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A.A.DENNY
A VOLUME OF MEMOIRS AND GENEALOGY
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OF
REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS
OF
THE CITY OF SEATTLE AND COUNTY OF KING
WASHINGTON
INCLUDING BIOGRAPHIES OF MANY OF THOSE WHO HAVE PASSED AWAY
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ILLUSTRATED
NEW YORK AND CHICAGO THE LEWIS PUBLISHING COMPANY 1903
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PREFACE.
UT of the depths of his mature wisdom Carlyle wrote, "History is the essence of innumerable biographies." Believing this to be the fact, there is no necessity of advancing any further reason for the compilation of such a work as this, if reliable history is to be the ultimate object.
The section of Washington embraced by this volume has sustained within its confines men who have been prominent in the history of the state and even of the nation. The annals teem with the records of strong and noble manhood, and, as Sumner has said, "the true grand- eur of nations is in those qualities which constitute the greatness of the individual." The final causes which shape the fortunes of individuals and the destinies of states are often the same. They are usually remote and obscure, and their influence scarcely perceived until manifestly declared by results. That nation is the greatest which produces the greatest and most manly men and faithful women; and the intrinsic safety of a community depends not so much upon methods as upon that normal development from the deep resources of which proceeds all that is precious and perma- nent in life. But such a result may not consciously be contemplated by the actors in the great social drama. Pursuing each his personal good by exalted means, they work out a logical result.
The elements of success in life consist in both innate capacity and deter- mination to excel. Where either is wanting, failure is almost certain in the outcome. The study of a successful life, therefore, serves both as a source of information and as a stimulus and encouragement to those who have the capacity. As an important lesson in this connection we may appropriately
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quote Longfellow, who said: " We judge ourselves by what we feel capa- ble of doing, while we judge others by what they have already done." A faithful personal history is an illustration of the truth of this observation.
In this biographical history the editorial staff, as well as the publishers, have fully realized the magnitude of the task. In the collection of the ma- terial there has been a constant aim to discriminate carefully in regard to the selection of subjects. Those who have been prominent factors in the public, social and industrial development of the county have been given due recognition as far as it has been possible to secure the requisite data. Names worthy of perpetuation here, it is true, have in several instances been omitted, either on account of the apathy of those concerned or the inability of the compilers to secure the information necessary for a symmetrical sketch; but even more pains have been taken to secure accuracy than were promised in the prospectus. Works of this nature, therefore, are more reli- able and complete than are the " standard " histories of a country.
THE PUBLISHERS.
INDEX.
Abrams, Robert, 248 Adams, Frank E., 712 Ainsworth, Elton E., 240 Albertson, Robert B., 13 Allen, John B., 207 Allmond, Charles H., 367 Alvord, Irving T., 484
Alvord, Thomas M .. 537 Anderson, Alexander J., 561 Anderson, Charles M., 557 Anderson, John L., 449 Andrews, Lyman B., 281 Ankeny, Rollin V., 74 Arney, William, 273 Arthur, John. 304 Austin, Charles G., 53
