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USA > Montana > History of Washington, Idaho, and Montana : 1845-1889 > Part 34
USA > Washington > History of Washington, Idaho, and Montana : 1845-1889 > Part 34
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W. J. Parkinson was born in Ireland, May 10, 1844, removing with his pa- rents to New York in 1845. He prepared for college at Wilbraham academy, Mass., and later attended the Wesleyan university at Middleton, Conn., and Columbia law school in New York City. He was a member of the famous 44th Ellsworth regiment of N. Y. volunteers in 1861, after which he was clerk in the private office of the secretary of war. In 1866 he was admitted to prac- tice at the bar in New York. Removing to Kansas, he was elected attorney of Labette co. in 1867. Subsequently he became principal of a seminary in N. C., but returned to Saratoga co., N. Y., and was vice-president of the county agricultural society in 1887-8, and stumped the state of N. Y. for Harrison and Morton in 1888.
Platt A. Preston of Walla Walla co. was born in Saratoga co., N. Y., in 1837. He removed to Omaha, Neb., in 1853-4, where he was employed by the Omaha and Nebraska ferry company. In 1860-1 he went to Colorado, Montana, and Idaho, and in 1866 settled at Waitsburg, Wash., where he engaged in milling and merchandising with his brother, W. G. Preston, and S. M. Wait, and also in farming and stock-raising. He was elected to the territorial legislature, and was mayor of Waitsburg for several years.
W. V. Rinehart of King co. was born in Clinton co., Indiana, in 1836. He resided in Oregon for many years, and served in the Ist Oregon cavalry, 1862-5, being commissioned captain and major. In 1883 he removed to Seattle.
B. A. Seaborg, from Pacific co., was born of Swedish parents, at Wasa, on the coast of Finland, July 29, 1841, removing to the U. S. in 1867, and to Astoria, Or., in 1873, whence he again removed to Ilwaco, on the north
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richly endowed by nature and by the general govern-
side of the Columbia in 1880. Here he formed the Aberdeen packing com- pany, and established a salmon cannery, as well as one at Gray Harbor and Bay Centre. He was interested in transportation and other enterprises for the public benefit. In 1883 he was elected commissioner of Pacific co. He was appointed pilot commissioner by three successive governors, and elected school director of his district.
George F. Thompson of Walla Walla was about 40 years of age, and a lawyer by profession. He had resided in the territory for 12 years, and had held the offices of prosecuting attorney, probate judge, and mayor of the city of Walla Walla.
L. P. Thompson was born in Jamestown, Chatanqua co., N. Y., in 1827, and received a common school education. In 1848 he migrated to Chicago, whence in 1849 he went to Sacramento, Cal. Observing that Oregon lumber was in great demand, he went to Milwaukee, Or., spending two years in alternate lumbering and mining. In 1852 he removed to Steilacoom and built a mill near Fort Nisqually, which he operated until the Indian war of 1855, when he held a commission in the regular army and later in the volun- teer service in the quartermaster's department. He was a member of the first legislative assembly of Wash. territory; served in the Indian depart- ment several years; introduced hop-growing north of the Columbia; was an incorporator and director of the Merchants' National bank of Tacoma; a director of the Washington National bank and president of the Farmers' and Merchants' bank of King co., and was an extensive hop-grower at Sumner.
B. C. Van Houton was about 38 years of age and a successful business man of Spokane Falls, being president of Citizens' National bank, and audi- tor of Spokane co. for two years.
Samuel Vestal was born in Clinton co., Ohio, in 1845, and removed to Wash. in 1872. He taught school in Cowlitz co. until 1876, when he engaged in merchandising at Kalama, being elected county treasurer the same year, and re-elected in 1878 and 1880. In 1879, his store being consumed by fire, he formed a mercantile partnership with H. C. Comegys, and together they removed to Snohomish, where he was elected to the state senate.
