Land certificate for Joseph Simon

Collection

Identifier: Coll868

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The collection consists of a land certificate, dated July 1889, made out to Oregon attorney and politician Joseph Simon, granting him 160 acres of land in Section 8 of Township 3 North, Range 5 West, in Washington County, Oregon. A receipt attached to the back of the certificate, dated March 24, 1891, attests that the Washington County recorder of conveyances has received the certificate and entered the information into county records.

Dates

Creation: 1889-1891

Creator

United States. General Land Office (Organization)

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

The Oregon Historical Society owns the materials in the Research Library and makes available reproductions for research, publication, and other uses. The Society does not necessarily hold copyright to all materials in the collections. In some cases, permission for use may require seeking additional authorization from copyright owners.

Biographical Note

Joseph Simon was born to a Jewish family in Bechtheim, Germany, in 1851, and came to the United States with his family in 1852 and to Portland, Oregon, in 1857. He worked as an attorney in Portland. He served as a member of Portland City Council from 1877 to 1880, and as an Oregon state senator in the 1880s and 1890s. In 1898, he was elected as a United States senator, and he held that office until 1903. After serving in Congress, he was mayor of Portland from 1909 to 1911. He died in 1935.

Extent

0.1 Cubic Feet (1 oversize folder (12x15) in shared flat box)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

Certificate made out to Joseph Simon (1851-1935) for 160 acres of land in Washington County, Oregon, and a receipt that said certificate was received by the recorder of conveyances of Washington County. Joseph Simon was an Oregon attorney and politician who served as a United States senator from 1898 to 1903.