Backus, Manon F., 19 Bagley, Herman B., 56 Baker, Charles, So Ballard, William R., 234 Battle, Alfred, 259 Beach, Abijah I., 100 Beattie, William, 664 Bebb, Charles H., 672 Beers, Alexander, 654 Bell, Orvill J., 24 Benjamin, Amos O., 336 Bigelow, Harry A., 392 Bigelow, Isaac N., 244 Bissell, Edwin R., 314 Blaine, Elbert F., 300 Blekum, Harald, 365 Blethen, Alden J., 294 Bode, Henry A., 498 Bogart, Mrs. S. J., 416 Boone, William E., 230 Bothwell, James, 441 Bowden, Edmund, 675 Bowen, David W., 366 Bowman, Alonzo C., 120 Brace, John S., 310 Brawley, Dewitt C., 512 Brawley, William R., 742
Breece, Enoch E., 473 Bremer, William, 278 Briggs, Benjamin F., 690 Brinker, William H., 471 Brooke, George A., 706 Brookes, Albert M., 214
Brown, Amos, 476 Brown, D. McL., 757
Brown. Dana W., 104
Bryan, Edgar, 189
Buck, Franklin A., 38
Buhtz. Albert, 312 Bunce, James A., 633
Burnett, Hiram, 195
Burwell, Austin P., 274 Byers, Alphius, 611
Caine, Elmer E., 87 Calderhead, Samuel C., 700 Calhoun, Isaac P., 430
Cann, Thomas H., 237
Carkeek, Morgan J., 644
Carman, George C., 567
Carroll, Francis M., 692 Carroll, James, 638
Carter, Robert E., 684
Chesbro, Horace H., 143
Chilberg, Andrew, 82 Chilberg, Nelson, 640 Clark, Seth W., 29 Claussen, Hans J .. 358
Clise, James W., 171 Closson, John H., 63 Cochrane, William, 646
Colkett, William J., 485 Collier, William H., 620 Collins, Charles R., 320 Collins, John, 605 Colman, James M., 178
Colvin, Oliver D., 751 Compton, John R., 623 Condon, John T., 616 Cook, Ralph, 339
Cooper, Isaac, 51I
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Corson, H. R., 424 Cotterill, George F., 538 Coulter, Clarence WV., 736 Crawford, Ronald C., 528 Crawford. Samuel L., 460 Cudihee, Edward, 112 Curtiss. William M., 584
Davis, J. W., 510
Dawson, Lewis R., 614
DeBruler, Ellis, 357
DeCurtin, William. 583
De Long, Willard W., 348
Denny, Arthur A., 9
Denny, D. T., 432
Densmore, Milton, 482
Diekson, E. C., 599
Dilling, George W .. 436
Dorman, John W .. 378
Dow, Matthew, 228
Drew, Edward L., 19
Drew. Michael S., 17
Duggan, Frank M., 481
Duhamel, Edward J., 698
Dyer, Luther A., 137
Hemrich, Louis, 686
Herren, Archibald L .. 468
Hickingbottom, Robert, 719
Hicks, Sylvester B., 129
Ilight. Albert W .. 390
Hill, Frank A., 488
Ilill, George A., 140
Hillman. Clarence D .. 439
Hinckley, Timothy D., 160
Fisher, Fred F., 580
Fisher, Thomas M .. 696
Folsom, Frank H., 406 Ford. Charles B., 324
Fowler, Charles E., 182
Frink. John M .. 132
Frye, George F., 26
Fuhrman, Henry, 487
Fulton, Walter S., 84 Furth, Jacob, 184
Gabriel, George W., 595 Gasch, Fred A., 285 Geske. Charles, 395 Gibson, W. E., 518 Gillespy, Sherwood, 158
Gilson, George N., 588 Goddard, Albert J., 509 Godwin, J. W., 302
Goodrich, Sylvester, 414 Gormley, Matt H., 642 Gowen. Herbert H., 374 Graham, Richard J., 760 Graves, Edward O., 603 Gray, John G., 327
Gray, Louis H., 91 Guye, Francis M., 126
Ilaller, Granville O., 200
Ilaller. Theodore N., 200
Hallock, Gicorge E .. 398
Ilanford, Frank, 454
llarkins, Fred H .. 648
1Tart, James, 505 1Tart. Volly P., 73
Hartman, John P., 421
Hartranft. William G., 71
Hawkins, Erastus C., 108
Hayden, James R .. 76
Hayes, Patrick C., 547
Hemer. J. Henry, 150
Hemrich, Alvin M., 493
Hemrich, Andrew, 419
Eckhart, W. F., 425 Edsen, Eduard P., 41 Emmons, Ralph W., 321
Fafara. Michael, 429 Fay, John P., 192 Field, John, 271
Hoffman. Carl. 95
Hofmeister, Christian, 371
Hoge. James D., Jr., 220
Hopkins, Paul. 568 Horton, Dexter. 172
Horton, Elwood, 729
Horton. George M., 333
Horton, Julius, 724
Houghton, Edwin W., 608
Howe, John P., 292 Howley, Timothy J., 708
Hughes, Elwood C., 523 Hughes, Patrick D., 388 1Tull, Alonzo, 403 Ilurd. Frederick H., 155
Hussey, Ernest B., 289 Hutton, John, 600 Hyman, Frank V., 726
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Irving, John H., 535
