Philip Augustus Marquam
Philip Augustus Marquam | |
|---|---|
 Philip A Marquam Sr (1823-1912) | |
| Born | February 28, 1823 |
| Died | May 8, 1912 (aged 89) |
| Occupation(s) | Judge, businessman, lawyer |
| Spouse | Emma Kern (married 1853-1902) |
Philip A. Marquam (February 28, 1823 – May 8, 1912) was a lawyer, judge, legislator, and real estate developer in the U.S. state of Oregon.
Early life
Philip Marquam was born in
Oregon
In August 1851, Marquam moved to
In 1862, he was elected Multnomah County judge.[2] He served eight years in the position,[2] having been re-elected to a second four-year term in 1866.[3]
In 1882, Marquam was elected as a Republican to the
He built the
Less than two years after arriving in Oregon, Marquam married Emma Kern, on May 8, 1853.
Marquam died at the home of one of his daughters, in southwest Portland, shortly after midnight on May 8, 1912, four days after suffering a stroke.[3] He is buried in River View Cemetery in Portland.
Bearing his name is the Marquam Bridge in Portland, opened in 1966, Marquam Hill and the adjacent Marquam Gulch and Marquam Nature Park. The community of Marquam, Oregon, is named for his older brother, Alfred.[1]
References
- ^ a b c Bancroft, Hubert Howe. Chronicles of the Builders of the Commonwealth: Historical Character Study. The History Company, 1892.
- ^ a b c d e Hazen, David W. (April 2, 1934). "Romantic Portland Streets: Marquam [Hill] Road Named in Honor of Philip A. Marquam, One of Portland's Picturesque Pioneers, Who Came to City in 1851". The Morning Oregonian, p. 9.
- ^ a b c d "P.A. Marquam Dies on Wedding Date; Pioneering Jurist of Portland Passes on 59th Anniversary of Marriage". (May 9, 1912). The Morning Oregonian, p. 4.
- ^ Oregon Legislative Assembly (12th) 1882 Regular Session
- ^ Atwood, Evangeline; DeArmond, Robert N. (1977). Who's Who in Alaskan Politics. Portland: Binford & Mort for the Alaska Historical Commission. p. 61.
- Fairbanks: Office of the Fairbanks City Clerk. pp. 13–14.