Multnomah County OR Archives Biographies.....Rauch, George La Verne June 30, 1886 - 
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Author: The S. J. Clarke Publishing Company

History of the Columbia River Valley From The Dalles to the Sea, Volume II, 
Pages 116-117

	GEORGE LA VERNE RAUCH.  Studiousness, combined with the habit of 
thoroughness, has brought George La Verne Rauch to the front in legal circles 
of Portland, and an enviable military record also constitutes an important 
chapter in the history of his life.  He was born June 30, 1886, in Gaines, 
Michigan, and his parents, George D. and Frances A. (McFetridge) Rauch, were 
natives of Ida, that state.  His grandfather, Henry Rauch, was born in 
Pennsylvania and served as a captain in the Black Horse Cavalry.  George D. 
Rauch was born in 1856 and for many years was a railroad employe.  He has 
passed away and his widow now resides in Portland, making her home with George 
L. Rauch.
	The last named attended the public schools of his native state and 
from 1904 until 1907 was a member of the Michigan National Guard, after which 
he was assigned to the United States Signal Corps for instruction.  During 
1907 and 1908 he was a student at the University of Missouri and his education 
was completed in the University of Michigan, from which he won the degree of 
LL.B. in 1911.  While at Ann Arbor he also studied mechanical engineering and 
during vacation periods traveled throughout the United States in the interests 
of public utilities that have since been taken over by the American Power & 
Light Company.  After leaving the University of Michigan he spent a short time 
in Detroit, going from there to Buffalo, New York, and in 1911 came to Oregon, 
opening a law office in Portland.  At that time he became a contracting 
engineer for the Portland Gas & Coke Company and filled the position for two 
years.
	Soon after his arrival in Portland, Mr. Rauch assisted in organizing A 
Troop of the First Oregon Cavalry and was its first sergeant in 1913.  In 
June, 1916, he went to the Mexican border with the One Hundred and Sixty-
second United States Infantry, and was there stationed for six months, serving 
with a machine gun company.  At the end of that time he returned to Portland 
and in 1917 was selected for work in the intelligence department of the 
government, cooperating with the Council of Defense in the prevention of 
disloyalty.  He was designated for special service in Montana and was sent to 
various points along the United States border.  Mr. Rauch was commissioned a 
first lieutenant and later won a captaincy in the air service.  In 1919 he was 
honorably discharged and has since practiced in Portland, specializing in that 
branch of the law which relates to business organization, administration and 
control.  During a period of eight years he has established a large and 
lucrative clientele and is also a director of a number of business 
corporations operating in Portland.  He is well versed in the science of his 
profession and his advice in regard to legal procedure is always sound and 
reliable.
	In 1917 Mr. Rauch was married in Ann Arbor, Michigan, to Miss Mabel E. 
Rose, who received the A. B. degree from the University of Michigan in 1913 
and is a member of the Alpha Phi sorority.  They now have two daughters, 
Frances Alice and Rose Marion, aged respectively six and two years.  Mr. Rauch 
belongs to Portland Post of the American Legion and is adjutant of the 
Military Order of the World war.  He is one of the Mazamas of Portland and 
greatly enjoys the sport of mountain climbing.  In 1922 he was elected 
president of the Ad Club, of which he is a life member, and in 1927 was called 
to the presidency of the Lions Club of Portland.  He also takes a keen 
interest in the activities of the Young Men’s Christian Association and the 
Chamber of Commerce and in 1921 was made chairman of the membership committee 
of the latter organization.  His Masonic affiliations are with the Commandery, 
in which he holds the Knight Templar degree, and the Shrine.  He is also 
identified with the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks holding the office of 
esteemed loyal insight and the Woodmen of the World.  Along professional lines 
he is connected with the Multnomah County and Oregon State and American Bar 
Associations, while his political allegiance is given to the republican 
party.  Mr. Rauch has every quality essential to success in the vocation of 
his choice and exemplifies the best type of American manhood and citizenship.



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History of the Columbia River Valley From The Dalles to the Sea, Volume II, 
Chicago, The S. J Clarke Publishing Company, 1928

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