Jackson, Danicl B., 577 Jacobs, Harry R., 486 Jacobs, Orange, 210 James, George, 669 James, William, 305 Janson, Ivar, 376 Jeffs, Alexander S., 695
Jeffs, Richard, 714
Jenner, Charles K., 187 Jcnott. Joseph L., 739
Johnson, C. E., 671 Johnston, Richard C., 157
Jones, Daniel, 263 Jones, R. A., 369 Jones, Richard S .. 368 Jones, Thomas E., 495 Josenhans, Timotheus, 93 Julien, Jacob, 596
Kellogg, Jay A., 609 Kelsall, Albert L., 270 Kemp, G. Ward, 658
Kerry, Albert S., 52
Kilbourne, Edward C., 33
Kindred, Christian A., 591
Kirschner, Frederick, 549 Kleinschmidt, Carl. 744 Knapp, Lyman E., 246
Koepfli, Charles A .. 307 Kummer, George W., 252
LaFarge, Oliver H. P., 125 Lafromboise. Samuel, 501 Lamping, George B., 89 Langston, John, 687 Lee, James, 86 Levy, Benjamin C., 663 Lilly, Charles H., 49 Llwyd, J. P. D., 531 Lohse, Henry, 701 Lord, William H., 661
Lucas, John B., 379 Lyon, John M., 217
Maddocks, Moses R .. 68 Markey, Henry W .. 32 Mason, James R., 762 McCabe, Kearin H .. 709 McClintock, James, 749
McConnaughey, John W., 322 McDermott, Mrs. Josephine P., 325 McEachern, John A., 512 McGilvra, John J., 720 McGraw, John H., 225
McIntyre, J. D., 328 McLachlan, William, 679
McNatt, William F., 514
McVay, David. 717
Megrath, John, 637
Mehlhorn, August, 198
Metcalfe, James B., 572
Miller, Christian, 351
Mitchell, Frank W., 256
Mitchell, Mrs. J. F. T., 631
Moore, James A., 747 Morgan, Frank V., 145
Morrison, Ellis, 589
Muchmore, Augustus, 458
Mueller, John, 417 Muldoon, Frank M., 15
Nadeau, Ira A., 758
Nagle, John H., 438
Nettleton, Clark M., 704
Neville, L. Charles, 765
Newell, James H., 626
Noble, H. A., 462
Nugent. James, 764
O'Brien, Charles V., 676 Osgood, Frank H., 408 Osner, Charles, 451
Palmer, Alfred L .. 204
Parker, Isaac, 164
Payne, J. H., 743
Pells, Frank E., 372
Peter, John W .. 502
Peterson, John C., 550
Peterson, Neil S., 36
Piper, George U., 571
Polson, Perry, 316
Powles, John B., 533
Prefontaine, Francis X., 360
Preston, Harold, 163
Preston. Simon M., 118
Prosser, William F., 552
Raser, Harry A., 41I Ratcliffe, Edward M., 345
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Rathbun, Samuel F., 652 Rawson, Zephaniah B., 465 Reed, Thomas C., 383 Remsberg, Charles E., 680 Renick, Frank H., 61
Riplinger, John, 559 Robinson, Alver, 318 Rochister, Junius 617 Ronald, James T., 121
Root, Milo A., 363 Rounds, Edgar J., 597
Rowe, Lewis S., 152
Van De Vanter, Aaron T .. 730
Rowell, Fred R .. 46
Kude. Ilans P., 233
Kunkel. Philip L., 443
Russell, William M., 341
Rutter, Washington C., 334
Sackett, George E., 656
Sandahl, Christian N .. 343
Sander, Fred E., 78
Sanders, Thomas, 288
Sands, Alva C., 66
Schertzer, John F., 621
Weeks, W. C., 741
Schmid, Vitus, 308
Weir, James, 716
Schwagerl, Edward O., 353
Wenzler, John, 40I
Scott, William T., 754
Seagrave, Arthur A., 148
Shorrock, Ebenezer. 546
White, Harry, 763
White, William H., 44
Whitmore. Jesse K., 504
Smith, Charles J., 22
Smith, Henry A., 264
Willard, Rufus, 624
Smith, John D., 682
Smith, Robert O., 678
Williams, Sidney J., 629
Williamson, John R., 161
Soelberg, Axel H., 453
Willis, Stephen P .. 527
Wilson, Michael. 525
Stedman, Livingston B., 396
Winsor, Richard, 113
Stewart, Alexander B .. 579
Stewart, George M., 297
Stone. Corliss P., 167
Strout, Edwin A., 734
Struve, Frederick K., 400
Taylor, John, 59 Taylor, John S., 48 Taylor, William H., 520
Terry, M. Frank, 344 Thomsen, Moritz, 565 Thomson, Reginald H., 767
Tibbetts, George W., 666 Titus, James H., 276
Tonkin, James, 138
Trenholm, James D., 582
Turner, Frank, 630 Twitchell, Frank A., 64
Vilas, Calvin E., 79
Wallingford, John N., 267
Ward, Dillis B., 445
Ward, George W .. 286
Waring, Isaac. 347
Wayland, Confucius L., 490
Webster, George E., 613
Weitzel, Irvin K., 710
Scott, Eustace B., 593
Westerman, Robert G., 242
Wheeler, Frank L., 756
Shuey, Henry O., 146 Sizer, Henry L., 40 Smalley, Byron D., 381
