician, diplomat, editor, journalist, mountaineer

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Thomas Jefferson Dryer (January 8, 1808 – March 30, 1879) was a newspaper publisher and politician in the Western United States.
A member of the Oregon Territorial Legislature in 1857, Dryer is best remembered as the founder of The Oregonian, an influential and enduring newspaper in the American state of Oregon. Dryer was also a committed mountain climber and is credited with being among the first to summit Mount St.
Helens and perhaps Mount Hood.