Carey, Charles Henry. "History of Oregon." Vol. 3. Chicago-Portland: Pioneer Historical Pub. Co., 1922. p. 395. THOMAS H. TONGUE, JR. A native son of Oregon is Thomas H. Tongue, Jr., who is one of the prominent lawyers of Washington county and is also chairman of the Republican State Central Committee. He was born in Hillsboro, July 21, 1879, a son of Thomas H. and Emily (Eagleton) Tongue. His father, the Hon. Thomas H. Tongue, was one of the most distinguished members of the Oregon bar. He was elected senator for the state and after a season of eminent service he was elected to congress in 1896. In this public work he attained a great degree of popularity with the result that he was reelected to this office in 1898, 1900 and 1902. His death occurred in January, 1903, just before entering his fourth term. His death was deeply regretted by the people of Oregon of all classes and political affiliations, for they knew him to be a capable and honest man. He had settled in Oregon in 1859 and had devoted his time and talents to the state of which he was proud of being a pioneer and which he had so materially assisted in building up. The Eagletons were pioneers of 1862, coming to this country from Indiana where they had resided for generations. T. H. Tongue, Jr., the subject of this review, was educated in the primary and high schools of Hillsboro and later attended the Tualatin Academy. Completing his elementary education he attended the Pacific University, graduating in 1900, and later entered the law department of the George Washington University at Washington, D. C., from which he was graduated in 1903. On the 1st of October of the same year he was admitted to the bar and since that date has practiced his profession in his home city, Hillsboro. As a lawyer Mr. Tongue occupies a high place at the Oregon bar and he is fluent as an orator and is an astute counselor. Outside of his profession Mr. Tongue takes a great pleasure in his two farms, one consisting of two hundred and seventy-two acres located two and one-half miles south of Hillsboro and the other consisting of one hundred and sixty acres and located nine miles north of the city. On one farm he raises a general crop and the other one he devotes to stock raising and dairying. There he spends his vacations, away from the grind of his law practice and his political activities. In 1907 Mr. Tongue was united in marriage to Miss Irene Cadwell, a daughter of E. P. Cadwell, a retired capitalist. Mrs. Tongue is recognized throughout her community as a prominent woman, a devoted mother and a charming hostess. Three children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Tongue, namely, Margaret Emily, Dorothy Grace, and Thomas H., III. Since age conferred upon Mr. Tongue the right of franchise he has been a stanch supporter of the republican party and while taking an active interest in politics he has never sought political office, being content to give his time and talents to the upholding of his party. He has long been a member of the Republican State Central Committee and in 1916 he was made its chairman by a unanimous vote. In 1920 he was again unanimously elected to the chairmanship. His business interests have not let him forget the social amenities of life and to that end he is an active member of the University, Multnomah and Portland Hunt Clubs and he is fraternally affiliated with the Masons, in which he has attained the thirty-second degree and is a Shriner, and Knight of Pythias. He is also a member of the Phi Delta Pi college fraternity. Mr. Tongue is one of the really valuable men of his county, earnest, enterprising, and progressive, such a man as any community is fortunate in possessing. As a lawyer he is one of the best and his unselfish services to his party have won for him the admiration and esteem of all members of his party throughout every section of the state. Transcriber's additional notes: Census 1880, June 30; Washington Co, OR; Hillsboro Pct, p 365 Thomas H. Tongue, 35, ENG, ENG, ENG, atty. at law Emily M, wife, 31, IN, IN, IN, keeping house Edith L, dau, 8, OR, ENG, IN, att. school Edmund B, son, 7, OR, ENG, IN, att. school Mary G, dau, 5, OR, ENG, IN, att. school Bertha R, dau, 3, OR, ENG, IN Thomas H, son, 10/12, OR, ENG, IN Mark Hoffman, 26, OR, --, --, works on farm, Divorced Jessee Warren, 23, OR, --, --, works on farm, single Sarah Chapman, 23, OR, --, --, servant, single 1900, June 8; Washington Co, OR; South Hillsboro Pct, p 288 Thomas Tongue, 56, June 1843, ENG, ENG, ENG, mar 31 yrs, congressman, to US 1859 Margaret E, wife, 51, Dec 1848, IN, IN, IN, mar 31 yrs, 8 children-7 living Burke E, son, 27, April 1863, OR, ENG, IN, single, lawyer Mary G, dau, 25, March 1875, OR, ENG, IN, single Bertha R, dau, 23, April 1877, OR, ENG, IN, single Thomas H, son, 20, July 1879, OR, ENG, IN, single, att. school Elizabeth E, dau, 18, June 1881, OR, ENG, IN, single Florence, dau, 13, Sept 1886, OR, ENG, IN, single, att. school Anna Ginser, servant, 20, Aug 1879, TX, BOH, BOH, single, house servant 1900, June 9; Washington Co, OR; South Forest Grove Pct, p 263, Block 40 Charles O. Roe, 34, Dec 1865, WA, NY, MO, mar 4 yrs, merchant Belle C, wife, 30, Dec 1869, KS, OH, PA, mar 4 yrs, 0 children Thomas H. Tongue, boarder, 20, July 1879, OR, ENG, IN, single, att. school - P.U. Frank Gouldstone, boarder, 15, Sept 1884, WA, ENG, MO, single, att. school 1910, April 19; Washington Co, OR; North Hillsboro pct, p 177; Morgans Addition Thomas H. Tongue Jr, 30, OR, ENG, IN, 1st mar, mar 2 yrs, atty. at law Irene, wife, 28, IA, VT, OH, 1st mar, mar 2 yrs Margaret E, dau, 19/12, OR, OR, IA Dorotha G, dau, 5/12, OR, OR, IA Barbara Hoffman, servant, 18, single, Austria-Hungary, to US 1892 1920, January 2; Washington Co, OR; Northeast Hillsboro Pct, p 145; Main st. Thomas H. Tongue, 33, OR, ENG, IN, atty, own office Irene, wife, 33, IA, MN, OH Margaret E, dau, 11, Or, OR, IA, att. school Dorothy G, dau, 10, OR, OR, IA, att. school Thomas H. Jr, 7 11/12, OR, OR, IA, att. school Hannah Cadwell, m in law, 66, OH, MA, NH, Wd. ******************* Submitted to the Oregon Bios. 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