Claim: In The Oregon State Treasurer of Provisional treasurers, William H. Gray and William H. Willson were both elected during the Champoeg Meetings.
Evidence: Those who served as the Treasurer of the Provisional Government of Oregon prior to the creation of the Oregon Territory. William H. Gray March 1, 1843 – July 5, 1843 Elected during the Champoeg Meetings William H. Willson July 5, 1843 – May 14, 1844 Elected during the Champoeg Meetings The Champoeg Meetings were the first attempts at formal governance by European-American and French Canadian pioneers in the Oregon Country on the Pacific Northwest coast of North America. Between 1841 and 1843, a series of public councils was held at Champoeg, a settlement on the French Prairie of the Willamette River valley in present-day Marion County, Oregon, and at surrounding settlements. The meetings were organized by newly arrived settlers as well as Protestant missionaries from the Methodist Mission and Catholic Jesuit priests from Canada. Since the first decade of the 19th century, a small but growing number of pioneers had settled in the Oregon Country, mostly to pursue business interests in the North American fur trade. Partisan Statewide election 4 years Constitutional As chief financial officer for the state, the office holder heads the Oregon State Treasury, and with the Governor and Secretary of State, serves on the Land Board.