The ''Oregon Herald'' was a newspaper published in

Portland Portland most commonly refers to: * Portland, Oregon, the largest city in the state of Oregon, in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States * Portland, Maine, the largest city in the state of Maine, in the New England region of the northeas ...

Oregon Oregon () is a U.S. state, state in the Pacific Northwest region of the Western United States. The Columbia River delineates much of Oregon's northern boundary with Washington (state), Washington, while the Snake River delineates much of it ...

, United States from 1866 until 1873. It was originally a weekly newspaper, and thus was alternatively known as the ''Weekly Oregon Herald''. However, in 1869 the publication became daily except on Mondays, after which it was alternatively known as the ''Daily Oregon Herald''. In 2002 a website was launched with the same name. Oregon State Media Inc. was established in 2010, and operated the site after that.

History

At the time the ''Oregon Herald'' was established, the only other daily paper in Portland was ''

The Oregonian ''The Oregonian'' is a daily newspaper based in Portland, Oregon, United States, owned by Advance Publications. It is the oldest continuously published newspaper on the U.S. west coast, founded as a weekly by Thomas J. Dryer on December 4, 185 ...

'', all the others having closed. The Democratic paper was started on March 17, 1866 by Milton H. Abbott and Nehemiah L. Butler. Three years later, Abbott started the ''

Democrat Democrat, Democrats, or Democratic may refer to: Politics *A proponent of democracy, or democratic government; a form of government involving rule by the people. *A member of a Democratic Party: **Democratic Party (United States) (D) **Democratic ...

'' in

Baker City Baker City is a city in and the county seat of Baker County, Oregon, Baker County, Oregon, United States. It was named after Edward Dickinson Baker, Edward D. Baker, the only United States Senate, U.S. Senator ever killed in military combat. The p ...

. Abbott withdrew from the ''Oregon Herald'' soon after its establishment and a stock company was formed to manage the paper. Members of this group included Democratic leaders

Aaron E. Waite Aaron E. Waite (December 26, 1813 – December 12, 1898) was an American judge and politician. He was the 4th Chief Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court serving from 1859 to 1862. He was the first chief justice after Oregon became a state on ...

, W. Weatherford, James K. Kelly,

La Fayette Grover La Fayette Grover (November 29, 1823May 10, 1911) was a United States Democratic Party, Democratic politician and lawyer from the U.S. state of Oregon. He was the List of Governors of Oregon, fourth Governor of Oregon, represented Oregon in the ...

, Joseph Showalter Smith, N. L. Butler, and

James C. Hawthorne James C. Hawthorne (March 12, 1819 – February 15, 1881, commonly known as J.C. Hawthorne) was an American physician and politician in the states of California and Oregon. A native of Pennsylvania, he was the co-founder of the Oregon Hospital fo ...

Beriah Brown Beriah Brown (February 23, 1815 – February 8, 1900) was a newspaper publisher and politician who served as Mayor of Seattle, Washington, as well as a Governing board (US higher education), regent for both the University of Wisconsin–Madi ...

became editor on June 10, 1866.

Sylvester Pennoyer Sylvester Pennoyer (July 6, 1831May 30, 1902) was an American educator, attorney, and politician in Oregon. He was born in Groton (town), New York, Groton, New York (state), New York, attended Harvard Law School, and moved to Oregon at age 25. A H ...

was the next editor, from 1868 to July 1, 1869, after which he sold the paper to T. Patterson & Co, with

Eugene Semple Eugene Semple (June 12, 1840 – August 28, 1908) was an American politician who served as the 13th Governor of Washington Territory and the unsuccessful United States Democratic Party, Democratic candidate to be the first governor of Washingto ...

as editor. Patterson sold the paper to a stock company on December 1, 1871, and the paper was suspended on May 25, 1873.

References

External links

* (offices sold in settlement) Defunct newspapers published in Oregon Newspapers published in Portland, Oregon Newspapers established in 1866 Publications disestablished in 1873 1866 establishments in Oregon 1873 disestablishments in Oregon {{Oregon-newspaper-stub