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George LeBreton
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| Recorder for the Provisional Government of Oregon | |
| In office 1841–1844 |
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| Preceded by | position created |
| Succeeded by | Overton Johnson |
| Constituency | Oregon Country |
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| Born | 1810 Massachusetts |
| Died | March 4, 1844 (aged 33–34) Oregon |
George W. LeBreton (1810 – March 4, 1844) was a pioneer politician in the Oregon Country and served as the official recorder in the Provisional Government of Oregon.
Early life
LeBreton was born in 1810 in Massachusetts. He then moved to Oregon along with Captain John H. Couch, an early sea merchant in Portland, Oregon. He arrived in Oregon aboard Couch's vessel Maryland in 1840. On February 18, 1841, he was elected as the recorder for the Champoeg Meetings and for the probate court that was created. In 1843, when the provisional government was formed, he was again elected as the recorder, the forerunner to the office of Secretary of State. He was killed by a Native American named Cockstock, on March 4, 1844. Cockstock shot LeBreton, who later died of his wounds. Cockstock was killed by Winslow Armstrong. The incident lead to the creation of the Oregon Rangers as a militia.
