Gaston, Joseph.  "The Centennial History of Oregon, 1811-1912."  Vol. 3. 
Chicago, Clarke Publishing Co., 1912. p. 389.
 
CHARLES L. McNARY

     dean of Willamette College of Law, is one of the capable and highly
successful attorneys of Salem. He was born in Marion county, on the 12th of
June, 1874, and is a son of Hugh L. and Margaret (Claggett) McNary, the father
a, native of Pike county, Illinois, and the mother of Kentucky. Hugh L. McNary
crossed the plains to Oregon as a boy with his parents, who located on a
donation claim in the vicinity of Oregon City, Clackamas county, in 1845. During
the succeeding ten years he remained at home, assisting his father in the
cultivation and improvement of the farm. At the expiration of that time he went
to Linn county and taught school for several years, and while there took up a
donation land claim but later came to Marion county and acquired a farm near
Salem, which he cultivated until his death in 1882. The family of Mr. and Mrs.
McNary numbered ten children, those living being: John H. who was recorder of
Marion county from 1890 to 1894, and is now serving his second term as attorney
of the third judicial district, comprising the counties of Marion, Polk,
Tillamook, Linn and Yamhill, with his office located in Salem; Ella, the wife of
W. J. Stolz, of the Stolz Vinegar Factory of Salem; Mary, who married H. T.
Bruce, a retired farmer; Nina, who is with her sister, Mrs. Stolz in Salem; and
Charles L., our subject.
     Charles L. McNary was reared at home and in the acquirement of his
preliminary education attended the public schools of Salem. After his graduation
from the high school he matriculated in the law department of Leland Stanford
University, at Palo Alto, California. In October, 1898, he established an office
in Salem and engaged in general practice with his brother, John H. McNary. He is
a very capable representative of his profession and for two years he filled the
chair of medical jurisprudence in Willamette University, and for the past four
years he has been dean of the law department of that institution.
     Salem was the scene of the marriage of Mr. McNary on the 19th of November,
1902, to Miss Jessie Breyman, a native of this city and a daughter of Eugene
Breyman, who was born and reared in Germany. He emigrated to the United States
in 1852, and located in Amity, Polk county, Oregon. He was one of the pioneer
merchants of the Willamette valley, and being a very capable business man met
with success in his undertakings. For his wife Mr. Breyman chose Miss Margaret
Skaife of Marion county, who is still living.
     Mr. McNary has filled all of the chairs in the Masonic fraternity, the Elks
and the Odd Fellows, and is a most worthy exemplar of each order. He has taken
an active interest in all public questions and municipal affairs since attaining
his manhood, and can always be depended upon to champion every movement that
will in any way tend to promote the development of the community. He, was
president of the Salem Board of Trade for two years, assuming the duties of this
office in 1909. He was one of the organizers of the Salem Fruit Union the same
year and has ever since been president of this association. In his political
views he is a stanch republican and is president of the Taft-Sherman Club. He is
one of the enterprising and progressive citizens of Salem, whose energies are
largely expended in promoting the public welfare, and advancing its development
along the various lines of human activity.


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Submitted to the Oregon Bios. Project in August 2007 by Diana Smith.  Submitter
has no additional information about the person(s) or family mentioned above.