The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1902-01-13
DANIEL
FRENCH
is DEAD
Prominent Capitalist Of The
DalleS No More.
He Lived to Start a Great
Enterprise in That City.

News reached Salem Sunday Of the
death of Daniel NJ. French OF the firm .
French & Co., and partner in many en-
terprises in that city and the eastern
Oregon country. He passed away at sl1
a. m. at the age of 76 years, coming tt
Oregon in the early sixties and loca t.
ing in the Columbia river valley, doins
large business in mail contracts, live
stock, banking and general merchan
disc. The firm lie the largest in that
section, rating from $3.50, ,OC0to S,2OCO 900
There we're four brothers aud they were
cousins of w. s. Ladd Of Portland.
Three brothers were at The Ddllea, and
one at Port Townsend, Wash. Joshua
French was in partnership with Daniel,
but Smith French wos al7o interested in
other ways. The latteris said to be very
low from heart trouble.
Daniel NJ. French was also a mem ber
OF the firm of French Il Lord in the cat
tie trade, and sheep and wool business
operating wool warehouses at The Dalles
and other points. The firms that Mr.
French is interested in have large in
terests in Umatilla county.
Dan French never hello office but was
a prince among business men and took
hold Of everything with powerful grasp
aud tremendous energy. He has been
in failing health for some time and his
one wish was to live to zee the new
Touring mills plant and electric light
and power plant started and it was only
last week that it was accomplished and
his wish was gratfed and he touched
the button that gave the fret turn to
the wheels of these new enterprises.
Mr.. French was married twice, his
surviving wife having been a Salem
lady, Miss S. A, Adams, by whom he has
three children. She was reared in this
city aud moved to The Dalles with
her family about 30 years ago.
The funeral will be held Tuesday at
p. m, Salem people who have gone to
attend the funeral are Ex Gov. Moody, |
and Miss jeanette Meredith, a niece of
Mrs. French, DR.. Chas. Adams, who
was here on visit, has also gone to be
present at the funeral,
A Dalles special says Mr.. French died
at his residence, after "a prolonged ill
ness Of pernicious aenemia.
lie was born in Orleans County, Yer.
mont, June l6, 1928, receiving his edu.
cation in the district schools Of
that vicinity, leaving his New
England home in 1850, he spent a year
or two in Louisiana, starting west in
1853 to JOIN his two brothers, Joseph ard
Joshua, who had preceded him to Cali
iornia. En- route he was ship-wrecked
on the ill.starred steamer, Golden Gate,
which went ashore with her l4OO passan.
gers on the Coast near San Diego.
For nearly l0years Mr.. French en-
gagged in business with his brothers in
Calaveras County. In 1862 he came 10
The Dalles, establishing the merchantile
house OF French, Gilman & Co. Here he
was shortly joined by his brother, Joshua
W. French. the business continuing un-
Ill 1877 when it was sold to Brooks & Nc
Farland. In 1877, the French Bros bust
ness holdings were merged into the
banbing house of French 4 Co., the fret
hank established in this section Of East.
ern Oregon Besides his banking hou e,
at the time OF his death, Mr. French was
president OF the Arlington Nationll Bank
the Gilman'FrencI Land and Livesto OK
Company, and director and chief pro-
moter of the Wasco Wareholse Milling
Company. He was twice marri d; first
to Miss Gee, Of San Francisco, A son
and daughter we're born to them, the
scu dying ut the age of 8, The daughter,
MrF Charles Pesse, is living in San
Franci co.
In 1876 he was married again. The
three children, Mrs. Earnest Luedde-
mann, Paul and Constance, survive
him. lie leaves also three brothers,
Joshua W. and Smith, of The Dalles,
and Marshell French, Of Port Townsend