Hawthorne, Julian, Ed. "The History of Washington: The Evergreen State from  
Early  Dawn to Daylight." New York, American Historical Publishing Co., 1893. 
p.  636.

LEARNED, W. H. H., of Port Townsend, a citizen who has filled with dignity and 
acceptance many offices, both local and federal, was born in Boston, Mass., 
November 5th, 1840.  His early education was received in the excellent common 
schools of the capital of the Bay State, supplemented by a year's study in a 
commercial college of that city.  In the spring of 1859 he sailed for San 
Francisco, via Cape Horn, arriving on the Pacific Coast in the month of August 
following, and from thence by water to Port Townsend, where he sojurned but a 
year, and then revisited San Francisco, where he remained until his return to 
Port Townsend in 1865.  In that year he was married on April 15th to Miss 
Harriet A. Salvin, of Cambridge, Mass.  Their union has been blessed with 
three children, two boys and a girl.  The youngest son now fills the position 
of Postmaster at Port Townsend.  Mr. Learned, Sr., has held the offices of 
Postmaster for ten years, Probate Judge, Justice of the Peace, County 
Treasurer, United States Commissioner, and Mayor of Port Townsend.  Few men 
can show a cleaner or more satisfactory official record than the subject of 
the sketch.

Submitted by: Jenny Tenlen

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