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People from Pacific County, Washington: Frederick Van Voorhies Holman, Catherine Troeh, Oscar Wirkkala, Wilho Saari, Rex Ziak, Paul Schwegler

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Description:Chapters: Frederick Van Voorhies Holman, Catherine Troeh, Oscar Wirkkala, Wilho Saari, Rex Ziak, Paul Schwegler. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 24. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Frederick Van Voorhies Holman (August 29, 1852 July 6, 1927) was a prominent lawyer and civic leader of the late 19th and early 20th centuries in Portland in the U.S. state of Oregon. Legal counsel for the Portland Railway, Light and Power Company and other businesses, he was active in Democratic Party politics and in civic organizations. President of the Oregon Historical Society from 1907 through 1910, he was known for his biography of John McLoughlin. A great admirer of roses, Holman helped organize the Portland Rose Society and is credited with giving Portland one of its nicknames, "Rose City." A parcel of land once owned by Holman became Holman Park, which was later merged with other parks and parcels to form Portland's Forest Park in 1948. Holman's parents were James Duval Holman and Rachel Hixson (Summers) Holman, both originally from Kentucky. Holman's great-grandfather, Thomas Holman, emigrated from England to South Carolina in 1730. His grandfather, John Holman, born in Kentucky, fought in the War of 1812 and emigrated to Oregon in 1843. His father, John Duval Holman, one of the founders of Pacific City, moved to Portland in 1857. The J.D. Holman School in Portland was named in his honor. One of eight children, Frederick Van Voorhies Holman was born in Pacific County, Washington, in what was then part of the Oregon Territory. He attended public and private schools in Portland and graduated from the Portland Academy and Female Seminary in 1868. He attended the University of California, Berkeley, from which he graduated with a bachelor of philosophy (Ph.B) degree in 1875. After studying law, ...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=2385535We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with People from Pacific County, Washington: Frederick Van Voorhies Holman, Catherine Troeh, Oscar Wirkkala, Wilho Saari, Rex Ziak, Paul Schwegler. To get started finding People from Pacific County, Washington: Frederick Van Voorhies Holman, Catherine Troeh, Oscar Wirkkala, Wilho Saari, Rex Ziak, Paul Schwegler, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages
26
Format
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Publisher
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Release
2010
ISBN
1158526458

People from Pacific County, Washington: Frederick Van Voorhies Holman, Catherine Troeh, Oscar Wirkkala, Wilho Saari, Rex Ziak, Paul Schwegler

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Description: Chapters: Frederick Van Voorhies Holman, Catherine Troeh, Oscar Wirkkala, Wilho Saari, Rex Ziak, Paul Schwegler. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 24. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Frederick Van Voorhies Holman (August 29, 1852 July 6, 1927) was a prominent lawyer and civic leader of the late 19th and early 20th centuries in Portland in the U.S. state of Oregon. Legal counsel for the Portland Railway, Light and Power Company and other businesses, he was active in Democratic Party politics and in civic organizations. President of the Oregon Historical Society from 1907 through 1910, he was known for his biography of John McLoughlin. A great admirer of roses, Holman helped organize the Portland Rose Society and is credited with giving Portland one of its nicknames, "Rose City." A parcel of land once owned by Holman became Holman Park, which was later merged with other parks and parcels to form Portland's Forest Park in 1948. Holman's parents were James Duval Holman and Rachel Hixson (Summers) Holman, both originally from Kentucky. Holman's great-grandfather, Thomas Holman, emigrated from England to South Carolina in 1730. His grandfather, John Holman, born in Kentucky, fought in the War of 1812 and emigrated to Oregon in 1843. His father, John Duval Holman, one of the founders of Pacific City, moved to Portland in 1857. The J.D. Holman School in Portland was named in his honor. One of eight children, Frederick Van Voorhies Holman was born in Pacific County, Washington, in what was then part of the Oregon Territory. He attended public and private schools in Portland and graduated from the Portland Academy and Female Seminary in 1868. He attended the University of California, Berkeley, from which he graduated with a bachelor of philosophy (Ph.B) degree in 1875. After studying law, ...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=2385535We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with People from Pacific County, Washington: Frederick Van Voorhies Holman, Catherine Troeh, Oscar Wirkkala, Wilho Saari, Rex Ziak, Paul Schwegler. To get started finding People from Pacific County, Washington: Frederick Van Voorhies Holman, Catherine Troeh, Oscar Wirkkala, Wilho Saari, Rex Ziak, Paul Schwegler, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.
Pages
26
Format
PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition
Publisher
Books LLC
Release
2010
ISBN
1158526458

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