august october american politician lawyer oregon iowa born raised virginia served united_states attorney iowa michigan wisconsin territories represented united_states house_of_representatives later immigrated served oregon territorial legislature settling portland helped found newspaper promoted economic interests city involved building near portland fought oregon later years served promoted expansion railroads portland square park downtown portland named built land sold city early life born virginia west_virginia august father died william fourteen time left home earn way educated public schools took job court clerk studying law time reading law earned law license began practice married seven children moved illinois settlers year attorney appointed united_states president united_states attorney iowa formed western section attorney new territory created elected colonel militia moving carved elected non voting delegate united_states house_of_representatives democrat served september october spanning portions fifth sixth congress introduced legislation pre law congress efforts secured iowa land grant acres km2 support common schools congressional report iowa boundary dispute missouri favorable iowa term expired returned iowa relocating served delegate iowa constitutional convention held iowa city led entry iowa union 29th state left iowa traveling oregon trail oregon left arrived november time region jurisdiction united_states settling oregon boundary dispute great_britain previous year oregon settled relocated salem learned court went california brief time success gold fields returning oregon accompanied newly appointed governor territory return trip oregon elected session later representing legislature lower house legislature finished session moved portland downstream salem later took trip san_francisco california recruited portland start newspaper purchased newspaper moved assets paper portland began publishing weekly newspaper portland served publisher founder gave paper assets gold hunter start paper purchased land portland cleared built home site portland promoter city helped built ensure city commercial center oregon practiced law october held contempt court justice ordered sent jail county seat days went jail order revoked replaced court justice accused lawyers left portland engaged cattle keeping portland law practice served lieutenant colonel militia fought native americans war returned moving eugene appointed surveyor general oregon served returned portland left federal government position opposition election abraham_lincoln president oregon entered union 33rd state later years returning portland built home 12th jefferson streets downtown portland returned practice law worked secure portland economic future promoting construction railroad line california link rail line started companies goal creating railroad connecting portland railroad proposed line traveled columbia river gorge oregon travel southeast salt_lake_city utah linking line returned legislature representing democrat legislature worked government purchase operate large steam mouth vessel pilot ships improved maritime commerce portland sold blocks land downtown fourth avenues main street died portland october age buried lone fir cemetery city portland named honor square parks square named honor blocks purchased square contains spanish american war soldier monument erected wrote editorial pleading monument war june monument includes statue soldier dressed spanish sculpted granite base inscribed roman indicating base received october monument dedicated memorial day final cost monument paid donations following scott plea monument contains donated found buried beach near noted sides american civil war drinking fountain square donated city 2nd fountain design dedicated september
William W. Chapman