Whitney, Eleazer P., 409
Whittlesey, Charles F., 586
Wilhelm, Fridolin, 88
Williams, James, 628
Smithers, Erasmus M., 96
Spear, Frank W., 222 Stanley, William, 496
Wold, Ingebright A., 521
Wood, Robert, 479
Wood, W. D., 261
Wooding. John, 703
Wyckoff, Ambrose B .. 385
Wyckoff, Ursula, 160
Yandell, Henry, 770 Young, M. H .. 426
Upper, Herbert S., 727
Verd, Charles, 516
Vernon, William H., 592
REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS
OF
SEATTLE AND KING COUNTY
ARTHUR A. DENNY.
In the year 1898 Arthur Armstrong Denny departed this life, but while Seattle stands his memory will be revered and his name will find an hon- ored place on the pages of its history, for he was its founder and for al- inost a half century was connected with the majority of the interests which contributed to its welfare and progress. The dangers and privations of pioneer life were known to him through experience, but with brave heart and determined purpose he met these and persevered in his determination to establish a home in the western district. More enduring than a monu- inent of stone is the work which he has accomplished in the founding of this valuable commonwealth in the Sunset state.
Mr. Denny was born on the 20th of June, 1822, near Salein. Wash- ington county, Indiana, and was of Scotch-Irish descent, his ancestors hiav- ing originally removed from Scotland to Ireland and thence to America at a very early epoch in the history of Pennsylvania. David and Margaret were the progenitors of the family in the United States. Their son, Robert Denny, the grandfather of our subject, was born in 1753 and served in Washington's command in the Revolutionary war. In 1787 he removed to Frederick county, Virginia, and about the year 1790 was married to Miss Rachel Thomas, who was a daughter of one of the Revolutionary heroes. Not long after their nuptials were celebrated they removed to Mercer county, Kentucky, where John Denny, the father of our subject, was born on the 4th of May, 1793. He was reared amid the wild scenes of pioneer life, and when in his twentieth year he served his country in the war of j812, being
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a Kentucky volunteer in the regiment commanded by Richard M. John- son. He was an ensign in Captain Mc. Afee's company and fought under General Harrison, being present at the defeat of General Proctor and at the death of the noted Indian Tecumseh, who is said to have been killed by Colonel Johnson. In 1816 he removed from Kentucky to Indiana and later took up his abode in Illinois, becoming one of the distinguished men of that state and a representative in the legislature of 1840-41, being a colleague of Lincoln, Yates and Baker. He was originally a Whig, and his opposi- tion to slavery led to his identification with the Republican party, which was formed to prevent the further extension of slavery into new territory. In 1851 he crossed the plains to Oregon and was the first candidate of his party for governor of the state in 1858. He was a most able speaker, strong. in argument and logical in his deductions and he kept thoroughly informed on all questions concerning the welfare of city, state and nation. Ile pos- sessed an even temperament and a genial disposition and was well fitted for leadership. On the 25th of August, 1814, Mr. Denny was married to Miss Sarah Wilson, a native of Bladensburg, near Washington, born on the 3rd of February, 1797. She was of Scotch lineage, although her peo- ple were among the early settlers of America. She departed this life March 25, 1841, and the honorable and useful career of John Denny was terminated in death on the 28th of July, 1875, in the eighty-third year of his age. He located in Seattle in 1859 and there spent the remainder of his life.
