Lockley, Fred. "History of the Columbia River Valley, From The Dalles to the Sea." Vol. 2. S. J. Clarke Publishing Co., 1928. p. 585. LEON HENRY BULLIER The life history of Leon H. Bullier, well known real estate dealer of Portland, is the record of a man's earnest endeavor from boyhood, his determined struggles in the face of obstacles and his ultimate success. True and loyal in every relation of life, he has well merited his present prosperity and commands the uniform respect of his fellowmen. Mr. Bullier was born in Portland, Oregon, March 8, 1895, and is a son of Albert R. and Levetta (Mather) Bullier. His father was born in San Juan Bautista, San Benito county, California, and was a son of Leon H. Bullier, a native of Bordeaux, France, who came to California in the early '40's. The grandfather was a lawyer by profession, served as judge and was numbered among the prominent and influential men of his day. He died at the age of ninety-two years. Albert R. Bullier came to Portland in the '70's. His wife was a native of Portland and a daughter of John A. Mather, who came her in the '40's, and died in 1905, at the age of sixty-three years. He taught the first school of Front street and founded the Baptist church in this city. He was a direct descendant of Cotton Mather. Mrs. Bullier now resides near Los Angeles, California. Leon H. Bullier was graduated from the Sunnyside grammar school and Washington high school, and while still attending school he started out to make his own way, his first position being that of warehouse and delivery boy for the Avery Hardware Company, for which concern he worked from 1906 to 1908. In 1911 he went to work as a delivery boy in Dan Kellaher's grocery store and six months later he entered the employ of R. T. Cox, manager of the D. P. Thompson estate, with whom he remained until January 1, 1916, when he went into business on his own account, opening a real estate office in the Lewis building. His business was developing nicely when, in 1917, he sold out to the Stanley S. Thompson Company in order that he might enlist for service in the World war, but he retained an option to buy back his interests on his return if he so desired. Thompson, who was thirty-one years old, was a British subject, and while Mr. Bullier was in France he left Portland, presumably to avoid the draft, and the abandoned business was taken over by his employees. Mr. Bullier joined the Ammunition Train, with which he was sent to France, where he saw active duty until the close of the war, and on his return to this country was honorably discharged with the rank of sergeant. He had served with the Twenty-first Company, First Corps Artillery which saw action with the First Division. On his return home he was practically penniless. In September, 1919, Mr. Bullier started to work for his friend F. E. Taylor, head of a very prominent realty firm, as manager of the lease department and met with considerable success, resulting in the construction of several new buildings and the sale of a number of Portland's prominent buildings. In 1923 he went into business for himself again, opening an office in the Porter building, which had just been vacated by a railroad office. He had charge of the rental of the building, which he soon filled with tenants, and, thus encouraged, he has continued the business. Mr. Bullier considers Mr. R. J. Cox and Mr. F. E. Taylor, who were his former employers, as two of his closest friends. On May 1, 1924, Mr. Bullier formed a partnership with Henry Reed, under the firm name of Bullier & Reed, and they gained recognition as one of the best realty firms in Portland, specializing in handling down-town business properties. In all of their operations they maintained a reputation for square dealing and honorable methods, through which they won the public confidence. On May 1, 1928, Mr. Bullier's younger brother, Albert R. Bullier, who had been employed by Bullier and Reed during the life of that partnership, was made a partner in the business and Mr. Reed withdrew to establish a business of his own. In 1921 Mr. Bullier was united in marriage to Miss Gertrude Pauline Thompson, of Little Rock, Arkansas, and they are the parents of a daughter, Marguerite Jeanne, now five years of age. Mr. Bullier gives his political support to the republican party and is a member of Mt. Tabor Lodge, No. 42, A. F. & A. M.; Oregon Consistory, A. A. S. R.; Al Kader Temple, A. A. O. N. M. S.; Portland Lodge, No. 142, B. P. O. E., and Over the Top Post, V. F. W. He also belongs to the Lake Oswego Country Club, the Portland Gun Club, Royal Rosarians, and has been a member of the Portland Realty Board since 1916. His life has been marked by earnest and consecutive effort, guided by sound principles and high ideals, and the success which has come to him is well merited. He has a wide acquaintance throughout this city and to a marked degree commands the respect of all who know him. ******************* Submitted to the Oregon Bios. Project in March 2006 by Diana Smith. Submitter has no additional information about the person(s) or family mentioned above.