The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1877-10-30

sENTATIvEs OF THE Sixth BIENNIAL.
SESSION OF THE LEGISLATURE OF
WASHINGTON TERRITORY.
take pleasure in introducing to your
thousands Of readers these Legislators
on paper. that they may see the kind
of timber of which the two Houses are
composed. The first gentleman to
whom desire to introduce yen is the
no rAb'e Coun~il nan from Thur>ion
n / ew!s-th President of the Coun-
c.l,
HON. THOMAS N. RED.
He was born in Sharpsburg. Bath Co.,
Kentucky, December =, 1925. Was
self instructed; in early youth q far
mer's plow-bOy; was a country school
teacher at the age of 10. and from that
forward to 1910 performed the duties
Of clerk aud book keeper in a mcrcan-
tile house. He may be called a 49er,
tor he arrived in the land If gold in Feb.
go, where he engaged in mining, bank
ing and merchandising, taking ar ac-
tive part in politics. In 1857. removed
to Washington Territory. The Salmon
river gold excitement induced trial of
his luck; disastronsly, however. In
1864 was u. s. Deputy Collector of
Internal Revenue for Eastern Washing
ton aud Northern Idaho, then a part of
this Territory. In 1869 was elected on
the Douglas Democratic ticket mem Der
from Idaho county to the Legislature
Was Speaker Of tho House in the ses-
sion Of 1888. Having studied law,
was admitted to tho bar in 1864. Was
appointed District Attorney for the
Judicial District of Idaho Territory
early in 1865. In 1864 was elected on
the Republican ticket and served as u
member of the House Of the Idaho Leg
islature for the session Of that year.
In 1866. having returned to Washing
ton Territory. entered the u. 3. Sur
veyor Generals Office as Chief Clerk,
holding the position till 1878, when he
resigned: since which time he has been
engaged as practical surveyor. Last
Fall he was elected to the Council to
represent Thurston ana Lewis counties,
on the Republican ticket. Married his
first wife in Kentucky. October, 1853.
aud subsequently has been twice mar
ried. Is Mason and served as Grand
Master Of the Grand Lodge of this Ter
ritory for three terms. and at the last
session Of the Grand Ledge was elected
and entered npon his sixteenth annual
term ~ Grand Secretary; ranks sd
and X. 7. in the order. President
Reed makes good presiding officer,
aud ~ Councilman pays due atten-
tion to HE duties.
HON. ELISHA PING.
This gentleman halls from the blue
grass region of the American continent
Kentucky. Pulaski county. Born,
March l3sh. 1919. Removing from
tho dark and bloody ground" at the
ago OF ten years. 10 the prairie State
Illinois. Coles county. At an early age
became . farmer, which occupation be
has followed successfully during . long
life, until recently, when he engaged in
tho lAborious money loaning business.
A early a. 1888 Mr.. Ping crossed the
plains and came to st. Helens. Oregon,
aud in 1889 moved to w.lla Waila
county. Was for for years one
OF the County Commissioners Of that
county. Has been three times elected
q member Of the lower House from
that county, and once to the Council
from the same county. He now repre-
ssnts the Council District of Columbia.
Whitman aid Stevens. Was married
on the cath day Of December. 1910 in
vigo county. Indiana. aud on the 10th
day Of October. 1868. bis COMPANION
passed Ia the life beyond. to the Land
o the Leal" He is chairman of the
Committee on Mines and Mining Inter-
~sts Post Office address, Wsitsbury.
Mr.. Ping IS not talker. by any means,
but keeps mp a terrible thinking and
looks after his district.
non. c. A. REED.
In is2e this gentleman claimed his
rights in Wayne county. New York.
The empire State has never had cause
To go back IN its son. He. like thou
ssnds Of others, plucked up courage.
and crossed the plains in 1855, hating
in the golden State. In 1862 removed
from California TO Washington Terri
tory, and With the exception OF
ssvcn years has been engaged in mining
ever since he caught sigh II the Golden
Gate. Last Fall Mr.. Reed vas elected
Councilman frcm the district compoeei
Of the enGnties Of Cowlisx. Pacific and
WahkiAkum Poe sn{{ioe adslress. llHacp.