H. H. Wolfe of Columbia co. was a native of Ohio, engaged in merchan- dising and farming at Dayton, Wash. He had been a long time in the terri- tory.
Alexander Watt was born in Jefferson co., Ohio, in 1834, immigrating to Cal. with his parents in 1849. He mined and prospected for gold in every territory of the northwest and in B. C., finally settling iu Yamhill co., Or., where he married and followed farming. In 1879 he removed to Spokane co., Wash., and was elected county assessor in 1888, and state senator in 1SS9.
John T. Whalley was born near Manchester, Eng., in 1856, and came to the U. S. in 1871, settling in Illinois where he had relatives. In 1873 he again migrated, this time to Or., where he was employed on farms in Yam- hill and Washington counties for one year, when he began a course of study, graduating at Forest Grove in 1881. During this time he supported himself by laboring during vacations, or teaching. At the end of the course he went east and studied two years at Yale divinity school, and one year at Andover theological seminary, after which he was settled at Lawrence, Mass., for three years. He then returned to the west and resided at Colfax, Wash., with the intention of engaging in raising blooded cattle and horses.
Eugene T. Wilson was born at Madison, Wis., Dec. 11, 1832. At the age of 13 years his parents removed with him to Montana. In 1876 he came to Columbia co., Wash., and served in the Indian war of 1877 as Ist lieut of Idaho volunteers. In 1881 he established the Pomeroy Republican, after- wards the East Washingtonian, which he sold out, and in 1883, in company with F. M. McCully, purchased the Columbia Chronicle of Dayton. This also was disposed of in 1887 to O. C. White, its original proprietor. In 1885-6
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ment. Its legislature would require several months,
he served as clerk of the legislative council; and in 1887 removed to Ellens- burg, where he took charge of a mercantile establishment, which was con- sumed by fire in 1889. He was a member of the city council of Ellensburg.
William D. Wood was born in Marin co., Cal., Dec. 1, 1858. He resided there on a farm, and by labor earned the means to educate himself at the Napa collegiate institute, and by teaching paid his expenses at the Hastings law school of S. F. He also became a skilled stenographer. In 1882 he removed to Seattle, and the same year he was elected probate judge of King co. He was president of the Wood brothers' land and trust company, and made real estate investments and improvements at Green lake near Seattle. C. F. Wooding was a native of Michigan, about forty years of age, and a banker at Aberdeen. He was also engaged in improvements at Gray Harbor.
The members of the house of representatives were known as follows:
Alexander Allen, born in Scotland in 1842, emigrated thence with his parents in 1849, settling in Wis. He served in the 24th Wisconsin reg't during the war. In 1875 he came to Wash., first residing in Port Madison, but removing to Seattle. By occupation a ship-builder, he was made super- intendent of the Seattle dry-dock company.
F. W. Bird, aged about forty years, was a locomotive engineer, who had followed his calling in King co. for 15 years; but had seen the want of build- ing material in Seattle, and turned his attention to the manufacture of brick.
John T. Blackburn was born in Yorkshire, Eng., Aug. 14, 1844, and was apprenticed to a horticulturist. He emigrated to Ill. in 1867. In 1873 lie married Miss J. P. Giddings, niece of Joshua R. Giddings of Ohio, and in 1884 removed to Vashon island, Puget Sound, where he engaged in farming. He was appointed postmaster at Vashon in 1885, and notary public in 1887. In 1888 he was elected to the legislature which did not assemble.
C. T. Blackfan was born in Ill. and served in the union army, where he was known as the baby of Gen. Harrison's brigade. In 1879 he removed to farm in Wash.
H. Blair was born on a farm in Polk co., Mo., Sept. 19, 1855, where he resided until he came to his majority, when he voted for a republican presi- dent. In 1877 he removed to Vancouver, teaching school in Clarke co., and studying medicine. He graduated from the medical department of the Willamette university in 1883, after which he began the practice of his pro- fession and settled in Bickleton, 1886.
