An Illustrated History of the State of Washington, by Rev. H.K. Hines, D.D., The Lewis Publishing Co., Chicago, IL., 1893, page 359 ANDREW J. REMINGTON, of Clarke county, Washington, was born in Berkshire county, Massachusetts, November 29, 1834, a son of Benjamin F. and Lydia (Rice) Remington. The Remingtons are perhaps one of the best known families of New England, and in fact throughout the various sections of the Union, not only as manufacturers, but have also a patriotic record in connection with the Revolutionary struggle. On the maternal side the name of Rice is also a familiar one, and they are descendants of one of the early and influential families of Colonial days. The father of our subject departed this life in 1880, and the mother still resides in Massachusetts. Andrew J. Remington, the third in a family of ten children, was reared and educated in his native State. During his early boyhood he served an apprenticeship to the carpenter and joiner's trade, and followed that occupation through life until within a few years. After completing his trade he spent two years in Connecticut, was then in the city of Brooklyn until 1858, and in that year took passage on the Star of the West for California, via the Panama route. Mr. Remington followed his trade six months in San Francisco, and was then engaged in business in Portland, Oregon, about fourteen years. During that time he built several of the noted public buildings and private residences, and among them may be mentioned, the Baptist Church and the residences of Josiah Failing, W.W. Page and James Clinton. The latter was the first residence built in East Portland, in 1859. In 1868 Mr. Remington located at Mill Plain, Clarke county, Washington, but soon afterward removed to his present home, on the Columbia river, near Fisher's, where he has eighty-two acres of land, one-half of which is cultivated, and contains an orchard of four acres. Mr. Remington also owns valuable timber land in this vicinity, and makes a specialty of the wood business. He employs twenty men in getting out and hauling cord-wood, and furnishes from 4,000 to 6,000 cords annually to the steamboat companies. August 12, 1890, our subject was united in marriage to Miss Hattie Long, a native of Eureka, Humboldt county, California, and a daughter of Major Charles W. Long, a California pioneer of 1850. Mrs. Remington is a lady of culture and refinement, and presides over her household with becoming dignity and grace. In political matters, Mr. Remington is a stanch Republican, has filled the office of Justice of his precinct for the past six years, is a member of the Oregon State Agricultural Association, has served as School Director for many years, and has always taken an active interest in educational matters. He is vice-president and director of the Cape Horn Telegraph Company, one of the first telegraph companies in the State of Washington, and is wide-awake to all interests tending to further the progress and stable welfare of the magnificent commonwealth. Submitted to the WA. Bios Project in September 2003 by Jeffrey L. Elmer * * * * Notice: These biographies were transcribed for the Washington Biographies Project. Unless otherwise stated, no further information is available on the individual featured in the biographies.