Lockley, Fred. "History of the Columbia River Valley, From The Dalles to the Sea." Vol. 2. S. J. Clarke Publishing Co., 1928. p. 723. L. N. PLAMONDON L. N. Plamondon, president of the Woodland State Bank, at Woodland, Cowlitz county, Washington, has long been a conspicuous figure in the affairs of the community and has been one of the most important factors in its progress and prosperity. The bank of which he is the head was organized in 1907 by Philip and L. G. McConnell, with a capital stock of ten thousand dollars, all of which was paid in. Its first officers were, Philip McConnell, president. Dr. C. H. Chapman, vice president, and L. G. McConnell, cashier, these gentlemen, with John Peterson and L. Hopf, composing the board of directors. It was entirely a local institution and at first transacted only a commercial banking business. Mr. McConnell retained the presidency of the institution until his death, in 1912, after which for a short time the position was not filled, but later in that year L. N. Plamondon bought a controlling interest in the bank and was elected president, in which position he has served to the present time. Dr. Chapman was followed as vice president by T. E. Oliver, who was succeeded by the present vice president, George F. Plamondon. L. G. McConnell served as cashier until 1912, since which date the cashiers have been, in succession, R. A. Henry, George E. Cockrane, George F. Plamondon and E. C. Blue. On February 21, 1914, the capital stock was increased to twenty-five thousand dollars, at which figure it still stands, and the surplus is five thousand dollars. In 1925 the bank established a savings department, which is proving a very important and appreciated department of the business. The present official roster is as follows: L. N. Plamondon, president; George F. Plamondon, vice president; E. C. Blue, cashier; Miss Lydia La Rue, assistant cashier; T. E. Oliver, retired, John Bogart, dairyman, and E. E. Dale, realtor and member of the legislature, directors. L. N. Plamondon was born at Tumwater, Thurston county, Washington, in 1881, and is a son of Francis Norbert and Ellen (Scanlon) Plamondon. His paternal grandfather, Simon Plamondon, was one of the most prominent and influential citizens of the early days in this part of the country. He was born in Montreal, Canada, and came to Cowlitz Prairie in 1813 as the first factor of the Hudson's Bay Company's post there, carving through the first trail from what is now known as Long View to Puget sound. He was with the Hudson Bay Company for many years, and helped to organize and afterwards operated the agricultural department for that concern. Later he served as United States Indian agent for all of this northwestern country until his death, which occurred in the early '80s, at the age of one hundred and four years. He was a member of the first territorial convention, the territorial legislature and the state constitutional convention, and it was he who discovered Frazer pass in British Columbia. His brother-in-law, Mr. Lucier, was a member of the historic Champoeg conference and, though a Canadian, advocated joining this territory to the United States. Simon Plamondon was married to Miss Henrietta Pelletier, a niece of Archbishop Blanchet, the first Catholic archbishop in the northwest, who was induced to come here mainly through the influence of Mr. Plamondon. To Simon and Henrietta Plamondon were born two children, Francis Norbert and Augustine, the latter now deceased. Francis N. Plamondon, who died in 1925, was born on Cowlitz Prairie, Washington, in 1850 and was reared by his mother in the home of Archbishop Blanchet at Oregon City. He completed his educational training at Holy Angels College in Vancouver, and at the age of eighteen years went to San Francisco, California, where he was for several years employed in the office of C. P. Huntington. Later he was for a number of years with the street car company, and in 1880 returned to Washington and, locating at Tumwater, was engaged in railroad construction work during his remaining active life. In 1868, in San Francisco, he was married to Miss Ellen Scanlon, who was born in Count Kerry, Ireland, from which country she emigrated to the United States alone. She lived for awhile in Massachusetts, and then made the long voyage around Cape Horn to San Francisco, where she met Mr. Plamondon, To them were born six children, as follows; Thomas F., now deceased, who married and had two children, Ellen M. and Flora; John E., deceased, who was married and became the father of seven children, Frank, Angea, George, John, Norbert, Martina and Fred; Raymond J., who lives in San Francisco; P. N., who lives in Seattle, Washington, and is married and is the father of four children, Vivian, Eleanor, Paul and Bernadine; L. N.; and George F. George F. Plamondon was born in Tumwater, Washington, in 1886, attended the public schools and St. Martin's College, at Lacey. He worked in the woods for five years, and for about one year was connected with the Kelso Journal, after which he was in accounting work until 1908. He then entered the old Kelso State Bank, in which he became assistant cashier and remained there until the failure of the bank, in 1921, after which he came to Woodland and was a cashier of the Woodland State Bank for about a year, and was then made vice president, which position he still holds. In 1911 he was married to Miss Helen Carothers, who was born in Kelso, a daughter of F. M. and Annie (Robb) Carothers. The father came from Iowa in the early '80s and became a successful merchant at Kelso. They have four children, Mary Catherine, F. Gregory, Louis and Joan. Mr. Plamondon served two years as mayor of Kelso, and is a member of the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks and the Knights of Columbus. L. N. PIamondon received a good public school education, after which he taught in the schools of Thurston county, and also served four years as superintendent of the schools at Kelso, resigning that position in 1907 to enter the Kelso State Bank. He remained in that institution for five years, being advanced to the position of assistant cashier, and then came to Woodland and bought the controlling interest in the Woodland State Bank, of which he became president. He has shown clear-headed judgment in practical matters and has discharged his executive duties in a manner that has not only built up the interests of the bank, but has also gained for him a high place in the confidence and regard of the community. He has shown a genuine interest in the welfare of Woodland and is regarded as one of its representative men and dependable citizens. In 1902, in Olympia, Washington, Mr. Plamondon was united in marriage to Miss Nellie E. Elswick, who was born in Missouri and who died February 4, 1927, leaving two children, Lois N., who is attending St. Mary's College, in Portland, Oregon, and George Riley, who is in high school. Mr. Plamondon served two terms as mayor of Woodland and was also a member of the city council, and while a resident of Kelso served six years as a member of the schoolboard. He attends the Men's Club of Woodland, which, is a unique organization in that it has no regular membership, no officers and no dues. The club meets once in every two weeks and operates as an open forum, discussing various interesting questions, particularly such as relate to the material, civic and moral welfare of the community. He is a member of the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks and the Kiwanis Club at Kelso and the Knights of Columbus in Portland. The qualities of keen discrimination, sound judgment and executive ability enter very largely into his makeup and have been contributing elements to the splendid success which has come to him, and among his acquaintances he commands esteem and good will, because of his earnest and worthy life and his genial and friendly manner. ******************* Submitted to the Oregon Bios. Project in May 2009 by Diana Smith. Submitter has no additional information about the person(s) or family mentioned above.