Boswell, H. James. American Blue Book Western Washington. Seattle, Lowman and
Hanford Co., 1922. p. 74.

TROY, P.M.: NO MEMBER of the bar enjoys a better reputation than P. M. Troy, 
senior member of the firm of Troy & Sturdevant, of Olympia.  Mr. Troy is a 
native Washingtonian, and was born in 1867,  It was in 1893 that he was 
admitted to the bar, having taken his degree of LL. B. the same year form the 
Universityof Michigan.  He began active practice in Olympia.  He organized the 
firm of Troy & Faulknor, which was dissolved in 1908, and the same year formed 
the present firm of Troy & Sturdevant, of which his is the senior member.  For 
six years he was City Attorney of Olympia and for four years was Prosecuting
Attorney of Thurston county.  In 1897 and 1898 he served as school director
and has helf the presidency of the Olumpia Chamber of Commerce.  From 1901 to
1908 he was chairman of the Board of Law EXaminers.  He was a delegate to the
Democratic National Convention in 1912.  During the recent World war he was a
four minute man.  In argument before courts and juries, he is a thoroughly
logical man.  If occasion warrants he can resort to the bitterest sarcasm.  It
is something, however, he much dislikes and avoids it when he can.  He prefers
to deal with facts brought out in evidence, and it is upon this that he builds
his argument, literally picking to pieces the testimony of witnesses.  In 1896
he married Eva Sturdevant, and they have three children.  He is a thirty-
second degree Mason, Shriner, Elk, and holds membership in the county, state
and national bar associations.

Submitted by: Judy Bivens

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