George Bothell of King co. was born in Clarion co., Penn., in 1844, and served during the war of the rebellion in the 135th Penn. infantry and 14th Penn. cavalry, being captured by Early's forces, July 4, 1864. He came to Wash. in 1879, and engaged with his brother in logging and shingle-making at Bothell, at the head of Lake Washington.
Josiah S. Brown was born March 6, 1845, iu the parish of Burton, Sun- bury co., in New Brunswick. When 9 years of age he removed to Aroostook co., Me, where he lived on a farm, and attended the district school. He served through the civil war, being in almost all the famous battles of the rebellion, was wounded, and was but twenty years of age when mustered out in 1865. In 1867 he joined the engineer battalion of the U. S. army, and came to the Pacific coast in 1868, serving in five states and territories, and being wounded in the Modoc war, and specially mentioned for gallantry. After this last service he came to reside in Spokane co., Wash., on a farm. He was a delegate to the republican territorial convention at Ellensburg in 1888, and to the republican state convention at Walla Walla in 1889.
George Browne was born in Boston in 1839, and was an employee of a bank in Wall street, New York, before the war broke out. During the war he was a staff officer; after its close, he began making investments in different HIST. WASH .- 21
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with the assistance of the code commissioners, to
localities, and in 1887 settled in Tacoma, where he became one of the incor- porators of the Tacoma and St Paul lumber company, and one of the owners of the Fern Hill Motor railway.
W. O. Bush, son of George W. Bush, the colored pioneer of Wash., was born in Mo. in 1832. He was a successful agriculturist, his exhibits of wheat at the centennial exposition in 1876 taking the premium over all other wheat in the world. His certificate was deposited in the state library at Olympia.
A. K. Clarke was born in Windsor co., Vt, in Dec. 1849. In 1862 he joined a Vermont regiment, and was in the battle of Gettysburg before he was 14 years old. He served throughout the war, and after the war began attendance at a military university; but the habit of active life was too strong, and he entered the regular army in 1866, serving in Indian wars for 20 years, his last fighting being in the Nez Perce war of 1877. He was dis- charged in 1879 from Fort Cœur d' Alene, and settled at Rockford, in Spo- kane co.
John Cleman was born in Lane co., Or., in 1855, and removed to a stock farm in Yakima co., Wash., in 1865. There he spent his life; married, had children, improved his land, and never engaged in politics. His friends sent him to the first state legislature.
S. S. Cook, also born in Or., in 1854, represented Clarke co., where he had resided 10 years. He was a stone-mason, and had contracts in Seattle.
James M. Cornwall was born in Orange co., Ind., Aug. 7, 1834, and reared on a farm, in Edgar co., Ill. At the age of 18 he started with an elder brother to cross the plains. James settled on a land claim a few miles west of Port- land, and farmed it for ten years, having in the mean time married Miss Mary A. Stott. In 1860 he visited Oro Fino mines, and examined the Walla Walla valley with reference to settlement, taking up land near Dry creek for a cat- tle rancho. That winter, the severest in the history of the country, killed off all his stock. In 1868 he purchased a farm 9 miles from Walla Walla, where he made his home. He was elected joint representative of Whit- man and Walla Walla counties in 1881.
Henry B. Day was born in Tazewell co., Va, in 1830. He removed to Wis. in 1847, and to Or. in 1851. In 1859 he took cattle into the Walla Walla country, afterwards mining in Montana, trading and packing until 1870, when he turned his attention to sheep-raising and stock business generally, settling at Dayton.
E. B. Dean was born in Iroquois co., Ill., in 1842, and reared on a farm. He served in the 18th Iowa infantry during the rebellion. His occupation is that of a brick-mason.
M. S. Drew was born in Machias, Washington co., Me, in 1827. He mi- grated to Minn. when 18 years of age, and in 1852 came to the Pacific coast, via Panamá isthmus. Two years later he scttled at Port Gamble in the em- ploy of the Puget mill company, where he remained, except when serving two years as collector of customs for Puget Sound district, under Grant's administration.
