An Illustrated History of the State of Washington, by Rev. H.K. Hines, D.D., The Lewis Publishing Co., Chicago, IL., 1893, page 463 JAMES F. McELROY, member of the bar of Seattle, was born upon the farm near Marion, Washington county, Maine, in 1864, being the third child of James H. and Ann (Lily) McElroy. His father followed farming and the lumbering business up to 1867, when he learned of the milder climate and the vast timber resources of Puget Sound. Leaving his family comfortably established, Mr. McElroy came to Puget Sound in 1867, and engaged in the logging business in Skagit county, where he subsequently acquired 1,500 acres of timber land, bordering upon the Sound. In 1871 he brought his family to Seattle, where they resided until 1877; then removed to Skagit county, where Mr. McElroy continued his logging operations up to 1888, when he sold his property to the Blanchard Railroad Company, and returned with his family to Seattle. James F. was primarily educated in the public schools of Seattle, subsequently graduating from the Territorial University in 1886. He then engaged in the study of law in the office of McNaught, Ferry, McNaught & Mitchell, and in 1887 entered the law department of the University of Michigan, graduating therefrom in 1889. He then returned to Seattle, was admitted to the bar and at once engaged in the practice of his profession which he has successfully continued. He is Democratic in politics, but not a seeker of public emolument, preferring fame through the line of his profession to which he is devoted. Submitted to the WA. Bios Project in October 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.