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Pub. Co. 1893.

SILAS A. DURHAM

	Hon. Silas A. Durham, of Washington county, Oregon, is a native son of
Oregon, born at Oswego, October 30, 1854. He is the son of Mr. Alonzo Durham, an
honored Oregon pioneer of 1847. Our subject was the youngest of the family of
five children and was reared at Oswego until his ninth year, and then moved with
his father to his present location, where he has since continually resided. He
received his education at the high school in Portland and at the Pacific
University at Forest Grove. Since leaving his books he has been engaged in the
manufacture of flour and lumber, owning both a flour and saw mill. He owns 300
acres of land, eighty of which is under cultivation, on which he raises grain
and hops.
	Our subject was married December 25, 1877, to Miss Ella C. Bryant, a native
of Clackamas county, born January 27, 1859, the daughter of C.W. Bryant, a
pioneer of 1852. Mr. and Mrs. Durham have two children, Walter A. and Ethel. Our
subject has been an active Republican since he has been a voter, and in 1890 he
was nominated by his party for the State Legislature, and in due time received
an election. During his first term he belonged to the Committees on Corporations
and Indian affairs, and in 1892 he was again elected, showing that he had served
his constituents faithfully and received their approval.
	Mr. Durham is an active member of the A.O.U.W. and has filled the most of
its offices; is now Past Master and for seven years has been a member of the
Grand Lodge and is now Financier of his subordinate lodge. Our subject and his
wife are fine representative people among the native Oregonians and are most
highly esteemed. He is a very intelligent and capable business man, one who
merits and receives the esteem of all. 

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Submitted to the Oregon Bios. Project in July 2009 by Jennifer Dorner.
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