An Illustrated History of the State of Washington, by Rev. H.K. Hines, D.D., The
Lewis Publishing Co., Chicago, IL., 1893, pages 341-341
	
	
	CHARLES McDOUALL, one of the leading farmers and representative men in the
vicinity of Medical Lake, is Postmaster of the town, and we offer the following
brief sketch of his life.
	Mr. McDouall was born in Pennsylvania in 1848, next to the youngest of six
children of Peter and Sarah (Lang) McDouall. His father was a native of
Scotland, and his mother of New Jersey. The former came to America about the
time he reached his majority and settled in Pennsylvania. In 1852 he went to
Iowa and engaged in farming, and in 1867 continued his way westward to
California, located at Santa Rosa and established himself in the merchandise
business. He came to Washington in 1882 and settled on Puget Sound, where he
died in 1886. Mr. McDouall's mother is still living, and makes her home with
him.
	The subject of our sketch was educated at Cornell College, Mount Vernon,
Iowa. He came with his parents to the far West, and for a time was engaged as
clerk in California. In 1879 he came to Washington, and, after spending one year
in Walla Walla and one year on the Sound, finally located in Spokane county.
Here he bought 160 acres of laud, a mile and a half northwest of Medical Lake,
and engaged in farming and stock-raising, making a specialty of raising a fine
grade of horses.
	Mr. McDouall takes an active interest in political affairs. In 1886 he was
elected County Commissioner, and served one term of two years. In June, 1892, he
received the appointment as Postmaster of Medical Lake. Since 1890 he has been a
trustee of the State Insane Asylum, having been appointed as such by the
Governor of Washington. Of pleasing address, frank and cordial with his fellow
men, public-spirited and generous, Mr. McDouall has hosts of friends here and is
eminently fitted for the public positions he occupies. He is a member of the
Masonic fraternity and of the Congregational Church.
	In 1872 Mr. McDouall was married to Miss Jennie Yales, a native of Missouri,
daughter of William Yales. She went to California with her parents in 1852. They
have three children: Margaret, Kenneth and Edith.
	
	
Submitted to the WA. Bios Project in September 2003 by Jeffrey L. Elmer
	
	
	
	
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