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Quarto, 10.9 in. x 7.8 in., pp. 1016. Illustrated with frontispiece photograph, fold-out map , and over 100 maps, portraits, and photographs. Dark green cloth boards with double-frame stampoed in blind to front and back. Gilt title and four raised bands to spine. Marbled edges and endpapers. Light rubbing to boards and edges. Unmarked interior. Charles Henry Carey (1857-1940) was a Portland lawyer and judge from 1883 to 1940. He graduated from Denison University and received a law degree from Cincinnati College in 1883. In 1907, Carey established a law firm with James B. Kerr, which survived until 1930. He also served as a municipal court judge from 1890 to 1894. Carey was instrumental in establishing the Multnomah Law Library (1890) and the Oregon Bar Association (1892), serving as its secretary for years and twice elected it's president (1912-1913, 1922-1923). He was vice-president of the American Bar Association from 1894 to 1914, and in 1904 was a delegate to the International Congress of Lawyers and Jurists. He was instrumental in reorganization of judicial administration, procedures, and methods in Oregon. Carey was active in other organizations, including: The League to Enforce Peace, League of Nations Association, Oregon World Court Committee, and Institute of Pacific Relations. He served as president (1927-1937) of the Oregon Historical Society. In addition, he served on the boards of the Portland Arts and Crafts Society and the Portland Garden Club. Carey authored a book and several articles on Oregon History. (from Archives West).
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