Gaston, Joseph. "Portland, Oregon, Its History and Builders." Vol. 2. Chicago- Portland: S. J. Clarke Publishing Co., 1911. p. 64. JOHN KOSCIUSKO KOLLOCK Among the comparatively young men who are active factors in the professional life of Portland may be named John Kosciusko Kollock. He came direct to this city after graduating from one of the great law schools of New York, and for fifteen years has been identified with the professional, business and social circles of Portland. From the beginning of his career he has injected into his work an enthusiasm and energy that are indispensable factors of success in any vocation and it is hardly necessary to say that he has secured a fair share of the legal business. He is a general practitioner, but has for some years devoted special attention to corporation and real estate law. John K. Kollock is of Polish ancestry, as is indicated not only by his family name but by the name of the patriot Kosciusko, whose tragic death has been immortalized in lines which are committed to memory by almost every school child of America. The subject of this review was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, November 3, 1870. He is the son of F. N. and Mary (Green) Kollock, the former a native of Brunswick, New Jersey, and the latter a native of the city of Brotherly Love. F. N. Kollock came to Portland in 1893, where his genial qualities have made many friends. He is general agent of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company in this city. Early evincing a taste for study, John K. Kollock was given advantage of the best educational facilities. He matriculated at Amherst College in 1888, and was graduated from that time-honored institution with the degree of A. B. in 1892. Shortly afterward he entered the New York Law School, graduating in 1895 with the degree of LL.B. He was admitted to the bar of New York state in July, 1895, and in August of the same year was admitted at Portland. Mr. Kollock has always been a student and steadily worked his way up until he became recognized as one of the able practitioners and a lawyer whose opinions as to the merits of a case are entitled to thoughtful consideration. He prepares his cases thoroughly and his briefs and arguments show a mind that clearly detects the salient points and arrives at a logical conclusion. He belongs to the modern school and loses no energy or time in his arguments or papers in unnecessary verbiage. The severe mental training he received at Amherst, one of the most thorough educational institutions of the country, and at the law school, where the ability of prospective members of the bar are put to the severest test, has been of inestimable value in a career calling for contact with the brightest minds and often demanding a reserve power of which the ordinary man has little knowledge. Mr. Kollock is an adherent of the republican party whose principles of centralization and building up of national resources early made a strong impression upon his mind. He is identified with many societies and clubs, among which are the Oregon and Multnomah Bar Associations, the Masonic order, the Chi Psi and Phi Beta Kappa, (college fraternities) and the University, Waverly Golf and Irvington Clubs. He is also, through descent from ancestors who fought under General Washington, a member of the Sons of the American Revolution. Although his profession makes heavy demands upon his time, he is an active participant at many of the gatherings indicated above. Mr. Kollock was united in marriage December 23, 1896, to Miss Fredericka S. Massey, a daughter of Judge Frederick S. and Minnie Louise Massey, of Brooklyn, New York. Mr. and Mrs. Kollock are members of St. Mark's Protestant Episcopal church. In a profession in which the standing of the individual is determined by real merit and dose reasoning powers, Mr. Kollock has won a creditable position and is every year gaining new friends and enlarging his field of operation. It is doubtful whether there is a brighter outlook anywhere in the country for an aspiring lawyer than is found at Portland; and judging by what he has accomplished in the past, the friends of Mr. Kollock prophesy for him an honorable and useful career in the years to come. ******************* Submitted to the Oregon Bios. Project in January 2008 by Diana Smith. Submitter has no additional information about the person(s) or family mentioned above.