Jesse Quinn Thornton (1810–1888) was an American settler of Oregon active in political legal and educational circles. He served as the 5th Supreme Judge of the Provisional Government of Oregon presented Oregon’s petition for official territorial status to Congress served in the Oregon Legislature and wrote the state’s motto.
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