Umatilla County OR Archives Biographies.....Doherty, Patrick March 14, 1868 - 
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Author: Colonel William Parsons 

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Patrick Doherty
	A progressive, wide-awake business man, a prominent and broad-minded 
citizen, the subject of this sketch is one whose energy and industry have 
lifted him from the ranks of wage earners to be one of the most successful 
wool growers of this part of the state, while his keen financiering and 
comprehensive capabilities have placed him a leader among his fellows with a 
prestige that indicates a future commensurate with his brilliant career 
already worked out in Umatilla county.
	To many his ability will be better understood when we mention that he 
is descended from pure Irish blood, being born in county Donegal, Ireland, 
March 14, 1868. Here he received his education from the public schools, while 
he assisted his father on the farm.  At the age of nineteen he came to Canada 
and thence to Umatilla county to join his brother Bernard, who had already 
been two years in this country. He first worked for James Nelson, on the farm 
next to the one he now owns, and after six months went to herding for Charles 
Cunningham, remaining there one year, when he hired to his brother in Morrow 
county.  In the spring of 1890 these brothers sent for the balance of the 
family.  In the fall of 1895 Bernard died, and our subject was made 
administrator of the estate, and in 1897 bought it, in connection with his two 
younger brothers, John and Joseph, with whom he formed a copartnership, the 
firm being known as Doherty Brothers, and entered the wool producing business. 
the original farm was nine hundred and sixty acres, which has been increased 
by purchase until they are now proprietors of a magnificent estate of over 
four thousand acres, which is utilized in handling their large bands of sheep, 
which have increased from the original number of eighteen hundred to over 
eight thousand. They sill retain the Morrow county estate, but now live three 
and one-half miles southeast from Vinson on one purchased from Samuel George.  
They formerly raised full-blood Merinos, but now are handling the thoroughbred 
Lincolns exclusively. In addition, they raise horses and cattle, owning one 
hundred and fifty of the former and sixty of the latter. The family are 
members of the Catholic church where they are highly esteemed, as well as 
throughout the entire community, while our subject, although but a young man, 
has manifested ability and executive administration second to none of his 
competitors, which will without doubt cause to be proffered to him flattering 
positions of public trust, which, it is hoped, he will consent to 
accept.,      ,                     
	Since writing the above Mr. Doherty took a trip to Europe, leaving his 
ranch in July, 1901. He visited Chicago, Buffalo, New York and Boston, then 
repaired to Ireland, the land of his nativity.  In his native county, Donegal, 
he was married to Miss Mary McLaughlin, in October, 1901. Mrs. Dorherty was 
born in the same county in 1882. While on this trip they visited Scotland and 
attended the Glasgow exposition, besides taking in many other sights and 
places of interest. Although the scenes of native land are good and memories 
of childhood's days are sweet, still Mr. Doherty is content to continue on his 
Umatilla county ranch and be, as he has been, one of the prominent men of the 
county.


Additional Comments:
An Illustrated History of Umatilla County by Colonel William Parsons and of 
Morrow County by W. S. Shiach with a brief outline of the early history of the 
State of Oregon.  W. H. Lever, Publisher  1902.

	Notice: These biographies were transcribed for the Oregon Biographies 
Project. Unless otherwise stated, no further information is available on the
individual featured in the biographies. 


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