The History of the Yakima Valley, Washington, Comprising Yakima, Kittitas and Benton Counties, The S.J. Clarke Publishing Co., 1919, Volume II, page 129 E. WILBUR HEDDEN. E. Wilbur Hedden is the owner of a pleasant home, situated in the midst of a five-acre orchard, which he also owns, and in connection with the cultivation of his property he is manager of a ten-acre orchard belonging to W D. Cammack. Mr. Hedden was born in Orange, New Jersey, on the 27th of February, 1858, a son of Morris and Martha (Norman) Hedden. The father was a contractor and both he and his wife have passed away. The son acquired a public school education and made his initial step in the business world by becoming actively connected with the lumber trade in New York city, where he remained for ten years. He afterward devoted three years to newspaper work in New York and subsequently spent a decade in the life insurance business in the eastern metropolis. His identification with the Yakima valley dates from 1910, at which time he made his way to the coast on a visit. He was so well pleased with the country, its opportunities and its prospects, that he purchased five acres of orchard, upon which he erected a modern residence. He has since given his attention to the further development and improvement of his place and has also acted as manager for the W. D. Cammack orchard of ten acres. He is raising apples and pears and produces fine varieties of both. He is a man of ready adaptability, which has enabled him to turn from urban interests and become a successful fruit raiser. He is now a member of the Yakima Valley Fruit Growers' Association, which he joined upon its organization, and he has several times served as president of his local district. In 1882 Mr. Hedden was joined in wedlock to Miss Mary M. Crane, who passed away in 1913, leaving a son, Morris, who is a chemist with the Crown Willamette Paper Company. On the 24th of January, 1917, Mr. Hedden was again married his second union being with Miss Alice M. Young, of Minneapolis. They are consistent members of the Presbyterian church, doing all in their power to promote the growth of the church and extend its influence. Mr. Hedden gives his political endorsement to the republican party-, being a firm believer in its principles as factors in good government. There have been no spectacular phases in his career, but he has worked earnestly and persistently since starting out in the business world, and as there has been no waste of time or opportunity in his career he has made steady and substantial progress. ******************************** Submitted to the Washington Bios Project in December 2007 by Jeffrey L. Elmer. Submitter has no additional information about the subject of this article.