Multnomah County OR Archives Biographies.....Rae, Alexander C. April 13, 1877 - ************************************************ 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, 1:39 pm Author: The S. J. Clarke Publishing Company ALEXANDER C. RAE. Profiting by the countless opportunities which the west offers to the man of energy, ability and determination, Alexander C. Rae has steadily advanced toward the goal of success and is now classed with the leading certified public accountants of Portland. A native of Aberdeen, Scotland, he was born April 13, 1877, and his parents were Rev. John and Jessie (Clark) Rae. His father was a Presbyterian missionary in Palestine and later returned to Scotland, establishing the Causewayend Free church of Aberdeen. For a few years he was its pastor and afterward built a new church but before he could occupy its pulpit death intervened. In 1924 the mother passed away in Scotland. Alexander C. Rae was reared in a home of culture and refinement and was surrounded by uplifting influences which have greatly influenced his life. He was accorded liberal educational advantages, completing a course in the Robert Gordon College at Aberdeen, and in 1899 and 1900 attended the law school of the University of Edinburgh. In 1900 he yielded to the lure of the new world, locating in Portland, and secured a position with the Oregon Mortgage Company. His initial salary was forty dollars per month and his diligence and trustworthiness were soon rewarded by promotion. In 1906 he qualified as a certified public accountant and has since maintained an office in Portland. His proficiency and devotion to his profession have won him a large clientele. He is secretary of the King Estate and since 1917 has been auditor for the Columbia River interstate bridge. In 1905 Mr. Rae was united in marriage to Miss Williamina Margaret Chrystall, the daughter of a Presbyterian minister who was pastor of a church at Buxburn, a suburb of Aberdeen, Scotland. Mr. Rae follows an independent course in politics, regarding the qualifications of a candidate as a matter of prime importance, and lends the weight of his support to all worthy public measures. For five years he was treasurer of the First Presbyterian church and manifests a deep interest in its work. He was an influential member for twenty years of the Man's Resort Company of Boys Brigade and started the organization, which was originally a club for the betterment of boys, a branch of welfare work in which he has long been active. Along lines of recreation he is connected with the Multnomah Golf Club and the Multnomah Amateur Athletic Club. Since December, 1921, he has been treasurer of Willamette Lodge, No. 2, F. & A. M., and is also a Knight Templar Mason. He is likewise a member of the University Club, of Portland. He is a charter member and an ex-president of the Oregon Institute of Certified Public Accountants and also belongs to the American Institute of Accountants. By nature Mr. Rae is frank and unassuming, caring nothing for the artificialities of life, but his good qualities are known to his fellow citizens and thoroughly appreciated. Additional Comments: History of the Columbia River Valley From The Dalles to the Sea, Vol. II, Page 714 File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/or/multnomah/bios/rae662gbs.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/orfiles/ File size: 3.6 Kb