Thompson family collection, circa 1880-1950.

ArchivalResource

Thompson family collection, circa 1880-1950.

Photographs and papers of the family of David P. Thomson, mayor and businessman of Portland, Oregon, including materials relating to Genevieve Thompson Smith, Mary R. Thompson, Bessie Thompson Teal, Joseph Teal, and the Meldrum family.

4 cubic feet (5 document cases, 2 flat boxes)

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SNAC Resource ID: 8128545

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Teal, Bessie Thompson, 1867-1943

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Thompson family.

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Thompson, Mary R.

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Thompson, Genevieve Thompson, 1883-1974.

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Thompson, David Preston, 1834-1901.

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Ohio-born David P. Thompson (1834-1901) arrived in Oregon in 1853. From the guide to the David Thompson, Jr. letter to the Democratic Sentinel, 1854 April 19, (Oregon Historical Society Research Library) Ohio-born David P. Thompson (1834-1901) arrived in Oregon in 1853. He served as governor of the Idaho Territory, mayor of Portland, an Oregon state senator, and Minister to Turkey. In 1900 he donated the Elk Fountain, designed by sculptor Roland Hint...

Meldrum family

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Teal, Joseph Nathan, 1858-1929

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Clyde Bruce Aitchison (1875-1962) was an attorney and Interstate Commerce Commissioner. He was born in Iowa, educated at Hastings College, Neb., University of Oregon, and American University. He began the practice of law at Council Bluffs, Iowa in 1896, and moved to Portland, Ore., in 1903. He was Commissioner of the Oregon Railroad Commission and its successor the Public Service Commission, 1907-1916, and solicitor for the National Association of Railroad Commissioners, 1916-1917. From 1917 to ...