COMING TO THE oREGON sTATE cAPITOL aUGUST 2026

Thomas Dove (T.D.) Keizur was an involved resident of the Oregon Territory. Participating in the first Oregon election more than 180 years ago, serving as a pre-provisional legislator in 1844 and serving as the founding Captain of the Oregon Rangers, Keizur embodied “an Oregonian that got involved” in Oregon’s democratic process, which is the one of the core narrative goals of the Capitol History Gateway exhibit program.

This exhibit was sponsored by the Oregon State Capitol Foundation and is brought to us by the Keizer Heritage Museum.