Multnomah County OR Archives Biographies.....Healy, Joseph M. February 6, 1868 - 
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     JOSEPH M. HEALY, of Portland, has gained recognition as a capable and 
reliable business man and during his career here has successfully handled many 
large and important real estate deals, in which line of business he has met 
with flattering success. Mr. Healy was born in Vancouver, Washington, on the 
6th day of February, 1868, and is a son of Patrick and Celia (MacDonnell) 
Healy. His parents had located in Vancouver in 1866 and the father was 
employed for some time as a hospital steward, later engaging in the drug 
business in that city. In 1903 he retired from active business pursuits and 
came to Portland, where he resided until his death, which occurred in 1908. 
His wife died in 1902.

     Joseph M. Healy attended the public schools of Vancouver and then entered 
St James College, in that city, from which he was graduated in 1882. He 
started to work as a clerk in a grocery store, where he remained until 1889, 
when he came to Portland and continued in the position of clerk for eight 
years, afterward entering the real estate business. During nearly three 
decades in which he has been in business he has not only enjoyed a steady and 
substantial growth in the volume of his transactions, but has risen in the 
confidence and respect of the people of this city and is regarded as one of 
the leaders in his line in this section of the valley. In his political views 
he is a strong republican and has taken a live interest in the affairs of his 
city and county, though he has never sought public office. He is a member of 
the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks, the Chamber of Commerce, the 
Arlington Club and the Multnomah Athletic Club, and also belongs to the 
Portland Realty Board, in which he has served on the executive committee. A 
man of sterling character and upright life, he is courteous and affable in 
manner and he is held in the highest measure of regard.

Additional Comments:
History of the Columbia River Valley From The Dalles to the Sea, Vol. II, Page 
746

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