Multnomah-Clackamas County OR Archives Biographies.....Saldern, Lawrence J. O. January 21, 1844 - February 10, 1928
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	LAWRENCE J. O. SALDERN.  Courageous, self-reliant, and energetic, 
Lawrence J. O. Saldern fought life’s battles alone and unaided, finding in 
Portland the city of opportunity, and was known throughout the northwest owing 
to his success in the lumber business, in which he was a pioneer.  He was born 
January 21, 1844, in Schleswig-Holstein, Denmark, and was a son of Peter and 
Christina von Saldern.  The father was a scion of one of the oldest and most 
influential families of Schleswig-Holstein and traced his lineage back to the 
year 1300.
	Lawrence J. O. Saldern received a public school education and served 
an apprenticeship to a carriage-maker, displaying an aptitude for the week.  
In 1864, when a young man of twenty, he responded to the call of adventure and 
came to the United States.  After his arrival in New York city he journeyed 
westward, spending a short time in Davenport, Iowa, and then went to Muscatine 
in the same state, where he followed his trade for five years.  On the 
expiration of that period he located in St. Louis, Missouri, but owing to 
illness returned to Muscatine soon afterward.  In 1870 he went to South Dakota 
and for a few years was the proprietor of a wagon shop in Vermillion.  At one 
time he decided to become an agriculturist and purchased a ranch but his crops 
for three years were destroyed by grasshoppers and he abandoned the farm, 
afterward locating in Yankton, South Dakota.  In 1876 he sought a less 
rigorous climate and selected Portland as his home.  Identifying himself with 
the lumber industry, he began his logging activities at Wilsonville and as 
time passed established camps on the Willamette and Columbia rivers.  
Eventually he became the largest operator in this part of the country and at 
one time was the owner of a sawmill at Albina.  Through tireless effort, good 
management and honorable dealing he created an industry of much importance and 
value to this district and in 1913 retired from active business.
	Mr. Saldern was married May 4, 1870, in Muscatine, Iowa, to Miss 
Florine Nancy Lindsey, a native of Pennsylvania and a daughter of James and 
Nancy (Hart) Lindsey, who settled in Muscatine in early life.  When Mr. and 
Mrs. Saldern came to Oregon they were accompanied by Mrs. Nancy (Hart) Lindsey 
and two children of the latter, a son and a daughter.  To Mr. and Mrs. Saldern 
were born five children, three of whom attained mature years.  Amy Louise is 
now Mrs. J. T. Healey, of Portland, and has a son, Norman.  Alice was united 
in marriage to Theodore Farmer, of this city and is deceased.  Eva became the 
wife of Walter Packard, of Portland, and passed away in 1926.
	Mr. Saldern was a Mason and a member of Columbia Lodge of Portland.  
In politics he was a strong republican but never sought office as a reward for 
party fealty.  Modest and retiring by nature, he preferred to perform his 
public duties in the capacity of a private citizen and manifested a keen 
interest in matters touching Portland’s welfare and progress.  Genial, sincere 
and broad-minded, Mr. Saldern was esteemed and admired by his fellow citizens 
and his death on February 10, 1928, occasioned deep and widespread regret.  
His widow occupies the family residence, a beautiful home at East Ninth street 
and Holliday avenue, and an unselfish spirit and sympathetic disposition have 
drawn to her a large circle of steadfast friends.


Additional Comments:
History of the Columbia River Valley from The Dalles to the Sea, Pages 188-191

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