Pierre Belleque (1793–1849) was a French Canadian fur trader in the British-claimed Columbia District, which was also known as the Oregon Country and also claimed by the United States. He settled on the French Prairie in what is now the state of Oregon where in 1843 he participated in the Champoeg Meetings. Though he voted against the measure to form a provisional at those meetings, the measure passed and led to the creation of the Provisional Government of Oregon.
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1793 L'Assomption, Quebec
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1849 (aged 55)
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