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Barge Edward Leonard, who for twelve years has been a representative of the Portland bar, was born in Rochelle,
Illinois, November 17, 1886, a son of Edward and Eliza (Young) Leonard, their marriage being celebrated in Rochelle,
where the father was born in 1848. He followed farming for many years but had put aside the cares of active business
life at the time of his demise, which occurred on the 8th of January. 1921. His widow is still a resident of Rochelle.
In the schools of his native city Barge E. Leonard pursued his education, followed by a year's art course in the
Northwestern University at Evanston, Illinois, and the study of law at the University of Michigan. He was graduated
from the latter institution in 1909, with the degree of LL. B., and then came to Portland, where he at once entered
upon active practice, in which he has continued. His ability in this field is pronounced and his success is attributable
in no small measure to the thoroughness with which he prepares his cases. He is married and has one daughter.
Mr. Leonard is a member of the Scottish Rite Masons and of the Mystic Shrine, also of the Benevolent Protective
Order of Elks, the Progressive Business Club, the City Club, the University Club, the Press Club, and of the Multnomah
Bar Association. of which be was president in 1919. He is likewise identified with the Phi Kappa Psi, a Greek letter
fraternity, with the Friars Club and the Theta Nu Epsilon, is a Rosarian and was chosen a director of the Rose
Festival for 1921. He was nominated on the republican ticket for the Oregon legislature in the spring of 1920 and
elected at the general election, serving in the thirty first legislative assembly.
Mr. Leonard belongs to the American Legion and to La Societe De Forty Hommes et Eight Chevaux. His military record
is most interesting. He entered the Second Officers Training Camp at the Presidio of San Francisco, August 25,
1917, giving up his practice of law in Portland and volunteering for service in the World war. He was commissioned
first lieutenant of infantry in the National Army, November 27, 1917, was assigned to duty with the Sixty third
Infantry on the same date and on the 26th of February, 1918, was selected from among officers at the Presidio,
because of special knowledge, aptitude and fitness, for intelligence duty and ordered to duty with the postal censorship
board in San Francisco; organized postal censorship office at the Ferry post office, San Francisco, which acted
as a clearing house for all foreign mail leaving the Pacific coast during the World war; by reason of demonstrated
capacity and extra ordinary efficiency in the administration and organization of the postal censorship, upon completion
of the work, was assigned to duty in the office of the department intelligence officer as executive officer, Military
Intelligence Division, Western Department, San Francisco, and continued as executive officer until his discharge
November 27, 1918. He was detached from the Sixty third Infantry, July 13, 1918, and assigned to general staff
in connection with work above mentioned. He was in charge of all investigations relative to enemy aliens in San
Francisco and Bay cities, directing a force of twenty four investigators in this work. In October, 1918, he was
recommended for promotion to captain, recommendation, however, not acted upon because of the signing of the armistice.
He was the first officer in the Western Department requesting his discharge upon closing of hostilities and after
discharge was recommended for a major's commission in the Reserve Corps. Mr. Leonard's services to the army were
of exceptional character and only because of the confidential nature of the work, specific details cannot be given.
The same spirit of loyalty characterizes his relation to his clients and has brought him prominence among the younger
representatives of the Portland bar.
From:
History of Oregon Illistrated
Vol. 2
BY: Charles H. Carney
The Pioneer Historical Publishing Company
Chicago - Portland 1922
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