An Illustrated History of the State of Washington, by Rev. H.K. Hines, D.D., The Lewis Publishing Co., Chicago, IL., 1893, page 449 JAMES STERLLNG GALLOWAY. -- Among the enterprising young business men of Walla Walla stands the subject of this sketch. He was born in Adams county, Illinois, August 27, 1857. His father, Isaac N. Galloway, was a native of Virginia, and married Miss Sarah Sterling, a native of Pennsylvania. He removed to Illinois in 1850, settling on a farm and taking up agricultural life. At the outbreak of the war he enlisted in the Third Missouri Cavalry and served three and one-half years, and died in 1883, never having recovered from injuries received while in the army. Appleton's history speaks of Benjamin Franklin leaving for England before the Revolutionary war and placing his private papers in the care of a Mr. Galloway, a lawyer of Pennsylvania, who was a man of considerable notoriety, and who was his trusted friend. This gentleman was an ancestor of our subject, and the profession of law has been the occupation of many members of the family. When Isaac Galloway died he had reached the age of fifty-two years, but his wife is still living, in Illinois. Three children comprised the family, and of these our subject is the oldest. When James had reached the age of twenty-two years he decided to take Horace Greeley's advice, and to "go West and grow up with the country." he arrived in Oregon with but 5 cents in his pocket, but with a determination to succeed and a will that augured for the attainment of desired ends. He finally arrived at the decision that the farm was not the place for him, and, after passing six months in agricultural work, he entered Santiam Academy at Lebanon, where he finished his education, graduating in the department of pharmacy in 1885. In 1886 he came to Walla Walla, arriving in the town with $1.75 as cash capital. He engaged as clerk in a store at the nominal salary of $50 per month, but at the end of one year was compelled to relinquish this work on account of impaired health. For three years following he devoted himself to the study of medicine and pharmacology, but identified himself with no particular enterprise, making the recovery of his health his chief consideration. At the end of the time noted he formed a co-partnership with Mr. J.W. Estet and purchased the city drug store, but remained there only a short time, selling his interest to his partner. In the fall of 1892 he purchased the old Dr. Day drug store, and is now conducting the same as sole proprietor. He has a fine store and an excellent patronage, and, as he has shown fine business qualifications, he will probably become one of the financial pillars of the city in the future. Since coming from the East our subject has done well. He arrived in Oregon with limited means, but now his stock is worth $6,000 and is all his own, while he is master of a profession which anywhere will give him a comfortable subsistence. Politically he is a Republican, but not at all radical, and votes for the man rather than the party when it comes to county officers. While Mr. Galloway will be found to be one of the most courteous gentlemen of his profession, still he has proved himself a thorough business man, ever confining himself to the observance of the old maxim, "Business first and pleasure afterward." Submitted to the WA. Bios Project in October 2003 by Jeffrey L. Elmer * * * * Notice: These biographies were transcribed for the Washington Biographies Project. Unless otherwise stated, no further information is available on the individual featured in the biographies.