The Morning Oregonian (Portland, OR)
December 8, 1920 pg. 10
RALPH R. DUNIWAY’S CAREER IS CLOSED
Well-Known Portland Attorney Dies Suddenly
FAMILY PROMINENT ONE
Lawyer Popular and Known Throughout Oregon a Authority on Municipal Law.
Ralph Rolefson Duniway, Portland attorney, died suddenly at the Portland Medical hospital yesterday morning. He had been at the hospital for about a month, suffering from acute muscular rheumatism, but was thought to be on the road to recovery, the end coming quite unexpectedly.
Mr. Duniway was born November 7, 1869, at Albany, Or., the son of Benjamin C. and Abigail Scott Duniway. He came to Portland in 1871 and in 1892 was graduated from the law department of Cornell University. He was admitted to the bar of the state of Oregon in that same year.
He served as first assistant city attorney of Portland for a short time. He practiced law from the same offices in the Chamber of Commerce building for 23 years, being one of the two or three original tenants of that building.
Attorney Galas Reputation
Mr. Duniway was known throughout Oregon as an authority on municipal law. Prominent attorneys of the city say that the present law in regard to city procedure in the matter of making improvements has been largely developed by the cases brought by him and taken to the supreme court.
He was known as a keen student of public affairs, who never hesitated to champion a cause he deemed worthy. When preparedness was considered a joke by a great many, Mr. Duniway was one of the organizers of the Lawyer’s auxiliary and took a prominent part in all war activities. He served in the Multnomah Guard and as a four-minute man.
“Mr. Duniway was an indefatigable worker.” Said Judge Conrad P. Olson yesterday. “He was a master of detail and was unswervingly loyal to his clients. He carried the fight for them to the court of last resort whether the cause was popular or not. During his long practice he won some notable cases, such as the Kadderly case, where the initiative and referendum where sustained.”
Family Well Known
Mr. Duniway came from pioneer stock. His mother, Abigail Scott Duniway, was known in Oregon and throughout the United Sates as the mother of suffrage here. His uncle was Harvey W. Scott, former editor of The Oregonian.
He was the youngest of six children, the two oldest of whom are dead. His sister, Mrs. Clara Belle Stearns, died in 1885, and his oldest brother, Willis, ex-state printer, died in 1913.
Mr. Duniway is survived by his wife, Kate Duniway; a son, Robert, and a daughter, Katherine, and his brother, Wilkie C. of Portland, Dr. Clyde A., president of Colorado college at Colorado Springs, and Hubert R. of New York City.
Dr. C. A. Duniway will come for the funeral, arrangements for which will be made today.
The Morning Oregonian (Portland, OR)
December 8, 1920 pg. 10
RALPH R. DUNIWAY’S CAREER IS CLOSED
Well-Known Portland Attorney Dies Suddenly
FAMILY PROMINENT ONE
Lawyer Popular and Known Throughout Oregon a Authority on Municipal Law.
Ralph Rolefson Duniway, Portland attorney, died suddenly at the Portland Medical hospital yesterday morning. He had been at the hospital for about a month, suffering from acute muscular rheumatism, but was thought to be on the road to recovery, the end coming quite unexpectedly.
Mr. Duniway was born November 7, 1869, at Albany, Or., the son of Benjamin C. and Abigail Scott Duniway. He came to Portland in 1871 and in 1892 was graduated from the law department of Cornell University. He was admitted to the bar of the state of Oregon in that same year.
He served as first assistant city attorney of Portland for a short time. He practiced law from the same offices in the Chamber of Commerce building for 23 years, being one of the two or three original tenants of that building.
Attorney Galas Reputation
Mr. Duniway was known throughout Oregon as an authority on municipal law. Prominent attorneys of the city say that the present law in regard to city procedure in the matter of making improvements has been largely developed by the cases brought by him and taken to the supreme court.
He was known as a keen student of public affairs, who never hesitated to champion a cause he deemed worthy. When preparedness was considered a joke by a great many, Mr. Duniway was one of the organizers of the Lawyer’s auxiliary and took a prominent part in all war activities. He served in the Multnomah Guard and as a four-minute man.
“Mr. Duniway was an indefatigable worker.” Said Judge Conrad P. Olson yesterday. “He was a master of detail and was unswervingly loyal to his clients. He carried the fight for them to the court of last resort whether the cause was popular or not. During his long practice he won some notable cases, such as the Kadderly case, where the initiative and referendum where sustained.”
Family Well Known
Mr. Duniway came from pioneer stock. His mother, Abigail Scott Duniway, was known in Oregon and throughout the United Sates as the mother of suffrage here. His uncle was Harvey W. Scott, former editor of The Oregonian.
He was the youngest of six children, the two oldest of whom are dead. His sister, Mrs. Clara Belle Stearns, died in 1885, and his oldest brother, Willis, ex-state printer, died in 1913.
Mr. Duniway is survived by his wife, Kate Duniway; a son, Robert, and a daughter, Katherine, and his brother, Wilkie C. of Portland, Dr. Clyde A., president of Colorado college at Colorado Springs, and Hubert R. of New York City.
Dr. C. A. Duniway will come for the funeral, arrangements for which will be made today.
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