Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-01-01

TO BEN
HAYDEN
BAR RESPECTS HIS
MEMORY

Third Judicial DslllcJ ol lH' o'dI'
o' of oregon:
The undersigned, your committee
ID appointed by John II. McNary presi
y dent of the Salem Bar Association
'' respecting the presentation of suit.
II able memoranda respecting the pub
lie and professional career of the late
: Beniamin Hayden, beg TO report thai
we have, from memory and other
y data obtained from his relatives and
u his friends. compiled the following.
He was born In Franklin county,
Kentucky, on the tlth day of Sep
tember, 1922. While q small hoy he
emigrated from his native state with
HIS parents and other members of the
family to the state OF Illinois In
this state he had the benefit of a com
mon school education, and was pro-
fclent in tho branches taught IN
schools Of that character. lie had the
faculty Of retaining whatever acquire |
ments came to him. As has been fire.. |
Quently observed, his memory was
tenacious and reasonably correct.
About the year 1874 he took up
the study Of law, crossing the Missis
sippi river into the state of Missouri
where he was Under the utalagc NJ
a man by the name Of Jamlson. who
was man OF considerable promln.
ence, being a member Of congress
Judge Doolittle was also one OF his
preceptors. While associated with
these gentlemon he YVES brought IN
contact with and formed an acqupln-
t'nce with Thomos H. Benton. thea ,
a senator from Missouri aud a man of
national reputation. lie always ,
seemed to be especially proud Of his D.
contact with that lllustrlous states
man.
He was anxious TO engage his ser.
vices In behalf Of the United Statcs
IN the Mexican war, but volunteers
were Numerous aud perhaps on ac.
count OF age, he was not permitted
to take part IN IT,
In lSi9 be, with marty OF
friends, went to California and spont
time in The mines Re-. -
turning to Illinois in 1859, he was a..
married to Zeralda Gibson. and the T.,
same year recrossed the plains to ~
oregon by the usual methods then IN -,
vogue namely OK team. Haylo, T..
twice erossed the plains. he was 4,
CHOSEN by his comrades to lead tho
ohlgrant' with whom h wa, tr,v.-
ing and they always called him co,
am Hayden He settled ON trac,
'l land In Polk county under wh,, a..
known as the donation land law. ana p
'Cqp'red title thereto, and the prop. u
'',y sun remains in the family
!" 1896 when the Indian wars @
'"o"n as the Rogue River and yapi .
ma wars broke out he was ouick 70
o'o"'eer his services in bebalr -,
ne territory Of Oregon ue 60,
Il @na' is known as the Yakima cam.
''sn' the assembling of the poI,
o""y companies they had md =
nc military laws governing then,
'e e'ec'Ion of the chief officers ons
'yden was elected captain o, L|
'"'p"ny' and served with satlsrsct,on
a.. MS mon; in fact this was one
80, ,,' ','"ning triumphs of hi. ne.
.'au1e ne let them With tbo en,t.o
and respect which h,. Be-
""uerS and conduct guaranto", ','' 81, fin,
on uEu'e 'ame and esteem of 5a 1o,
:" VINO served under him. '' ''o'
IN 1858 he was nominated ~. for
'9 o' MS choice in Polk count Fig
'""''uale for the IaeisI,t,,.
"a was easily elected, sery,n,, ,a,%,S
n'ol ,1usnout the term At the nert '''s ny
ola a,al election in Polk county ,' bo n,a, o',
~, " county Judge, and served M b,a
Irwin .ta win credit. This gave him tSs I's A
n, oo of being the first tudga %, ~, vi
'S Sos county under state governmont nno o'
u'u personal acQualntaroa a".,''
W. Wv, u A, Douglas, vas on the o,n Wv" 1--WE
= 81 T., uGke' in 1860, and made t,'' y Slec- ao -
'1ap. !" IN behalf Of his candidate rS,.s Sr,, X,
M rSa, aoan, MN into prominence as a ".c 70, No
-" speaker He was act,ra, '"'
y 'e' ! Il the practice of law fro9, ,r VA, +
Iga ne ".,,, went to Dallas as co',nt,. ,r me- o
Sy a,a, '''lI late in life. He wa. o0'nly M, 30.
nv NV as an advocate. Hc 80 tr,a5 to', -
'esr,no ~ Eases Of Importance. usn.r, ,IVa
caring in behalf of the aa, usually e,
p services ,S were sought bt' ,tta. qSl.n.s e
) 'ns i",. state and he made 'Vr m.a all 10
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