Lockley, Fred. "History of the Columbia River Valley, From The Dalles to the Sea." Vol. 3. S. J. Clarke Publishing Co., 1928. p. 880. FRANCIS V. GALLOWAY The prestige of the legal fraternity of The Dalles is ably maintained by Francis V. Galloway, who for twelve years has filled the office of district attorney, making an enviable record as a public prosecutor. A native of Oregon, he represents one of its old and honored families and traces his ancestry to the colonial epoch in American history. His birth occurred in Yamhill county in November, 1886, and his parents, William and Emma (Baker) Galloway, were natives of Wisconsin. The father was of Scotch lineage, while the mother's forebears were among the earliest settlers of New England and of English stock. Edward Fennel, his great-great-great-grand-father in the maternal line; left England about the year 1750 and established his home at Granville, Massachusetts. He demonstrated his loyalty to the country of his adoption by gallant service in the Revolutionary war and his diary, written in 1777, describes the tactics pursued by his company throughout the campaign with the British army at that time. The paper is in a good state of preservation and the writing is clear and distinct, showing that the ink made in those days was of good quality. Some of the letters differed in form from those of modern times and the writer conformed to the old English spelling then in vogue. This valuable parchment has been treasured by succeeding generations of the family and Mr. Galloway intends to give the diary to some historical society for safe keeping and preservation. The Galloway's were pioneer settlers of Virginia and Charles Galloway, the great-grandfather of Francis V. Galloway, owned a large plantation in the Old Dominion, keeping many slaves. He was a fine type of the southern gentleman and in politics was a stanch democrat. In 1852 he brought his family to the Pacific northwest, crossing the plains in a covered wagon drawn by oxen, and established his home in Yamhill county, Oregon, where he spent the remainder of his life. His son, William Galloway, attended the old Bethel Academy in Polk county, Oregon, and in 1867, was graduated from the legal department of Willamette University at Salem. He returned to the farm and followed agricultural pursuits for a number of years. During that time he was elected to the state legislature on the democratic ticket and occupied a seat in the house for two terms. In 1886 he was elected judge of the old third district, which comprised five counties in western Oregon, and served until 1894, when he became a candidate for governor, but was defeated by Judge Lord, of Marion county. Judge Galloway opened an office in McMinnville, Oregon, and there followed his profession for two years. He was then appointed receiver of the land office at Oregon City and acted in that capacity until 1902. For two years thereafter he was engaged in the practice of law in Oregon City and was then appointed circuit judge. He held the scales of justice with an even hand and his decisions were sustained by the higher courts upon appeal. After twelve years of service he retired from the bench on December 31, 1916, and moved to The Dalles, where he spent the remainder of his life. Judge Galloway was a high-minded man of superior intellectual attainments and sustained the dignity and honor of his profession. His demise occurred March 14, 1921, at the home of his son, Francis V., and Mrs. Galloway passed away January 10, 1920. They had three children. The eldest, Dr. Zilpha V, Galloway, is a successful physician and resides at Clarks Summit, Pennsylvania. His brother, Charles V. Galloway, devotes his attention to financial affairs and is connected with the Hibernian Bank of Portland, Oregon. When the tax commission board was created in Oregon he was selected as one of its first members and served for ten years. He was also chosen to represent Yamhill county in the state legislature and took his seat in the house in 1900. Francis V. Galloway, the youngest son, received his higher education at Eugene in the University of Oregon, from which he won the Bachelor of Arts degree in 1907. After his graduation he road law at home and for two and a half years was a teacher in the Washington high school at Portland. On June 8, 1911, he was admitted to the bar and began his professional career in McMinnville, where he spent one and a half years. In February, 1913, he located at The Dalles and formed a partnership with Judge Bennett, with whom he was associated until the latter's death on November 28, 1925. Mr. Galloway is now continuing the business alone and enjoys a large and lucrative practice. In addition he discharges the duties of district attorney, to which office be was elected in 1916 on the democratic