Editing Oregon City, Oregon (section)

== Government ==
Oregon City is governed by a Mayor and a City Commission composed of the Mayor and four Commissioners elected from the City at large for terms of four years each.<ref>{{cite web |title=Oregon City Government - Mayor and Commission |url=https://www.orcity.org/citycommission/about-city-commission |access-date=December 14, 2019 |archive-date=December 15, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191215055624/https://www.orcity.org/citycommission/about-city-commission |url-status=live }}</ref>

Oregon City was the capital of the [[Oregon Territory]] until 1851; the following governors served during that time:
*[[George Abernethy]], provisional governor of the [[Oregon Country]] 1845–48
*[[Joseph Lane]], first governor of the Oregon Territory, 1848–50
*[[Kintzing Prichette]], 2nd Territorial Governor of Oregon, 1850
*[[John P. Gaines]], 3rd Territorial Governor of Oregon, 1850–53.  During his term (and against his wishes), the territorial capital of Oregon moved to [[Salem, Oregon|Salem]].