It was while the family were residing in Washington county, Indi- ana, that Arthur Armstrong Denny was born, and his education was ob- tained in a little log schoolhouse in Illinois. He also pursued an academic course and learned surveying. a knowledge of which was of much value to him in the days of his early residence on Puget Sound. He was married on the 23rd of November, 1843. to Miss Mary Ann Boren, and two chil- dren were born to them in Illinois: Cathrine Louisa, who is now the wife of George Frederick Frye, of Seattle; and Margaret Lenora, who is residing in a beautiful home with her mother in Seattle. It is to the latter that we are indebted for the material from which we have compiled the sketch of hier honored father.
In 1851 Mr. Denny crossed the plains to Oregon, accompanied by his family. The party started from Illinois on the 10th of April, making the hazardous journey across the plains with horse teams. They were attacked by Indians near the American Falls, but succeeded in escaping and keeping the red men at bay, although they were fired upon many times by the sav- ages. Perilous incidents were met and hardships endured, but at length
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the journey was safely accomplished. For a time the party had no flour, and other trials were endured on the long journey, but at length they reached Portland, Oregon, on the 22nd of August, 1851. Malaria attacked the party, and learning that the health conditions around Puget Sound were very much better and desiring to locate near salt water, Mr. Denny decided to go to the coast, expecting to be more immune from malarial fever. Ac- cordingly he took passage on the vessel Exact, and on the 13th of Decem- ber, 1851, was landed on the bank of Elliott bay. It was raining and the ladies of the party took shelter in the bushes. It was a dreary prospect with the lowering clouds above and a wild new country all around inhab- ited by savages and wild beasts. Dangers threatened, but these pioneer people had great courage and determination and resolved to make the best of the situation. The members of the party, in addition to the Denny fam- ily, were John N. Low and his family, C. D. Boren and family, William N. Bell and family, and Charles C. Terry. There was also David T. Denny. a brother of Arthur Denny, and Lee Terry, making in all twelve adults and twelve children. The landing was made at Alki Point, where they built log houses. At least fifteen hundred Indians spent the winter in that vicinity, some of them occupying part of the ground which the pioneers had cleared, but the latter thought it unwise to antagonize the red men by refusing the privilege of camping in this district. In the spring Mr. Denny and some of his friends began to seek more favorable locations for claims. and he accordingly located three hundred and twenty acres of land, upon which a portion of the city of Seattle now stands. The party arrived just too late to receive the benefit of the six hundred-and-forty-acre donation act, the amount of a claim having been reduced one half only a short time before. On this property his first log house was built on the bluff at the mouth of the gulch, which extends to the bay in front of where Bell Hotel was after- ward built. This proved an inconvenient place for the little home and shortly afterward Mr. Denny built a residence where Frye's Opera House is now. located.
Pioneer conditions existed; the mail was brought to the little colony by express at a cost of twenty-five cents per letter, and the last mail that was delivered in that way contained twenty-two letters and fourteen news- papers. A postoffice was then established. Mr. Denny was appointed post- master and cared for the mail in his little log cabin for several years. His next residence was a frame house of six rooms and for years this, was headquarters for all new comers. As the city grew he subdivided his land, made several additions to the town and as the property increased in value
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his wealth likewise proportionately grew, and he became one of the most substantial residents of Seattle. Ile made judicious investments in prop- erty, and his careful management and keen business sagacity resulted in the acquirement of a handsome estate. It was in Oregon that Mr. Denny's eldest son Roland was born on the 2nd of September, 1851, only a short time after the arrival of the family, and he was but an infant when they came to Seattle. In the city schools he was educated and has been identi- fied with the growth and development of the city, and now has charge of his father's large estate. The second son, Orion, was born in Seattle and is now extensively engaged in the manufacture of vitrified brick and tile. Another son, Arthur Wilson, was born in Seattle and is a book and sta- tionery merchant, while the youngest son, Charles, is a member of the Denny Blaine Land Company, doing a large real-estate business. The fam- ily has ever been one of the most honored, respected and prominent in Seattle, the sons sharing in the work of the father and continuing it since his death.
