The History of the Yakima Valley, Washington, Comprising Yakima, Kittitas and
Benton Counties, The S.J. Clarke Publishing Co., 1919, Volume II, page 423

OSCAR R. SCHUMANN.

Oscar R. Schumann, filling the office of prosecuting attorney at Yakima, was
born in Beaver Dam, Wisconsin, August 31, 1885, a son of Ferdinand C. and Bertha
Schumann, the former a farmer of Wisconsin. Oscar R. Schumann, in the
acquirement of his education, attended the high school at Beaver Dam and
following his graduation there became a student in the School of Law of
Valparaiso University in Indiana, from which he was graduated with the class of
1906. He then came to Yakima and in April, 1907, entered upon the practice of
his profession, in which he has since been active. His ability in this direction
suggested him for the office of prosecuting attorney, to which he was elected in
November, 1916, and in January, 1917, he assumed the duties of the position for
a term of two years. In November, 1918, he was reelected to the office for a
two-year term. He had previously served as deputy prosecuting attorney for five
and a half years and had made an excellent record in that connection.

On the 6th of August, 1914. Mr. Schumann was united in marriage to Miss Irma
Lum, of Yakima, who is a graduate of the Ellensburg (Wash.) Normal School and is
a lady of culture as well as liberal education. By her marriage she has become
the mother of a daughter, Roberta.

Fraternally Mr. Schumann is connected with the Knights of Pythias and has filled
all of the chairs in his lodge. He is also connected with the Independent Order
of Odd Fellows, the Modern Woodmen of America and the Benevolent Protective
Order of Elks. His political allegiance has always been given to the republican
party and he is a stalwart advocate of its principles. He belongs to the English
Lutheran church and along the line of his profession his membership relations
are with the County Bar Association and the State Bar Association. Thoroughly
imbued with the enterprising spirit of the west, he stands for progress and
improvement and is making steady advancement in his profession.

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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.