A. H. Eddy was born at San Jose, Cal., in 1853. Reversing the usual rule, he moved eastward to Illinois, Texas, Colorado, returning to Cal. and practising as a physician. In 1881 he came to Wash., and engaged in con- tracting and building.
John J. Edens, from Skagit co., was born in Marshall co., Ky, in 1849, and removed to Knox co., Mo., at the age of 12 years. He joined the state militia in 1861, and in 1862 enlisted in the 10th Missouri cavalry at St Louis, being in 14 battles. In 1867 he went to Denver, and in engaged in contract- ing and freighting. In 1871 settled at Guemes in Skagit co .; has held sev- eral county offices, and was once elected joint representative of Skagit and Snohomish counties.
William Farriste was born in Richibucto, New Brunswick, in 1835, of
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Scottish parents, and engaged in lumbering and mercantile pursuits in that country. He removed to Wash. in 1878, where he again engaged in lumber- ing, and was never in any political office.
J. W. Feighan was boru in Buffalo, N. Y., in 1844, but removed to Ky. He graduated at Miami university in Ohio, in 1870, and studied law in the Cincinnati law school, graduating in 1872. He had previously beeu in the service of his country from 1862 to the end of the war of the rebellion. He was prosecuting attorney of Lincoln co., Kansas, for six years, and was com- mander of that department of the grand army of the republic; and ran for congress on the republican ticket in the 2d district of Ky in 1878. He came to Spokane Falls in 1887, and was for a short term city attorney.
C. H. Flummerfell was born July 31, 1863, in Delaware, Warren co., N. J. He studied telegraphy and bookkeeping, holding various positions after the age of 19; was local agent of the N. P. R. R. at Hawley, Minn., aud in 1885 located at Pasco, Wash., in the same capacity, where he remained for three years. Becoming interested in cattle-raising he removed Aitapia in the same county where he attended to his stock and acted as telegraph operator for the railroad company.
Charles E. Foster was born in Bristol, Me, Sept. 3, 1844. At the com- mencement of the war he enlisted in the 32d Massachusetts volunteers, served through the war. In 1864 President Lincoln issued orders for 12,000 men who had followed the sea, and who were in the army, to be transferred to the navy. Foster having a seafaring knowledge was transferred, and was with Farrgut on the U. S. sloop-of-war Richmond, and honorably discharged in 1865. After this he followed the sea for 12 years, removing to Wash. with his family in 1877, settling at South Bend, on Shoalwater bay, where he erected a hotel.
J. E. Gandy was born at Fond du Lac, Wis., in 1847. He served through the war as a private in the Union army, and at its close was commissioned a surgeon in the regular army. He came to Wash. in 1875, and practised medicine at Spokane Falls.
J. D. Geoghegan was born in Galway, Ireland, about 1843, and at 3 years of age landed in New York, where he attended the public school. In 1862, being then in St Paul, Minn., he enlisted, served through the war, and in 1866 was commissioned iu the regular army. He resigned in 1869, came to the Pacific coast, and served in the Modoc and Pez Perce Indian wars, since which he has resided at Vancouver, where he is in provision and grocery trade.
Charles Gilchrist was born in Scotland, in 1841, and educated there. At 20 years of age he migrated to Canada, and began farming; afterward mined in Nevada and California; and finally made a fortune in lumbering at Washoe, after which he returned to Scotland. In 1878 he came to Wash., and purchased a saw-mill at Centralia, where he founded the Lewis county bank, of which he became president.
Frederick J. Grant was born at Janesville, Ohio, Aug. 17, 1862, and graduated at La Fayette college, Penn., in 1883, when he removed to Seattle, and was for 5 years editor of the Post-Intelligencer. He was elected a member of the Walla Walla state convention of Sept. 4, 1889.