ticket, and is now serving for the third term. He never enters the courtroom without thorough preparation and presents his evidence with clearness, logic and force, winning a large percentage of his cases. Soon after his election to this office Mr. Galloway volunteered for service in the World war, joining a company of field artillery, and was sent to the officers training school at Camp Taylor near Louisville, Kentucky. There he was stationed until the cessation of hostilities and on December 10, 1919, was honorably discharged. In 1920 Mr. Galloway married Miss Mildred Cooper, a native of The Dalles and a member of one of the pioneer families of Wasco county. Her father, Daniel Jackson Cooper, was born on the Cherokee reservation in 1836 and was a child of four when his parents went to Missouri. He was educated in Mount Vernon, that state, and in 1854 started for California, traveling in a prairie schooner drawn by oxen. Mr. Cooper secured work on a stock ranch, on which he spent two years, and then went to the Fraser river district of British Columbia, Canada, in search of gold but was not successful. Soon afterward he resumed his former occupation in California and in 1860 returned to Missouri, In Mount Vernon, Lawrence county, in 1861 he was married to Miss Arvazena Spillman, a native of Kentucky and a daughter of Nathan C. and Emily (Pruett) Spillman, both of whom were born in the Blue Grass state. Following their marriage Mr. and Mrs. Cooper went to Kansas, where they spent the winter, and returned to Missouri in 1862. Mr. Cooper joined the state militia and was engaged in guerilla warfare, serving under Captain Stutz, a Union officer. In the spring of 1863 Mr. Cooper was transferred to the western division of the army and made the journey to Oregon with ox teams and wagon. Locating in Polk county, he purchased a ranch, on which he resided for several years, and then moved to Marion county. At Silverton he bought a grist mill, which he operated for two years, and in 1878 sold the plant. He then came to Wasco county, purchasing a ranch ten miles southeast of The Dalles, and there engaged in stock raising until about 1880. In order to educate his children he bought a home at The Dalles but retained his stock ranch of several thousand acres and was an extensive breeder of sheep and horses. In this city he joined J. W. Nesmith Post of the Grand Army of the Republic and in association with his old army comrades he relived the scenes of the past. He passed away at Portland, Oregon, in 1922, and his widow is eighty-two years of age. She is active and alert and in the summer of 1927 enjoyed an airplane ride with, her great-grandson, James Rhinehart. To Mr. and Mrs. Cooper were born fifteen children: Dr. Belle C. Ferguson, of Seaside, Oregon; Charles C. Cooper, a resident of Dufur, Wasco county; Mary E., the wife of James Thompson, of Lewiston, Idaho; Nathan Cooper, who lives in Billings, Montana; Mrs. Nancy P. Thomas, of Troutdale, Oregon; Mrs. Prudence Bailey, of The Dalles; Cyrus Cooper, also of this city; Mrs. Ruth Fish, of Los Angeles, California; Daniel Cooper, who lives in Montana; Mrs. Virgilia Northrup, who resides in Portland, Oregon; John; James, whose home is in Los Angeles, California; Kenneth, who is in the service of the government and resides in Portland; Lynn David, deceased; and Mildred. John Cooper, the eleventh in order of birth, fought in the Spanish- American war when a youth of eighteen and then returned to The Dallas. After the completion of his high school course he enlisted in the United States Army and was stationed on the border during the Mexican uprising. He was with the first contingent of United States troops that went to France and served until the close of the World war. Mr. Cooper rose to the rank of lieutenant colonel, which title he still bears, and is stationed near Manila, in the Philippines. His mother has fifty grandchildren and nineteen great-grandchildren, in whose society she renews her youth. Mr. and Mrs. Galloway are the parents of two sons, born at The Dalles; Bill, who was born October 27, 1922; and Sam, born June 1, 1924. Mr., Galloway is a past exalted ruler of the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks and has passed through all of the chairs in the local lodge of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. He is also identified with the Masonic order, the American Legion, the Chamber of Commerce, The Dalles Golf & Country Club and the Lions Club. Throughout his career Mr. Galloway has been dominated by a strong sense of duty and honor and his reward is the respect and confidence of his fellowmen. ******************* Submitted to the Oregon Bios. Project in December 2008 by Diana Smith. Submitter has no additional information about the person(s) or family mentioned above.