Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1907-07-31
DEATH OF
REUBEN
P. BOISE
Resolutions Adopted By the Marion
County Bar. July 30, 1907

Galloway In department No. 2, and
there being i'm attendance almost all
the members of the bar, the follow
ing proceedings were had:
Hon. Tllmon Ford, chairman OF
the committee appointed by the Mar
ion county bar 10 draft resolutions
upon the death OF Reuben p. Boise,
member OF the bar and for many
years an honored member OF the
bench. presented the resolutions
which were read and on motion,
spread upon the minutes OF the court.
Judge Galloway and Judge Burnett
each spoke feelingly OF the high char
acter and profound learning Of Judge
Boise and several members OF the
bar added their need OF praise, all
speaking in the highest terms OF his
abilities as a Judge and OF his ster-
ling character as q man. The reso-
lutions were as follows:
Memoirs and Resolutions on the
Death Of Hon. II. r. Boise.
NJ MS ioniu'HNts wv bIOhuWdys
ir this city, on Wednesday. April 10.
1907. at 2 o'clock p. m, Judge II. p.
Boise passed 10 his final rest.
He had been III only a short time,
and he retained his consciousness
and his mental vigor up TO within n |
few hours before the end came. The
flnal dissolution was due TO a COM
plication OF ailments.
Honorable Reuben p. Boise was
one OF Oregon's most honored piO-
neers. He came TO oregon in 1850.
and was a prominent factor in shap-
ing the destiny OF the state.
Judge Boise was born in Bland
ford. Hampden county. Massachu-
sets. on June ., 1918. and would :
have reached his seth year on June
o, 1907. His father Reuben Boise,
was also a native OF Massachusetts,.
The Boise family emlgrated from :
France 10 Scotland. and later to the
north OF Ireland. and Judge Boise's
paternal -great-grandfather emil
grated 10 Massachusetts,. locating on
n farm which Ia still retained In the
and where Judge Boise'5
father was raised and lived all his
life. Judge Boise's father was n
farmer, and man Of prominence.
having held several Offices IN his
state. among which were county
and county clerk; he
nlso represented his district In the
state senate OF Massachusetts,. = y
Judge Boise's father was married
10 Miss sallie Putnam. a relative OF :
General Putnam OF revolutionary
'ame; her father. Jacob Putnam.
having served as colonel during
he whole OF that struggle,
There were eight children born OF y
his union--four sons aud four N
and Miss Rebecca ID. N
Boise OF Blandfori, Massachusetts. @
9 now the only surviving member. Z,
Judge Boise was raised on his o.
ather's farm; was sent TO the public IN
and took classical course 81
N Williams college, from which ne al
graduated with honor In iS43. lie
anne west TO the state OF Missouri. r,
where he was engaged In teaching /,
ehool two years. and retuNaed 10 his Ilo
iatiye state. and read law with his of
lnele Patrick Boise, who was dis li
inguished lawyer OF Westheld,
After three years n
tudy OF the law. he was admitted TO 10
he bar In iStS. and began the lpI
'ractiee ot his profession az Cheeopee ss
Falls, whore he remained two years. ley
In th' fan OF 1850, via an
he isthmus 80 Oregon. He settled de
Irst IA Portland. whore he began the I'm
raotioe OF the law IN December. ltii
$50. Portland then being small la
lace, with few Inhabitants, but with a
lenty OF shipping business His I'm
ractico proved successful, and IN IA
he fall OF 1852 he took up a section IN
{ land In POLK county. built house. lisl
approved the property and resided on IA
FOR four years and SIN owned Il e.,
I his death an
In 1853 the territorial legislature IN,
leoted him prosecuting attorney of an
he First and Second districts This
omprlsed nearly all OF the Wilam- ca
ne valley south OF Clackamas ANA en-
Inltnomah counties, lie served IA tio
lis capacity for about four years. Nh,
! 1853, Judge Boise, Hon. James X. un
elley aud Hon. d. Bigelow were La
eeted code commissioners for ore IN,
sn. aud he thus became one OF the an,
'mpilers OF the nrst code OF laws MA
hnnk lnrnaln Ihn Inrrlinr,. ~ a., -.