Multnomah County OR Archives Biographies.....Murdoch, Miller January 27, 1860 - ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/or/orfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Ila L. Wakley iwakley@msn.com May 16, 2009, 11:00 am Author: The S. J. Clarke Publishing Company MILLER MURDOCH, who has been actively engaged in the practice of law in Portland for a third of a century, is regarded as one of the able and reliable attorneys in this section of the state and commands a large and representative clientele. He was born in Ontario, Canada, on the 27th of January, 1860, and is a son of John and Jean A. (Miller) Murdoch, both of whom are deceased. After completing the courses of the public and high schools, Mr. Murdoch entered Osgood Hall, in Toronto, from which he was graduated in law in 1890, and soon afterwards located in Centralia, Washington, where he was engaged in the practice of his profession for four and a half years. In 1895 he came to Portland and has been actively engaged in law work to the present time. He is a member of the firm of Conn, Murdoch & Dusenburg and, while conducting a general practice, specializes in civil and corporation law, in which he is regarded as an expert. He was attorney for the Journal Printing Company when it was organized, in February, 1902, and in payment of his services received certificate No. 3, for five shares of stock. He has been successful in a material way and is a stockholder and director in several prosperous business concerns. In 1891 Mr. Murdoch was united in marriage to Miss Mary E. Bothwell, of Ontario, Canada, and to them have been born three children, namely: Jeanie, who is at home; Mary, who is the wife of W. J. Statler, of Portland, and Helen, who is the wife of Kay Leep, of this city. Mr. Murdoch is a republican in his political alignment and has always evinced a keen interest in public affairs. He is a member of Albert Pike Lodge, A. F. & A. M., and Portland Consistory, A. A. S. R., and maintains professional affiliation with the Multnomah County Bar Association, the Oregon State Bar Association and the American Bar Association. A gentleman of kindly and affable manner, he is widely known and retains the friendship and sincere respect of all who know him and who appreciate his sterling qualities and genuine worth as a man and citizen. Additional Comments: History of the Columbia River Valley From The Dalles to the Sea, Vol. II, Page 697 File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/or/multnomah/bios/murdoch649gbs.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/orfiles/ File size: 2.8 Kb