Spokane County WA Archives Biographies.....Schneider, Clifford G. October 1, 1889 - ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/wa/wafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Ila Wakley iwakley@msn.com November 12, 2009, 1:38 pm Source: History of the Columbia River Valley From The Dalles to the Sea, Vol. III, Published 1928, Pages 251 - 252 Author: The S. J. Clarke Publishing Company CLIFFORD G. SCHNEIDER, an honored member of the Multnomah county bar, has served for a number of year as city recorder of Gresham and is one of the community's best known and most highly regarded citizens, having proven true and loyal to every obligation, standing a man among men. He was born near Silverton, Marion county, Oregon, on the 1st day of October, 1889, a son of Albert and Ella (Jack) Schneider. His paternal grandfather, a native of Germany, came to the United States prior to the Mexican war, enlisted in the army and was wounded in that conflict. After the war he came to the Pacific coast. He was one of twelve children, of whom he and a sister were the only ones to come to this country. His son, Albert Schneider, was born in Oregon and became a mechanic and blacksmith by trade. In 1889 he located south of Spokane, Washington, where he took up a homestead and bought railroad land, and was there engaged in farming until 1897, when he was accidentally killed, his son, Clifford G., being a witness to the accident. The father was running a mowing machine, on which he was carrying a gun, which was discharged, giving him a mortal wound. The family soon afterwards returned to Oregon, living in Marion and Polk counties for two or three years, and in 1902 moved to Pleasant Home, near Gresham. The mother is now residing in Portland. She was born near Silverton, on Butte creek, and is a daughter of Thomas P. and Sarah (Johnson) Jack, the latter a daughter of Rev. Johnson, an old circuit-riding preacher of this state. Thomas P. Jack came to Oregon, by way of the Barlow trail, in 1847 and located on Butte creek, where he took a donation land claim. To Albert and Ella Schneider were born five children: Clifford G.; Mrs. Eva Wolf, of Portland; Dr. H. A., practicing dentistry at Sandy, Oregon; Mrs. Clara Wells, living near Independence, Oregon; and Mrs. Alberta Swanson, of Portland. Clifford G. Schneider attended the public school near Gresham and then entered the law school of the University of Oregon, which conferred upon him the degree of Bachelor of Laws in 1913. In June of that year he was admitted to the bar and during the two ensuing years was employed as a traveling salesman. In 1915 he engaged in the practice in Portland, and in the following year came to Gresham and opened an office. The same year he was appointed city recorder of Gresham, which position he has held continuously since with the exception of the period of his military service. In May, 1917, he enlisted in the United States Cavalry, but was rejected because of his height, and two months later he enlisted in the University of Oregon unit of the Medical Corps. He was assigned to Base Hospital 46, with which organization he went overseas in the capacity of supply sergeant. He was in France thirteen months, his unit operating as an evacuation hospital near Neufchateau. After the armistice was signed Mr. Schneider was sent by the army to the University of Grenoble, where he studied for four months. On his return home he was honorably discharged and soon afterwards reopened his law office in Gresham, and also in Portland, being at the latter place in association with Judge Fenton for a short time. He was again appointed city recorder, in which capacity he is still serving, and is also city attorney of Fairview, Oregon. He is a constant student of the law, is recognized as a capable and successful practitioner and has built up a large practice in the courts of this county. In 1918 Mr. Schneider was united in marriage to Miss Crissy MacPherson, who was born in Utah and is a daughter of A. MacPherson. Mr. and Mrs. Schneider now have two children, Robert Glenn, eight years of age, and Gordon Albert, three years old. Mrs. Schneider is a member of and holds office in the Order of the Eastern Star. In 1922 Mr. Schneider organized a national guard company at Gresham, known as Headquarters Company, First Battalion, One Hundred and Eighty-sixth Infantry Regiment, of which he had command for three years. In 1926 he resigned and took a commission as first lieutenant in the United States Reserve Corps. In his political views Mr. Schneider is a democrat, and he is a member of the Ancient Free and Accepted Masons, the Order of the Eastern Star, in which he has held chairs, the Woodmen of the World, the Loyal Order of Moose, the American Legion, the Veterans of Foreign Wars and the Gresham Chamber of Commerce. He was the first commander and helped to reorganize the American Legion post at Gresham. He maintains professional affiliation with the Multnomah County Bar Association and the Oregon State Bar Association. He is a man of strong individuality, pleasing address and unfailing courtesy and throughout this community commands the sincere respect and esteem of his fellowmen. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/wa/spokane/bios/schneide144gbs.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/wafiles/ File size: 5.5 Kb