Page:Pen Pictures of Representative Men of Oregon.djvu/81

 love S.

41

Ortb, who is at the present time a Representative in Congress from Indiana. He completed his studies at the Bloomington law school, and was admitted to the bar at Lafayette, Indiana, in the year 1847. He then practiced there a short time and in 1849 crossed the plains to California in search of the "golden fleece." As soon as he arrived at his destination he went to work in the mines and remained there during the winter of 1849 and the spring of 1850, occasionally relieving the monotony of the pick and shovel by going on expeditions to repel the bands of marauding Indians, who in those days were the mortal enemy of the hard-working miner. In these engagements he received several serious wounds, which laid him up for several weeks, and after recovering his fellow-citizens with one acclaim elected him Judge of Yolo coimty, which position he held one year, and then resigned to come to Oregon. He arrived in Portland in the latter part of the same year and at once commenced the practice of his profession. He was successful from the very beginning, and within a year had a large and lucrative practice. In the year 1862 he was elected County .Judge of Mult- nomah, and, as an endorsement of his services, was re-elected at the next election. After retirin.<? from office Judge Marqitam refi;sed to take an active interest in politics, and he confined himself almost exclusively to transactions in real estate. He saw that Portland was some day destined to be a metrop(Tlitan city, and with the eye of a wise business man he looked around him and secured some of the most valuable property in Portland and the suburbs, a very large part of which he still owns. Amongst his large purchases was that of 298 acres, known as Marquam's hill, which is one of the very prettiest sites in the city of Portland. Some of this large tract he has disposed of, and the remainder he has retained for his own use, and on which his residence now stands. At the State election Mr. Marquam was nominated without his consent, and notwithstanding that fact he re- ceived the highest vote on the ticket. He was married to Miss Emma Kern, May 8, 1853, and their union was blessed with eleven children, four of whom are boys and seven girls, and all of them are now living and en- joying the best of health. In politics Mr. Marquam has always been a staimch Republican, and the many public offices he has been called upon to fill indicates the esteem in which he is held. His record, which is open, speaks for the man ; from nothing, by his own exertions he has liecome the eminent citizen that he now is, and we regretfully close writing of the career of a gentleman whom we would gladly write a whole volume about.

HON. WARREN TRUITT. This gentleman is one of the Representatives from Polk county. In h(j- pearance he is a thoughtful-looking man, with clearly-cut features, kindly, yet searching, eye, and a mouth the contour of which unmistakably indi- cates great strength of character and a determined will. The Judge, as he is familiarly called, is of pleasing address, plain and outspoken in all hia dealings with the world, and possessed of a vast store ni' useful knowledge gained by close application and a judicious taste. He is a ready debater.