S. G. Grubb was born in Meadville, Penn., in 1834, educated at the Meadville Normal school and Alleghany college, and taught school. By trade he was a mason. He enlisted as a private during the war, and was promoted to 2d lieutenant at Chickamauga. In the march to the sea he was ordnance officer for the artillery of the 14th army corps. After the war he engaged in lumbering in northern Michigan, and in 1884 removed to Wash., where he took a homestead claim.
Harry Hamilton was born at Muncie, Ind., in 1859, where he lived ou a farm until 1883. The following year he settled upon a tract of land in what was then Stevens co., Wash., 35 miles from Conconully, and engaged in stock-raising.
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L. C. Herren was born in North Carolina, in 1856, educated at Firmin university and Wakeforest college, and graduated at Greensboro law school in 1880. He was collector of internal revenue of the 11th division of N. C. in 1882; came to Wash. in 1884, and was elected to the legislature in 1888.
A. S. Hewitt was born in the state of N. Y., in 1853. He came from Ohio to Wash. in 1877, and was for many years a locomotive engineer, help- ing to organize the order of brotherhood of locomotive engineers. He en- gaged in real estate business upon the rapid rise of Tacoma, in which he was extremely fortunate.
W. H. Hughes was 35 years of age, and a native of N. Y., who came to Wash. in 1874. Residence Seattle.
Chandler Huntington was born in Multnomah co., Or., Feb. 24, 1849. His parents removed within the same year to Monticello, on the Cowlitz river, where he has resided on a stock-farm ever since. He was son of H. D. Huntington, member of the first territorial legislature.
R. H. Hutchinson was born at Dixon, Lee co., Ill., in 1859, where he re- sided until 21 years of age, receiving a good education. He taught school, and studied law, being admitted to practice in 1887, when he removed to Wash.
George H. Judson was born in Thurston co., Wash., in 1859, and re- moved to Whatcom co., which he represented in 1870. He graduated from the Seattle university in 1882, with the degree of B. S., and engaged in surveying and engineering.
Stephen Judson was born in Prussia, in 1837, his parents emigrating with him to the U. S. in 1845, and settling at Galena, Ill. In 1853 they crossed the plains with an ox-team, and entered Wash. by the Nachess pass, residing since that time continuously in Pierce co. He was sheriff of the co. from 1861 to 1869; was elected to the lower house of the territorial legis- lature in 1871, 1873, and 1881; was co. treasurer one year, and trustee of the Steilacoom asylum for the insane.
George Kandle was born in Savannah, Mo., in 1851, and immigrated with his parents to Portland, Or., the same year. In 1852 they removed to Wash., and finally settled 15 miles south of Steilacoom, in 1865. In 1871 he removed to Tacoma, and took charge of a general merchandise store. He was four times elected county auditor, and in 1878 began real estate and insurance business. He was a member of the board of trustees of the Steilacoom asylum for the insane, and a member of the city council.
William K. Kennedy was born in Chicago, in 1851, of Scotch-Irish par- entage, and educated there. He removed from Iowa to Wash., and settled near Ritzville.
J. A. Kuhm was born in Penn., in 1841, was a lawyer by profession, came to Wash. about 1869, and had served several terms in the territorial legislature.
A. B. Lull was a physician, residing at Port Angeles.
John McReavy was born in the state of Maine, in 1840. He had resided for several years in the territory, and was a merchant at Skokomish. He was a member of the constitutional con.
William J. Meade was born in Busti, Chautauqua, N. Y., in Sept. 1856, brought up on a farm, educated at Jamestown collegiate institute and col- lege, taught school, studied law, and was admitted to the bar in 1881. In 1883 he came to Wash., and practised law in Tacoma. In 1884 was elected town clerk, and held the office until 1889. He was also a member of the Fidelity title insurance and abstract company, and clerk of the Tacoma school district for 3 years, and a member of the Tacoma board of health.
G. Medcalf was a native of Canada, thirty-seven years of age, a butcher by occupation, at Montesano, and had resided many years in the territory.