Mr. Denny was a life-long Republican and from the time of his ar- rival in Washington took an active part in political affairs. He was elected a member of the first legislature of the territory and was also elected a delegate to the United States congress, where he did much for the terri- tory in promoting its interests and welfare. During the early years of his residence he was identified with business affairs of the city as a merchant and later became a member of the firm of Dexter, Horton & Company, bankers, owners of the first bank of Seattle. This institution did a large and successful business, but it did not claim all of Mr. Denny's attention. for he was known as an active factor in nearly every enterprise that contrib- uted to the growth, progress and prosperity of the city. He gave all of his time, means and influence for its promotion. He assisted in organizing the First Methodist church, and for years was an active member of that denomination, but in his later days was more closely identified with the Congregational church. He always took a deep interest in all religious work and was ever ready to assist in Christian and educational enterprises. At this point it would be almost tautological to enter into any series of statements as showing Mr. Denny to have been a man of broad intelli- gence and genuine public spirit, for these have been shadowed forth between the lines of this review. Strong in his individuality, he never lacked the courage of his convictions, but there existed as dominating elements in this individuality a lively human sympathy and an abiding charity, which, as taken in connection with the sterling integrity and honor of his character. have naturally gained to him the respect and confidence of men.
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ROBERT BROOKE ALBERTSON.
Earnest offort. close application and the exercise of his native talents have won Robert B. Albertson prestige as a Seattle lawyer, a fact which is highly complimentary, for no bar has numbered more eminent and prominent men. He is to-day a member of the law firm of Lewis Hardin and Albertson, his partners being Colonel James Hamilton Lewis and Thomas B. Hardin.
Mr. Albertson was born in Hertford, North Carolina, December 21, 1859. His ancestors emigrated from Amsterdam more than two hundred years ago and for several generations the family has been represented in the old North state. Elias Albertson, the great-grandfather of our subject, was born in that state on the 24th of September. 1763, and became an influential and leading citizen, who served as inspector of revenues under the first admin- istration, being appointed by President George Washington in 1792. His son, Anthony Albertson, the grandfather of our subject, was also a native of North Carolina and became a prominent citizen and planter, who died about the beginning of the Civil war, in the seventiethi year of his age. Jonathan White Albertson, the father of the subject of this sketch, was born in Per- quimans county, North Carolina, September 5, 1826. On the eighth day of January, 1854, he married Miss Catherine Fauntleroy Pescud, of Petersburg. Virginia. Her maternal grandfather was Peter Francisco, who won fame in the Revolutionary war. He possessed phenomenal strength and was an expert swordsman. Enlisting in the Revolutionary war, he distinguished himself for valor and ability as a figliter, and his efforts proved greatly detri- mental to the enemy. It is known that in a certain charge he engaged six British soldiers at one time and succeeded in slaying all of them. He said he could rest better after he had killed a number of the enemies of his country. He was such a valiant and brave soldier and accomplished so much for the colonial cause that the legislature of his state rendered thanks to him by reso- lution. In the early history of the Albertson family all were identified with the Society of Friends. In ante-bellum days Jonathan W. Albertson opposed the secession movement urged by the south, but after the war was inaugurated he endorsed the course of his native section, although he did not enter the army. In religious faith he became an Episcopalian, although reared as a member of the Society of Friends. A lawyer of marked ability, he was con- nected with much of the important litigation tried in the courts of this dis- trict and won eminence as a member of the bar. He served as prosecuting attorney of his district, was judge of the Superior court and was United States attorney under President Hayes. He also was a member of the legis-
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lature, and of the constitutional convention of North Carolina, and he left the impress of his individuality upon the organic law of his state. Unto the parents of our subject were born six children, of whom five are yet living. One of the sons is Jonathan W., telegraph etlitor of the Post Intelligencer of Seattle, and Thomas E. is a soldier in the Philippines. The father of this family died in 1898 at the age of seventy-two years, but the mother is yet living in North Carolina at the age of seventy-five years.
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