Multnomah County OR Archives Biographies.....Duffy, J. E. December 30, 1891 - 
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Source: History of the Columbia River Valley From The Dalles to the Sea, Vol. III, Published 1928, Page 474
Author: The S. J. Clarke Publishing Company

     J. E. DUFFY, recognized as one of the active, prosperous and enterprising 
livestock commission men of North Portland, was born in Portland, Oregon, on 
the 30th of December, 1891, and is a son of J. F. and Mary J. (Malia) Duffy. 
His father, who for many years was identified with the mining industry, 
retired and in 1891 came to Portland to live. He died in 1927 and his widow 
still resides in this city.

     J. E. Duffy attended the public schools of Portland, graduating from high 
school, and then entered Columbia University, in this city, from which he was 
graduated in 1911. He went to work for O. M. Plumber at the old stockyards and 
was later in the employ of the stockyards company and various commission firms 
until 1923, in July of which year he engaged in the commission brokerage 
business on his own account, under the name of the Duffy Commission Company. 
He handles all kinds of stock and his business has enjoyed a steady and 
substantial growth. Mr. Duffy is also president of the J. E. Duffy Investment 
Company and a director of the Portland Livestock Exchange.

     In his political views Mr. Duffy maintains an independent attitude, 
voting according to the dictates of his judgment, but always supporting those 
measures which are calculated to promote the public welfare. He is a member of 
the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks and the Knights of Columbus, and has 
been a member of the Multnomah Athletic Club since 1903, having at one time 
played on the club football team. A man of high ideals, straightforward manner 
and of strong social qualities, he enjoys a wide acquaintance and has a host 
of warm and loyal friends, who esteem him for his genuine worth as a man and 
citizen.

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