Matthew P. Deady family photograph album

Collection

Identifier: Album 109

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

One album containing 156 black and white photographs, circa 1868-1894, of members of the Deady family, friends, and others, including: Matthew P. Deady; Lucy A. Deady (nee Henderson); members of the Couch family, Flanders family, Failing family, Brooke family, Knott family, Strong family, Corbett family, Fisk family, White family, Henderson family, and Bush family; Senator James Willis Nesmith; Judge Loyal Stearns; and Asahel Bush.

Dates

circa 1868-1894

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

Matthew Paul Deady, son of Daniel and Mary Ann (McSweeny) Deady, was born near Easton in Talbot County, Maryland on May 12, 1824. After growing up on family farms in Maryland, Virginia, and Ohio, he graduated from Barnesville Academy in St. Clairesville, Ohio, in 1845. He made his way to Oregon in 1849, and he taught school before serving as an Oregon territorial house representative from Lafayette. In 1853, Deady was appointed as associate justice for the Oregon Supreme Court's southwest district. In 1857, he presided over Oregon's constitutional convention. He was appointed U.S. District judge for the district of Oregon in 1859, and held this Portland-based position until his death on March 24, 1893. Deady also served on the boards of a number of civic and educational institutions, including the Library Association of Portland and the University of Oregon. He married Lucy Ann Henderson at Lafayette on June 24, 1852. They had three sons: Paul R. Deady, Edward N. Deady, and Henderson B. Deady.