Albert Alonzo Durham
Albert Alonzo Durham | |
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| Born | March 15, 1814 Lake Oswego, Oregon, and namesake of Durham, Oregon |
| Spouse | Miranda Almira White |
Albert Alonzo Durham was an American
Lake Oswego. He is also the namesake of Durham, Oregon.[1]
Early life
Durham was born in either Gaines, New York or Oswego, New York to Silas Durham and Laura Morse in 1814. Sometime before 1830, his family moved to Ohio where he married Miranda Almira White on November 6, 1836. They had three sons.
Later life and career
In 1847, Durham and his family moved to
Lake Oswego.[2]
Around 1866, Durham sold his house and mill in Oswego, opting to build a sawmill and a flour mill next to Fanno Creek in Washington County. He owned this until his death in 1898.[3]
Durham was buried at Greenwood Hills Cemetery in nearby Portland.
Legacy
- City of Durham, Oregon, a town nearby his mill, was named after him during its incorporation in 1966.
- Durham Elementary School in Tigard, Oregon.
- Durham Road, a major thoroughfare in Tigard, Oregon.
References
- OCLC 424558754.
- ^ "A brief history of our city... | City of Lake Oswego". www.ci.oswego.or.us. Retrieved 2024-03-20.
- ^ "City of Durham, Oregon". durham-oregon.us. Retrieved 2019-06-16.