Lockley, Fred.  "History of the Columbia River Valley, From The Dalles to the
Sea." Vol. 2.  S. J. Clarke Publishing Co., 1928.  p. 586.
 
CARL A. APPELGREN

     In a profession which requires a keen intellect, close application and a
constantly widening comprehension of the relations and responsibilities which go
to make up civilized society Carl A. Appelgren has steadily advanced and is now
numbered among the successful lawyers of Portland, while he has also aided in
training the laws of the state. A native of Sweden, he was born July 26, 1971,
and his parents were Magnes and Maria Appelgren. In the public schools of Sweden
he acquired his early education and when a youth of eighteen yielded to the lure
of the new world, arriving in Portland, Oregon, August 5, 1889. He entered the
abstract office of his uncle, John A. Allmon, with whom he remained for some
time, and next accepted a position with the Title Guarantee & Trust Company. He
continued with the corporation until 1909 and in the meantime had become a law
student at the University of Oregon, from which he won the degree of LL. B. in
1910. Mr. Appelgren had been admitted to the bar in 1909 and has since practiced
in Portland, specializing in real estate law. He is well versed in the
fundamental principles of jurisprudence and his ability is manifest in the logic
of his deductions and the clearness of his reasoning.
     Mr. Appelgren was married September 2, 1896, to Miss Bessie Wyhus, a native
of Norway, and they have become the parents of three sons: Carl, who is a
salesman and makes his home in Portland; Frederick, who took the fisheries
course at the University of Washington and was graduated with the class of 1928;
and Edward, who is attending the University of Oregon and intends to enter the
legal profession.
     Mr. Appelgren is allied with the republican party and in 1913 became a
member of the state legislature. During his tenure of office he closely studied
each question brought before the house and manifested a zealous and watchful
regard of public rights, espousing the moral side of every issue. He is a Knight
Templar Mason and Shriner and also belongs to the order of. Vikings. In 1903 he
was active in forming the Columbia Male Chorus and aided in making that
organization a success. Mr. Appelgren is a member of the Multnomah County and
Oregon State Bar Associations and subordinates all other interests to the
demands of his profession, of which he is an able exponent.

 
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