Gaston, Joseph.  "The Centennial History of Oregon, 1811-1912."  Vol. 2. 
Chicago, Clarke Publishing Co., 1912. p. 27.

	BIRD SPAULDING.  The senior member of the well known livery firm of
Spaulding & Vaughn is Bird Spaulding, who was born in Virginia on August 14,
1864.  His parents, Wilson and Elizabeth Ann (McGruder) Spaulding, were natives
of New York and Virginia respectively.  In 1867 they removed to Warren county,
Iowa, and there spent the remainder of their lives.  Unto them were born six
children, four of whom still survive.
	After receiving a common-school education Bird Spaulding left home at the
age of seventeen years and learned the baker's trade in Des Moines, Iowa.  He
completed his apprenticeship in 1878 but worked at his trade only a short time.
In 1880 he removed to Montana, where he shortly became manager for a livery firm
and later became a prospector and miner, a business which he followed for twelve
years.  In 1899 he left Montana and came to Oregon, settling in Baker county,
where he has since resided.  Shortly after his arrival here he engaged in the
livery business, becoming associated with Mr. Vaughn in the firm of Spaulding &
Vaughn, now so well known.  With Mr. Vaughn he is also interested in the
ownership of two thousand acres of land.
	Politically Mr. Spaulding is a republican and although he has never been an
office seeker or taken much interest in politics, he served for two years as
deputy sheriff while a resident of Montana.  He belongs to the Benevolent
Protective Order of Elks, being on of the local lodge's most efficient and
popular members.  Having been actively engaged in business in Baker City and
Baker county since 1899, Mr. Spaulding has become well known to an unusually
large number of people, and is popular in business, social and fraternal
circles.  His business ability is everywhere recognized and being possessed with
that spirit which characterizes most pioneers, he abounds in good fellowship and
geniality.  He is one of Baker City's most respected business men and his
dealings in business affairs have always been of the highest order as regards
integrity and honesty.


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Submitted to the Oregon Bios. Project in October 2015 by Dale Givens, odg -at-
hiwaay.net.

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