Carey, Charles Henry.  "History of Oregon." Vol. 3. Chicago-Portland: Pioneer
Historical Pub. Co., 1922.  p. 276.
 
JOHN KOSCIUSKO KOLLOCK

     It is in the great crises where unusual demand is made upon the individual
that the real nature stands forth. Patriotism during the great World war was
measured not by words but by deeds, and among those who proved their intense
loyalty by active service was John Kosciusko Kollock, who filled the position of
executive secretary of the Oregon State Council of Defense and did much other
important work for the interests of the country. His record reflected honor and
credit upon the great Polish patriot, Kosciusko, whose name he bears. In times
of peace John K. Kollock devotes his attention to the practice of law and has
made a most creditable record as a representative of the Portland bar.
     He was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, November 3, 1870, his parents being F.
N. and Mary (Green) Kollock, the former a native of New Brunswick, New Jersey,
while the latter was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was in the year 1893
that the parents made their way westward to Portland, the father becoming
general agent of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company in this city, where he soon
won many friends by reason of his genial qualities and splendid business
qualifications.
     The studious habits of John K. Kollock caused his parents to give him
excellent educational advantages and in 1888 he became a student in Amherst
College, from which he was graduated with the Bachelor of Arts degree in 1892.
Determining upon the practice of law as a life work, he next matriculated in the
New York Law School, in which he completed his course in 1895, receiving the LL.
B. degree upon his graduation. In July of that year he was admitted to practice
at the bar of New York and in August of the same year he was admitted to
practice at the bar of Oregon. A contemporary historian has said of him: "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 is 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."
     On the 23d of December, 1896, Mr. Kollock was united in marriage 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 and he is identified with Masonry as a Knight Templar and a
Noble of the Mystic Shrine. He also has membership in the University Club, in
the Press Club, in the Chamber of Commerce and in the State and American Bar
Associations.  When the country entered war with Germany he stood loyally for
every interest that upheld the forces of American government and contributed to
the support and interests of the soldiers in camp and field and was made
executive secretary of the Oregon State Council of Defense. This included a wide
range of service and he was also state inspector of the American Patriotic
League during the war period. He belongs to the Sons of the American Revolution,
for one of his ancestors fought under General Washington in the war for
independence. In politics he has always been a stalwart republican, working
untiringly for the interests and success of the party because of his firm belief
in its principles. As few men have done he seems to realize the importance of
the profession to which he devotes his energies and the fact that justice and
the higher attributes of mercy he often holds in his hands. His reputation as a
lawyer has been won through earnest, honest labor, and his standing at the bar
is a merited tribute to his ability.
 
 
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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.