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About The west shore. (Portland, Or.) 1875-1891 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 1, 1889)
THE WE8T SHORE 3.1 practicing medicine in Sam's valley. He was born in Berry county, Mo., September 30, 1835, and was educated in the common schools. He studied medi cine and commenced the practice of his profession in 18G1. In 180-i he crossed the country with teams and settled in Yolo county, California, coming to his present home in 1875. He has been a member of the legislature continuously since 1880, serving in the house until elected to the senate in 18SG. Mr. Stan, ley is a member of Warren lodge No. 10, A. F. fe A. M., of Jacksonville. Thomas H. Tongue, attorney at law, represents Washington county in the senate by selection of the republicans, and resides at Hillsboro. He was born in Lincolnshire, England, June 23, 1811, and became a citizen of Oregon November 20, 1859. Mr. Tongue graduated at Pacific University, Forest Grove, Or., and was admitted to the bar in September, 1870. Be sides his legal business he is engaged in farming and stock raising, and is a member of the mercantile firm of Bailey, Tongue & Schulmerich, He has served several terms in the city council, one year as presi dent of that body. R. M. Veatch, democratic senator from Lane county, is a farmer and stock raiser, residing in Cot tage Grove. He was born June 5, 1843, in White county, 111., and came to Oregon in 181)5. Mr. Veatch delivered the valedictory address for the first gradu ating class of the state agricultural college, and was teacher for seven years. He was elected to the lower house of the legislature in 1882, and again in 1881. In 1880 he was chosen senator for four year. John P. Wager, democratic senator, was elected in 18S0 jointly from the counties of Umatilla and Morrow, but now represents only the former. Ho is engaged in the practice of law in Pendleton, and is editor of the daily and semi-weekly East Oregonvm, a leading democratic paper of the state. Mr. Wager aa born in Hector, Schuyler county, X. Y., and is now thirty-five years of age. He was reared on a farm, and procured an education chiefly through his own efforts, at Alfred University, X. Y, and Michi Han University, Ann Arbor, Mich. He camo to Ore gon in 187G and taught school several yean, locating fa Pendleton in 1832. In 1835 he held the position c f city attorney, and in 1880 was elected to the senate, J. K. Wait, republican senator from Multnomah county, is a resident of East Portland. George Watkin.h, republican, represents Wasco f ounty in the senate. He was born in Dayton, Ohio, August 28, 1852, and came to Oregon ten years later. He resided near Silverton and Turner until ISO'J, hen he moved to Wasco county with his parent. He studied law and was admitted to the bar in BSO, id has since been engaged in the practice of law in The Dalles, having been associated at different times with A. 8. Bennett and Judge J. U. Bird, and now with E. B. Dufur, under the firm namo of Dufur t Watkins. Judge Watkins was judgo of tho seventh judicial circuit beforo being elected to tho senate. Dr. J. W. Watth, republican senator from Yam hill county, was born in Pike- county, Ma, Xov. (i, 1S30, and came to Oregon in 1&"2, jettling in Columbia county. In 1857 he was a member of tho convention which framed tho stato constitution. He removed to Yamhill county in 1803 and engaged in tho practice of medicine in Lafayette, whero ho still resides. In 187G Dr. Watts was tho elector cn tho republican ticket whoso election was contested, and whoso vote, when finally allowed, mado General Hayes president of tho United States. Ho was splinted receiver of tho United States land oflico at Oregon City in 187'., and hold that oflico four years. In lHvSO ho was elec ted senator, and in 1883 took an activo part in tho spring campaign in Oregon, and by invitation of tho national committee, in tho national campaign in New York. Dr. Watts joined tho Congregational associa tion of ministers of Oregon in 18-S0. XEXUKHH OF THE IIOt'MK. J. T. Aiteuhon, republican from Clackamas coun ty, is a gentleman long known in tho Irgislativo coun cils of the stato and in connection with various pub lie enterprises. Mr. Aperson was boru in Hopkins ville, Ky., December 23, 1831, and is an Oregon pio neer of 1817. Ho served in tho Oregon volunteer cavalry from 1802 to 1H05. In 1870 ho was elected to represent Clackamas county in tho houso of repre sentatives, and then served two terms as sheriff. In 1878 and 1H80 ho represented tho county in tho sen ate, and last Juno was again chosen & inetnU-r of tho house. For a number of years ho has been a tnem her of tho board of mausgers of tho state agricultural society, and several times its president Mr. A per son is engaged in fanning near Oregon City, and is considered one of tho foremost representatives of that industry in tho stab. Wiij.um AiiMHTlioNO, republican representative of Marion county, was tarn in Inland, county Ty rone, February 25, 182'J, and landed in New York May 27, 1815. Ho subsequently settled in Hi Joo county, Mich., whero ho was postmaster under tho ad ministrations of Presidents Johnson and Grant In 1S70 ho came to Orrgon, and is now a resident of Ha Um. By trade, Mr. Armstrong is a shoemaker. Ho is a member of both tho Masonic and A. O. U. W. orders, and has ben a republican ever slnco Fremont was nominated in 1850. E. II. Bkuxai, republican representative from Benton county, lives at Monroe, in that county, where - . -.
