The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-09-20

WILLIAM n. DooLTrTLk
applicants TO make affidavits before fourth
class postmastsrs- Of this bill he was the
author.
SAMUEL c. HypK
Samuel c. Hyde was born at Fort
Ticonderoga. y. Y. April p. 1872 In
childhood his parents removed with him
to the wilds of the new state of Wisconsin,
and settled on Q farm near Oshkosh,
where he grew to manhood, receiv-
ing only such education as the CON-
mon schools at that time afforded.
He served as a private soldier in
the war for the Union in the Seventeenth
regiment of Wisconsin volunteer infantry.
He was married January Is. lS69. TO Miss
Matte Rogers, of Rosendale. Wis: re-
moved to Iowa, where he completed his
Law studies at the Law school of the Iowa
State University: was admitted TO the
bar, and practised his profession at Rock
Rapids, Ia. for seven years. In 1857 he
removed With his family to the territory
of Washington. living on Puget sound for
two years. Mr.. Hyde may well be con-
sidered one of the pioneers OF Spo-
kane and the Inland Empire, having ar
=
was q little trading hamlet of less
than 100 people. The following year
he brought his family, and the
next year his fathers entire family settled
at Spokane, and the Hydes have been i'm
portant factors in the building up of the
city, some Of the finest business blocks in
the city having been built By them. Mr..
Hyde was elected prosecuting attorney for
the northeastern district of Washing
ton In 1850, and was reelected for
three consecutive terms, holding
that Office for six consecutive years.
Mr.. Hyde is now in active practice at the
bar. and may justly be said to have
achieved position as one of the first law
yers in the state. He is a member of
Sedgwick Post. G. A. r.. of Spokane, and
is frequently called upon to address the
boys in blue. He also speaks upon
political questions in behalf of the Repub-
lican party. On the platform Mr.. Hyde
always speaks with energy and earnest
ness, and is at times most eloquent.
RALPH o. DUNBAR
Ralph Oregon Dunbar was born in
Schuyler county, Illinois. April 26. 1s45;
moved with bis parents to Oregon
in 1876. crossing the plains in an
ox-team, and settled near Salem.
He was educated in Willamette university,
and taught two years in that institution.
In 1857 he removed to Olympia, where he
studied law under Hon. Elwood Evans.
He was admitted to practice before
the territorial supreme court in 1869,
and afterward appointed clerk of the
supreme court by Chief Justice Orange
Jacobs. On the appointment of Chief
Justice Green he resigned and returned to
Salem Or. In ISL he removed to Yakima,
in 1879 went TO The Dalles, Or, and in 1s77
again returned TO Washington and opened
a law office in Goldendale. He served
one term as prosecuting attorney for Yak
INA, Clarke, kliekitat and Skamania
counties; was city attorney Of Goldendale
several terms; was speaker of the terri
torial house in 1885. In the constitutional
convention he represented the Eleventh
district He was q strong candidate for
congress at the Ealla Walla convention
in 1859. and was unanimously nominated
as supreme judge and elected.
NJ. ]. GORDON.
NJ. J. Gordon was born in Sherbrook.
province OF Quebec, Canada, in March,
1851 His psternal ancestry were de-
scended from Capt. John Gordon.
of Scotland, who was connected with Gen
Wolfe's army. and after the capture of
Quebec moved TO Middietown. Conn.
III. j. Gordon was educated in the common
schools OF Huntington county, Quebec. In
1874 he moved 10 Minnesota aud located
near Lanesboro, where he was employed
in the bank. In 1876 he en-
tered the law office OF Judge +.
y. Donaldson, of that place, and
remained with him until he was admitted
10 the bar in June, ISIS lie then con-
tinued 10 practice law in Lanesboro. In
1873 he moved 10 Dakota, where he prac-
sleed his profession. and In 1888
and isSo he was member of the
constitutional conventions. representing
Brown county. From 1854 to fsss he was
district attorney of Brown county and
president OF the Bar Association of the
Fifth judicial district from 1855 to iss9
lie sought nomination for congress in
1886. as the candidate of Central Dakota.
He vas twice city attorney of Aberdeen.
lie was 3 member of the First state legis-
laiuro OF South Dakota, and vas chairman
of the house judiciary committee In 1850
he moved 10 Olympia and became an assoc
eiase OF Col. t. '. Eddy in the practice OF
lag. Ia tSs3 he vas elected TO be Judge of
the superior court, receiving thu highest
vote cast in the county.
10 ist3 Mr.. Gordon married Miss Jennie
l. Thompson. Of LaResboro. MINI. Heis
a Knight Tempsr, being a member Of
olympia commandrry and Elriad Tennls
Of the Mystic Shrine at Sioux Falls
5. OAK, and also OF Capital Lodge. B. p.
.. r, at Olympia