An Illustrated History of Central Oregon, Western Historical Publishing Company,
Spokane, WA. 1905, pages 287-288.

RICHARD J. GORMAN, of the firm of R.J. Gorman & Company, engaged in the real
estate loans and insurance business, and one of the active, progressive citizens
of The Dalles, Wasco county, was born in Kingsley, this county, November 22,
1878. His parents are Patrick and Sarah (Brookhouse) Gorman, natives of Ireland.
They now reside at The Dalles. Patrick Gorman came to the United States in 1861,
locating at Chicago where he engaged in the tanning business. He migrated to
Oregon in 1876, and in this state he filed on a homestead near Kingsley,
devoting his energies to farming and stock raising until 1900. At this period he
retired from active business and came to The Dalles to reside.      

The public schools of Kingsley, the Wasco Independent Academy and a literary and
commercial course at Mount Angel College, Marion county, contributed each to the
really excellent education of our subject. From the latter institution he was
graduated with honors in 1897, and he then began the study of law with Judge
Bennett. Subsequently for eighteen months he was editor of the Chronicle, and
was with the Times-Mountaineer two years as city editor. In April, 1903, he
commenced his present business in company with silent partners, and it is but
just to say that he has been eminently successful. Our subject is a member of
the Y.M.I. and the Roman Catholic church. He is a Republican, but not
particularly active and not at all partisan. He still remains a bachelor, and
has one sister, Mary, wife of T.J. Senfert, of The Dalles. His two half brothers
are John, a mining man in Mexico, and Patrick, now on the home ranch at
Kingsley, their names being McGrail. Mr. Gorman is an estimable gentleman, and
one who has won the confidence of a large community.

*******************

Submitted to the Oregon Bios. Project in January 2005 by Jeffrey L. Elmer. 
Submitter has no additional information about the person(s) or family mentioned
above.