Multnomah-Marion County OR Archives Biographies.....Ottenheimer, Henry J. November 17, 1868 - 
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     HENRY J. OTTENHEIMER, president of the D. B. McBride Company, of 
Portland, is a man of long business experience and commands a high reputation 
for keen judgment in commercial affairs. He was born in San Francisco, 
California, on the 17th of November, 1868, and is a son of William and 
Caroline (Hirschman) Ottenheimer, who were married in San Francisco, to which 
city the father had gone in 1858 and his wife two years later. William 
Ottenheimer was engaged for several years in a mercantile business in Yreka, 
California, prior to locating in San Francisco, and in the latter city he 
spent his remaining years.
     Henry J. Ottenheimer secured his educational training in the public 
schools of his home city, graduating from high school, and then engaged in the 
hop business as a buyer throughout California. In 1894 he located in Aurora, 
Oregon, but later went to Salem, still being engaged in the hop business. 
Eventually, he bought a ranch near Salem, on which he raised hops on a large 
scale, while at the same time he acted as buying and selling agent for 
Lilienthal Brothers of New York city. In 1906 Mr. Ottenheimer sold his ranch, 
coming to Portland, entered into a partnership with his brother, S. W. 
Ottenheimer, and established the Jones Cash Store, a mail order business, of 
which Henry J. was president. This proved a very successful venture and was 
conducted until 1923, when the business was sold to the Montgomery Ward 
Company, and Mr. Ottenheinier then bought out D. B. McBride, wholesale dealer 
in woolen goods and has since devoted himself closely to this business.
     On June 18, 1902, Mr. Ottenheimer was united in marriage to Miss Alice F. 
Frank, of San Francisco, and they became the parents of two daughters, Edith 
F., who is a graduate of Mills College, in Oakland, and Dorothy, who passed 
away in January, 1917. aged eight years. Mr. Ottenheimer is a staunch 
supporter of the republican party and is interested in public affairs. He is a 
member of the Ancient Free and Accepted Masons, in which he has attained the 
thirty-second degree of the Scottish Rite; the Ancient Arabic Order of Nobles 
of the Mystic Shrine, the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks, the Concordia 
Club, the Tualitan Golf Club, the Rotary Club, and the Chamber of Commerce, of 
which he is a director. He is also director of the Community Chest. His 
religious connection is with the congregation Beth Israel, in which he is 
chairman of the board of trustees. He has prospered in his material affairs 
and is president of the Ottenheimer Realty and Investment Company. Persistent 
industry, progressive methods and judicious management have been the elements 
which have contributed to his success in life and his record has gained for 
him the confidence and respect of his fellowmen.


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History of the Columbia River Valley From The Dalles to the Sea, Pages 274-275

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