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LATOURETTE & LATOURETTE

Howard F. and John R. Latourette
     The well known law firm of Latourette & Latourette is composed of Howard F.
and John R. Latourette, whose offices are situated on the fifth floor of the
Corbett building in Portland.  Five representatives of the family are members of
the Oregon bar and the name has long been an honored one in the annals of the
state.
     Howard F. Latourette was born in Oregon City in 1882 and is a son of
Charles D. and Sedonia (Shaw) Latourette, the former a native of Missouri and
the latter of Oregon.  The father was born in St. Louis in 1854 and is of French
lineage in the paternal line.  His parents were D. L. and Emma M. (Booth)
Latourette, the latter the daughter of a Baptist minister and of English
ancestry in both the paternal and maternal lines.  D. L. Latourette was born in
the state of New York and lived for some time in St. Louis, Missouri.  Previous
to the Civil war he went to Michigan becoming one of the pioneer bankers of that
state, and afterward transferred his financial operations to Arkansas, where he
owned much valuable land.
     His son, Charles D. Latourette, attended the public schools of Fenton and
in 1878 was graduated from the law school of the University of Michigan.  In
1879 he came to Oregon City, where he has since followed his profession, and is
now its oldest practicing attorney.  He is also one of the financiers of the
city and is serving as second vice president of the First National Bank,
formerly known as the Commercial Bank, of which he was one of the founders.  For
two terms he was mayor of Oregon City and also discharged the duties of police
judge.  Although advanced in years, he is still an active factor in the world's
work and his influences upon the life of his city has been of the highest order.
Mrs. Latourette's parents, Jefferson and Martha Shaw, crossed the plains in 1852
and settled near the mouth of the Tualatin river, where she was born.  Mr. and
Mrs. Latourette have four sons:  Morton D., Howard F., John R. and Earle C., all
of whom are natives of Oregon City and have been admitted to the bar.  The
oldest son is one of the officers of the First National Bank of Oregon City and
Earle C. is practicing law in association with his father.
     Howard F. Latourette attended the public schools of his native city and in
1905 won the degree of LL.B. at the University of Oregon.  After his admission
to the bar he came to Portland and has since engaged in general practice in this
city.  He is well versed in the principles of jurisprudence and correctly
applies his knowledge to the points in litigation.  John R. Latourette was born
in 1884 and also received his higher education in the University of Oregon, from
which he was graduated in 1908 with the degree of LL. B.  Like his father and
brothers, he is an able advocate and a counselor whose advice is sound and
reliable.  The firm of Latourette & Latourette enjoys a large practice and is
regarded as one of the strongest legal organizations in Portland.
     In 1910 Howard F. Latourette married Miss Elinor Rothermel, of Duluth,
Minnesota, and they now have two children:  Allene and Nancy, aged respectively
fourteen and seven years.  Mr. Latourette gives his political allegiance to the
democratic party.  Both partners are members of the Multnomah County, Oregon
State and American Bar Associations and hold to a high standard of professional
service, ably sustaining the traditions of the family.
 
 
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Submitted to the Oregon Bios. Project in July 2006 by Diana Smith.  Submitter
has no additional information about the person(s) or family mentioned above.