An Illustrated History of the State of Washington, by Rev. H.K. Hines, D.D., The
Lewis Publishing Co., Chicago, IL., 1893, pages  370-371
	
	REYNOLDS & STEWART are leading lawyers of Chehalis, Lewis county. The firm
was established April 1, 1890, and is probably the ablest and best known law
association in Lewis county. Their practice, which has been a lucrative and
constantly increasing one from the start, extends not only throughout the
county, but far into the adjacent counties and surrounding Territory. Messrs.
Reynolds & Stewart are the legal advisers and counselors for the financial
institutions of Chehalis, and also for many of the leading incorporated
enterprises of the city and county. The firm, either jointly or separately, are
closely identified with a number of the growing industries of Lewis county, and
among them may be mentioned the Commercial State Bank of this city; Chehalis
Improvement Company; Chehalis Flume & Aqueduct Company, incorporated in 1889;
also the Washington Mining & Developing Company, incorporated December 10, 1892;
and many other enterprises.
	W.A. Reynolds, the junior member of the firm, was born in Indiana, July 3,
1850, a son of Ashbell S. and Emily W. (Williams) Reynolds, natives respectively
of New York and Connecticut. The father died in 1859, and the mother survived
until 1890. At the early age of thirteen years, our subject left the parental
roof, and began the battle of life on his own account. Since that time, with no
other aid than his own energy and perseverance, he has made his own way through
life. He proceeded to Wilmington, Illinois, where he engaged at farm labor,
attending school during the winter mouths. He graduated at the Rock River
Seminary, at Mt. Morris, with the class of 1874. Mr. Reynolds then began
teaching, served as principal of different public schools for some time, and
then entered as a student in the law office of Steel & Jones, at Chicago. He was
subsequently admitted to practice in the Supreme Court of Illinois, followed his
profession in Chicago from 1881 to 1883, and in the latter year came to the
Pacific coast. After remaining a few months in Portland, Oregon, he located
permanently in Chehalis, Washington, since which time his name has been
prominently connected with the official affairs of the city and county.
	Mr. Reynolds was married in this city, in May, 1886, to Miss Callie C.
Allen, a native of Illinois. They have one son, Walter A. In his political
relations, our subject affiliates with the Republican party. He was the choice
of his party for Prosecuting Attorney in 1884, served two years, and in 1888 was
re-elected to that position. He has also been a member of the City Council and
was elected City Attorney. In that latter position he has probably done more
active work in re-organizing the city and extending its boundaries than any
other of the city's officials. Socially, Mr. Reynolds is a member of the Masonic
order, and has passed all the official chairs in the blue lodge.
	David Stewart was born in Glasgow, Scotland, August 19, 1848, a son of John
and Elizabeth (Ferguson) Stewart, natives also of that country. The mother died
in 1871, and the father in 1890. David, the fourth of ten children, accompanied
his parents to Canada in 1859, where he received his education. In 1866 he came
to the United States, remained at Brainerd, Minnesota, from 1866 to 1874, and
during that time began the study of law in the office of Hon. Judge Holland. He
was admitted to the bar at Bismarck, Dakota, in 1875. He served as City Justice
in that city one term, and also, on his return to Brainerd, Minnesota, was
elected to the same position. In 1889 Mr. Stewart came to this city, and entered
into partnership as above stated. In addition to his large practice, he also
owns city property, and timber land in the adjoining county. Mr. Stewart
affiliates with the Republican party, is secretary of the Chehalis Flume &
Aqueduct Company, holds the same position in the Chehalis Improvement Company,
and is a stockholder in the Washington Mining & Development Company.
	
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