Gilbert, Frank T.  "Historic Sketches of Walla Walla, Whitman, Columbia and
Garfield Counties, Washington Territory; and Umatilla County, Oregon." Portland,
OR: Print & Lithographing House of A.  G.  Walling, 1882.  p. a24.

GEN. JAMES McAULIFF

	the present Mayor of Walla Walla, who has been eleven times elected to that
position, was born in Malta, May 25, 1828.  His father was an officer in the
British army, and both parents were natives of Ireland.  In 1836 they emigrated
to Canada, and six years later crossed into the United States.  In 1845 the
subject of this sketch enlisted at Buffalo, New York, into the 2d.  U.  S. Inf.,
and during the Mexican War, acquitted himself in a manner that secured
promotion, "For his gallant services on the field." In 1848, he was transferred
with others, to the 4th U.  S.  Inf.  that was ordered to Fort Gratiot,
Michigan. In 1852, he come with this regiment to California as Sergeant in Major
Alvord's company.  The since world-famed General Grant was at the time
Lieutenant of his company, and Acting Regimental Quartermaster.  On being
discharged from service in 1855, at Vancouver, he entered immediately upon an
active business life, starting as a merchant at the Dalles, and while there was
twice elected Treasurer of Wasco Co., Oregon.  In 1859 he removed to Walla
Walla, where he was elected County Treasurer in 1862, which position he held
until 1867, and became a member of the Territorial Legislature in 1864.  In 1869
he was elected Sheriff of the county.  His service as mayor of Walla Walla has
been noted, to which we would add that the Governor twice commissioned him
Commissary General of this Territory.  The principal events of his military
record as Captain of company B, Oregon Mounted Volunteers, during the Indian war
of 1855 and 6, will be found in the history of that war contained in this work.
The General's public life, though an active one, has not prevented his gaining
some temporal benefits while the county that has become his home was advancing
in wealth, and we find among his possessions two farms containing 400 acres, a
steam saw mill in the Blue mountains, seven acres and seven lots, besides his
residence and lumber yard, in Walla Walla City.
	In 1851, March 19th, he was married to Miss Isabel Kincaid in Port Huron,
Michigan, and their living children's names and dates of birth are as follows:
Anna P., wife of Dr. W.  B.  Clowe, March 24, 1854; Thomas, September 17, 1855 ;
William, January 8, 1859 ; Frank, September 8, 1864.  Of General McAuliff's
character, reputation, or standing in the county, comment would be out of place,
where his record given so forcibly portrays it.  Few men like him have been so
constantly in public service and retained that degree of confidence which
prevents a candidate from opposing his continued re-election.


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Submitted to the WA.  Bios Project in February 2007 by Diana Smith.

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