Shively, J. M. (John M.)

John M. Shively was a native of Kentucky. He came overland to Oregon in 1843 and laid out the a town site at Astoria in 1844. Forced from the area by the Hudson's Bay Company, he eventually went to Washington, D.C. and participated in the negotiations between the U.S. and Great Britain over the status of the Oregon Territory. He was appointed postmaster at Astoria, Oregon, by President Polk, and later he promoted an unsuccessful scheme to inaugurate steamship service between Oregon and New York via Panama. His son was Charles W. Shively who served as Superintendent of Public Instruction for Clatsop County, Oregon in the 1890s.

From the description of John M. Shively papers, 1841-1959 (bulk 1841-1906). (Oregon Historical Society Research Library). WorldCat record id: 70170459

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