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Senator Grover afterward became U. S. senator from Oregon himself ; and was also investigated by U. S. officials, but sad to say, he did not come out with the vindication Grover received.

Judge Philip A. Marquam was also one of the early members of the Port- land bar; and one of the most influential. Getting his title from long service to the county as county judge, during which time he laid the foundations of nearly all the public works of the county, he has always held a high place in the confi- dence and esteem of the people. Nearly all the public highways outside of the city were laid out during Judge Marquam's long administration ; and in hun- dreds of other ways he contributed to the public welfare and built up the city. Marquam hill, south of the city was one of his first purchases of real estate, and will for all time commemorate his life and work for Portland and his fellow citizens. Judge Marquam was born near Baltimore, Maryland, and while yet a lad the family removed to Indiana, settled on wild land out of which young Philip helped carve a farm. He earned the money for his own education, at- tended a law school at Bloomington, Indiana, and commenced practice in In- diana. Attracted to California by the gold fever, he settled in Yolo county, where he was elected county judge. In 1851 he concluded to return again to the old home in Indiana, and came up to Portland to visit a brother before going east; and seeing Portland and Oregon, concluded to stay. Judge Marquam is yet hale and hearty at 87 years of age, residing on the heights overlooking the city he has done so much to build.

Another influential pioneer lawyer was Edward Hamilton, more generally known as General Hamilton. In early life he was in partnership at Wheeling, Virginia (now West Virginia) with Daniel Peck, in the practice of the law. The writer of this book married a sister of Peck's wife. Peck was afterward a law partner of Wilson Shannon, a brother of George Shannon, who came to Oregon in 1805 with Lewis and Clark; and who also was at one time a business associate of Jacob P. Lease, who came to California while it was Mexican ter- ritory, and brought the first flock of sheep to Oregon. From these associations something of the early history of Oregon was picked up before coming to Ore- gon.

But to return to Hamilton, we find that President Zachary Taylor sent Gen- eral Hamilton to Oregon as secretary of the territory in 1849, coming here with Major John P. Gaines, of Kentucky, as governor. The old hero of Buena Vista did not forget his old comrades ;n arms.

Addison C. Gibbs, a member of the Portland bar from 1858 to 1885 was more than a lawyer, he was a most useful citizen, a faithful public servant in high station and a most reliable and trusty friend. A self made man in every re- spect, he worked for his own education, and for his legal training, came to Ore- gon in 1850, taking up a donation land claim where the town of Gardner now stands in Douglas county. From that county he was sent to the legislature in 185 1 ; settled in Portland in 1858, forming a law partnership with Judge George H. Williams. Was nominated and elected the first republican governor in 1862, and was known as the "war governor," as he raised the troops to protect Oregon and Washington from the Indians during the southern rebellion.

He took an active part in helping elect Williams to the United States senate, and was himself the caucus nominee of his party for United States senator in 1864, and came within one vote of an election, being defeated by the treason of party friends selling themselves for coin or promises of office for another as- pirant. He was afterward U. S. district attorney, and always a forceful man. He died in London, England, while on a business trip to Europe ; and as a special honor, the legislature had his remains returned to Oregon and committed to Riverview cemetery at the expense of the state he had faithfully served.

The name of William Strong is indissolubly connected with the history of the two states of Oregon and Washington. Appointed to the office of associate justice of the supreme court of Oregon Territory by President Zachary Taylor,