D. B. Minkler was born in Wis. in 1849, and bred a farmer. In 1874 he came to Wash., settling in Skagit, in lumbering business, in 1877.
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hope that their work will be performed with a con-
G. W. Morse was born in Brunswick, Me, in 1830, and his father being a shipbuilder, had sailed all over the globe. He came to Wash, about 1864, helped build the General Harney, one of the first vessels built on Puget Sound, and ran a trading vessel from Olympia to Alaska. He settled finally at Oak Harbor, on Whidbey island.
W. R. Moultray was born in Steelsville, Crawford co., Mo., in 1852, and obtained a good business education. He came to Wash. with his father in 1872, and worked at common labor and contracting for four years. He then purchased a trading-post at Nooksack crossing, and carried on a profitable business for a year, when he began hop-growing, which he found remuner- ative. He married Miss Lizzie Walker in 1877.
E. D. Nash was born in Chautauqua co., N. Y., in 1836, but resided in Mo. from 1858 to 1883. He served in the 12th Missouri cavalry as major during the rebellion. He came to Wash. in 1883, and engaged in milling and merchandising.
J. G. Megler was born in Germany, in 1838, came to the U. S. in 1848, attended school in New York City, learned the trade of a tinsmith, and went to Cairo, III., in 1853. When the war was in progress he entered the gun-boat service as paymaster's clerk, was promoted to mate and ensign, and was in the battles of Shiloh, Fort Henry, Donelson, and Vicksburg. After the war he came to Wash., and engaged in the business of canning salmon.
L. B. Nims was born in Wattsburg, Erie co., Penn., in 1836, removing, when three years old, to Wis. He engaged in teaching, but the Pike's peak gold fever drew him westward, aud for several years he drifted about in all the Pacific states and territories, returning home and entering Ripon college, Wis., in 1862, where he remained two years. In 1884 he removed to Wash, from Minn., settling in Chehalis co., erecting a hotel in Cosmopolis, near the mouth of the Chehalis river.
W. S. Oliphant was born at Olive Green, Noble co., Ohio, in 1849, and bred a farmer. He came to Wash. in 1880, and was elected to the legisla- ture of 1888, which did assemble.
B. R. Ostrander was born in Ohio, in 1843, and removed to a farm in III., in 1855. He served in the civil war, and was mustered out as orderly ser- geant, co. H., 83 Ill. vols, in July 1865, after which he attended Lombard university in Galesburg, and married in 1870. Subsequently he was en- gaged in Inmber and grain business for eleven years, in III., and dealt in lumber two years in Colorado, removing to Wash. in 1883, and engaging in raising blooded stock.
Joseph C. Painter came to Washı. in 1850 from St Genevieve co., Mo. At the breaking out of the war he returned east, and served in the union army to the close of the contest.
J. T. Person was born in White co., Tenn., in 1856, removing to Mo. in 1859, and residing on a farm. He came to Wash. in 1881, settling at Endi- cott, and engaging in merchandising.
Oliff Peterson of Pierce co. was born in Knox co., Ill., in 1848, remov- ing in 1857 to Des Moines, Ia. Before he was fourteen years of age he en- listed in the 20th regt of Iowa vols, and served as a private to the close of the war, being wounded several times. After the war he was a contractor in Ia. In 1875 he came to Wash., settling in Pierce co., where he had, in IS89, 1,800 acres, and was engaged in hop and hay raising and dairying, besides owning property in Tacoma. He was for several years warden of the insane asyInm at Steilacoom.
E. R. Pickerell was born on a farm in Porter co., Ind., in 1858. He at- tended a seminary at Stewartsville, Mo., the academic schools of the Mis- souri state university, aud afterwards the law school, and was admitted to the bar in 1883. In 1884 he came to Wash., locating at Palouse City, where, with W. D. Irwin, he founded the Palouse News, but soon after sold out his interest and confined himself to the practice of his profession. He was a
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