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warm place iu the hearts of the people of this State by his fearless and im- partial discharge of every public trust coutidea to his keeiiiuj,'. As an at- torney he has few superiors and as a pleader he leads the profession iu tliis State. He was married to i\[iss Lucy A. Rose, daughter of Aaron Rose, Esq., of Roseburg, on the 2-4th day of June, Ib'CO, and they have one sou. Such citizens as Hon. Rnfus Mallory well deserve mention as one of the " Representative Men of Oregon," his usefuluess as which has, in reality but just commenced, and we bespeak for him a prominent position in the future history of our State.

GEORGE L. STORY,

The gentleman whose name appears at the head of this biography, was burn in Manchester, Massachusetts, in 1838: was educated at the private school of Fox Worcester, Esq., at Salem, same State. In 1847 he entered the em- ploy of Brewer, Stevens & Gushing, wholesale druggists in Boston, and re- mained with them until 1850, when he came to California, where lie re- tnained until August, 1851, when he came to Portland, Oregon, and soon afterwards he, in connection with Devaux Bnbcock, Esij., bought out the drug store of Hooper, Snell & Co. In the following year he bought out Mr. Babcock and soon after formed a partnership with Story, Redingt<jn & Co., of San Francisco. After that he bought out the interest of his partners in the Portland branch, and in 1854 sold out to Smith it Davis, who had been employes of his in the store. In 1855 he went into the wholesale paint, oil and glass business in San Francisco, and in 1862 he returned to Portland, where he has since resided. For a number of years after his re- turn to Oregon he was engaged in mining enterprises in Idaho, and in 1870 again embarked in the paint, oil and glass business in Portland, which business, however, he discontinued shortly after his election to the office of County Clerk in 1874. In 1872 he was elected by the Common Council of the city of Portland to till the unexpired term ot Cincinnati Bills, Esq. (who was a member of that body at the time of his death), and at the end of that term he was elected for the term of three years from the First ward. He is one of the newly-appointed Fire Commissioners to organize the Paid Department of the city of Portland, and he, having been for nearly five years past the manager of the Oregon branch of the Home Miitiud In- surance Company of California, and more j-eceutly appointed agent and at- torney for the State of Oregon for the Ph(enix Insurance Company of Lon- don, his appointment as Fire Commissioner would seem to be well advised. Mr. Story has attained to high and honorable positions in the Masonic fra- ternity, and is universally respected by his fellow citizens. Mr. Story was married in 1854 to the eldest daughter of the late Anthony L. Davis, Esq.

HON. W. W. THAYER,

Who, by reason of his careful and economical administration of State affairs during his four years' occupancy of the gubernatorial chair, has become de- servedly popular with the people and won their merited regard and esteem, was born at Lima, Livingston county. New York, July 15, 1827. His early