Multnomah-Marion County OR Archives Biographies.....Reynolds, John W. January 27, 1875 - 
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     JOHN W. REYNOLDS, of Portland, enjoys a high reputation among the lawyers 
of the Willamette and Columbia River valleys, where for many years he has been 
engaged in the practice of his profession, and commands the uniform confidence 
of the public. He was born in Salem, Oregon, on the 27th of January, 1875, and 
is a son of Doctor John and Sallie A. (Truesdell) Reynolds, the former born in 
Sprucevale, later known as New Lisbon, Ohio, and the latter at Beverly, Ohio, 
where their marriage occurred. They came to Oregon in 1874, locating at Salem, 
where the father was engaged in the practice of medicine continuously until 
1915, a period of over forty years, when he retired, and his death occurred in 
1919. He was a trustee of Willamette University, was a man of sterling 
character and fine public spirit, and was beloved by all who knew him. The 
mother died in 1922.

     John W. Reynolds after obtaining a public school education graduated from 
the College of Liberal Arts of Willamette University, receiving the degree of 
Bachelor of Arts in 1895 and the degree of Master of Arts in 1897. He took up 
the study of law in the office of George H. Burnett, while the latter was 
serving as judge of the circuit court at Salem. He was admitted to the bar in 
1897, after which he was employed as a private tutor for one year. He then 
entered the law school of the University of Michigan, from which he was 
graduated in 1899, and at once began the practice of law in Salem, where he 
remained until the spring of 1907. From 1902 until 1907 he served as the dean 
of the law school of Willamette University and was a member of the board of 
trustees of that institution from 1902 until 1908. In 1907 Mr. Reynolds came 
to Portland, where he has since been engaged in the practice of civil law, 
taking no criminal cases. He is well grounded in the basic principles of 
jurisprudence, is careful and painstaking in the preparation of his cases and 
is sound and trustworthy as an office counselor, so that he has well merited 
the extensive practice which he enjoys.

     On May 6, 1908, Mr. Reynolds was united in marriage to Miss Nettie 
Beckner, of Salem, a daughter of W. S. and Harriet S. Beckner. Mr. Reynolds is 
a republican and is a member of the Sons of the American Revolution, the 
Multnomah Anglers and Hunters Club and the Chamber of Commerce, and maintains 
professional affiliation with the Multnomah County Bar Association and the 
Oregon State Bar Association. He is a man of learning and broad views, enjoys 
a wide acquaintance throughout this section of the state, and is held in high 
esteem by all who know him.

Additional Comments:
History of the Columbia River Valley From The Dalles to the Sea, Vol. II, 
Pages 787-788

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