The History of the Yakima Valley, Washington, Comprising Yakima, Kittitas and
Benton Counties, The S.J. Clarke Publishing Co., 1919, Volume II, page 461

IRVIN J. BOUNDS.

Irvin J. Bounds, an active member of the Yakima bar, is a native son of the city
in which he is successfully practicing and his life record stands in
contradistinction to the old adage that a prophet is never without honor save
in his own country, for in the city of his birth Mr. Bounds has won a creditable
place and a large clientage. He was born September 17, 1881, a son of P. A. and
Ella (Davern) Bounds. The father was one of the pioneer settlers of Oregon,
having crossed the plains to that state with his parents during his boyhood
days. He became a stock man and cattle raiser and is still active in that line.
Some years ago, however, he became a resident of Washington and the Yakima
valley has long numbered him among its representative citizens. While
prominently known as a stock man, he is also a director of the Yakima National
Bank.

Irvin J. Bounds attended the Sisters school of North Yakima, being one of the
three boys who were students in that institution. He afterward continued his
education in the high school of Tacoma and later became a student in the
University of Santa Clara at Santa Clara, California, from which he was
graduated in 1903 with the Bachelor of Arts degree. Anxious to gain still
broader educational training, he then matriculated in Stanford University, where
he pursued a course in political economy, which he completed with the class of
1905. His preparation for the bar was made in the Harvard Law School and he is
numbered among its alumni of 1908. Thus with most liberal educational
advantages, he returned to his native city, and entered upon active practice in
connection with H. J. Snively. His progress has been continuous. While giving
his attention to general law practice, he is also the owner of a line fruit
ranch, which he regards rather as a diversion than as an occupation. With the
passing years he has witnessed the marvelous development and upbuilding of his
section of the country and belongs to a family that has taken prominent part in
empire building in the west. His father was in early times a mail carrier and
Indian scout.

On the 12th of January, 1914, Mr. Bounds was united in marriage to Miss Laura T.
Taylor, a daughter of O. P. Taylor, of Seattle, and they have one child. Betty.

Fraternally Mr. Bounds is connected with the Elks and is a past exalted ruler of
the lodge. He belongs to the Country Club, of which he is a trustee, and he
gives his political allegiance to the democratic party but has never been an
aspirant for office. He has membership in the county and state bar associations
and of the former was at one time treasurer. Unhampered by custom, precedent and
useless conventionality, he is associated with those men of the west who have
builded a great empire in this section of the country. The learning of the east
and the enterprise and opportunities of the west form a wonderful combination
and, realizing the advantages and possibilities of this section of the country,
Mr. Bounds has contributed to its remarkable growth and at the same time in his
professional career has made for himself a most enviable name and place.

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Submitted to the Washington Bios Project in December 2007 by Jeffrey L. Elmer.
Submitter has no additional information about the subject of this article.