Multnomah County OR Archives Biographies.....Sweeney, Ed April 13, 1875 - 
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     ED SWEENEY, who in a very acceptable manner is filling the office of 
county auditor of Multnomah county, has spent his life in Portland and has 
long been regarded as one of its best citizens. He was born in this city on 
the 13th day of April, 1875, and is a son of William and Ellen (Malof) 
Sweeney. His father was a native of Australia, whence he came to Oregon in the 
early '50s, locating in Portland, where for many years he did a successful 
street contracting business. Both parents died in this city.

     Ed Sweeney attended the public schools and graduated from the Holmes 
Business College. He engaged in the grocery business, which commanded his 
attention for a number of years, and in 1906 was appointed deputy sheriff. 
Later, under Sheriff Stevens, he was made chief deputy of the tax department, 
and after several years of creditable service in that position was appointed 
chief deputy county auditor under Auditor Samuel Martin. On March 17, 1925, he 
was appointed county auditor, and in 1926 was elected to that office for a 
four-year term. A good business man, careful and painstaking in the discharge 
of his official duties and watchful of the public interests, he has proven the 
right man for the place and is rendering a fine type of service to his county.

     In 1907 Mr. Sweeney was united in marriage to Mrs. Margaret Cundy, of 
Denver, Colorado. He gives his political support to the republican party, and 
is a member of the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks, the Loyal Order of 
Moose and the Woodmen of the World. Cordial and affable in manner, faithful to 
every duty and actuated by high purposes, he commands the confidence and 
respect of his fellow citizens and has many warm friends throughout the city 
in which he lives.


Additional Comments:
History of the Columbia River Valley From The Dalles to the Sea, Vol. II, 
Pages 539 - 540

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