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ted himself with credit and fidelity. He was Street Commissioner of the city of Portland from July, 1871, until July, 1873. during which time he made a ^ood record. In July, 1874, he was appointed Deputy County Clerk for Multnomah county, which position he has held continuously ever since. In the dischar{?e of his duties in this? position he has won the confidence and esteem of all with whom he has been brought in contact. Possessed of quick perception, strong in his convictions of right, and honest in purpose, together with being a devoted and true friend, in sunshine and storm, he numbers, among a host of friends, many of the prominent men of the State. . He is a pronounced Republican, on principle, and takes a lively interest in politics, local, State and national. In fact Mr. Marshall, in all the avocations of life, is entitled to rank among the representative men of the State.

HON. RUFUS MALLORY,

Who, as an attorney at law, ranks among the foremost of his profession in this State, was born in Chenango county. New York, June 10, 1831, and during the same year moved with his parents to Alleghany county, in the same State. He was reared on a farm and enjoyed the advantages of a common school education only, with the exception of a few terms, attend- ance at the Alfred Academy, in Alleghany county. He commenced teaching school in 1847, relieving its monotony by laboring on the farm during the summer mouths and teaching during the winter. He moved to New Lou- don, Iowa, in 1855, where he remained until 1858, following his avocation as a teacher and devoting his spare time to the study of 'law. He came to Oregon in 1859 and settled in Douglas county, and taught in the public school at Roseburg until the following Spring. In March, 1860, he was ad- mitted to the bar and at once opened an office at Roseburg. He was elected District Attorney of the First Judicial District in June of the same year, and his success as an attorney y,nd counsellor was assured from that time on. He represented Douglas county in the Legislature of 1862, in the Fall of which year he removed to Salem, and was appointed Prosecuting Attor- ney for the Third Jvidicial District vice Hon. J. G. Wilson, appointed Cir- cuit Judge of the Fifth Judicial District. He was elected as his own suc- cessor in 1864. At the general election in 1866 Mr. Mallory was elected Congressman from this State, where he served two years, and returning to Salem again resumed the practice of law. In 1872 he represented Marion county and was elected Speaker of the House of Representatives, in which trying and responsible position he displayed marked executive ability. In the Fall of 1874 Mr. Mallory received the appointment of United States District Attorney for Oregon, which office he continued to hold until the Spring of 1882. In the Summer of 1882 he, as a special agent of the United States Treasury Department, visited Singapore, India, to procure evidence in certain important questions then pending in the United States Circuit Court for Oregon. Mr. Mallory is a pronounced Republican and has al- ways taken an active part in politics. He is an able and efiective speaker and has canvassed the State several times in the interests of the Republican party. None excel him in industry, integrity and honor, and he has won a