CAPTAIN HENRY CLAY COE (Capt. Nathaniel C.7, Joel6, Dea. Joseph5, Capt. Joseph4, Capt. John3, Robert2, Robert1) was born Aug. 11, 1844, at Nunda, Livingston County, NY.
On December 12, 1853, Henry with his mother and brothers Lawrence and Charles embarked on the side-wheel steamer Georgia for the Isthmus of Panama. Eight days later they reached the city of Aspinwall, now known as Colon.
Henry, nine years of age, was carried on the back of a native guide across Panama. On the west coast, he and his mother took passage on the steamer California to San Francisco. His brothers stayed behind to tend the baggage.
Ill with Panama Fever on the trip up the coast, in San Francisco they were rejoined by his brothers. They took passage on the steamer Fremont to Portland, OR, which they reached after a stormy voyage. His father Nathaniel Coe, who in 1851 had been appointed US Mail Agent for Oregon Territory, was there to welcome them to the "Land of Promise."
Henry was educated at Pacific University, Forest Grove, OR, entering when he was nineteen. After completing his studies he went to work on the Columbia River, working from deck hand to master, and filled every position in between. It resulted in him knowing the business thoroughly. He took out master's papers in 1877 and was on the river more or less since the time he first started.
In charge of some of the largest boats plying the river, as a riverboat captain he rubbed elbows with all kinds and classes of people. It gave him an understanding of people and to know how to deal with numerous problems that are a part of commercial life.
In 1869 he inaugurated a side venture of cattle raising in Yakima County, WA, and continued the same for five years. During his long period of active business life, a man of Captain Coe's energy and wisdom could but amass a large fortune which has been the gratifying result of his labors.
He owned a cozy, beautiful home in Portland, where the family remained most of the time, besides a large amount of property at Hood River and in other places. Owing to his extensive property interests in various sections, Captain Coe spent considerable time in their oversight and therefore was away from home a great deal.
The town of Hood River was platted by Henry Clay Coe in 1881. It consisted of four blocks, but was added to from time to time until it covered the entire Coe homestead, a portion of land claimed by William Jenkins, O.L. Stranahan and James Benson on the south and west. On the east side of Rood River it was built on the Nathan Benson homestead.
A successful capitalist, he became one of the best known men in Oregon. From the earliest days, he was closely identified with the upbuilding of the Northwest and was active and aggressive along lines which resulted in some of its most important improvements.
His labors and those of his brothers cannot be separated from the opening of the country. Their efforts are part and parcel of the history of the country itself and in the volume that treats of the Inland Empire and of the Pacific coast. Mention is sure to be made of the large enterprises that they inaugurated and conducted.
In his later years he moved to Los Angeles County, CA. A member of the Board of Trustees of Manhattan Beach, on April 20, 1914, he was elected president. In his acceptance speech, he sated "It is with reluctance, and under protest, that I have accepted the office of President of this Board. I did not seek it. I do not want it. I never was an aspirant for political honors and I plead most earnestly to be passed by in this case. Not that it is not an honorable position and one to be desired, but simply that my ambition does not run in that direction. I was over persuaded and agreed to assume the duties of the office . . . ."
Sadly, Capt. Coe suffered severe burns on Thanksgiving Day 1928 when his clothing caught fire as he warmed himself by a gas heater. He was taken to the hospital for treatment, but during recovery he developed pneumonia. He went home to 571 36th Street, Manhattan Beach, and passed away, Dec. 4, 1928. Local headlines blared "X-Mayor of Manhattan is Dead; aged 85." He asked to be cremated and his ashes spread over Hood River.
He married March 17, 1869, in Hood River, OR, Mary Ella “Kittie” Carlton, born Oct. 3, 1852, at Independence, IA, daughter of Benjamin and Ellen (Chandler) Carlton. She died Nov. 22, 1929, in Portland, OR. Burial was at Wilhelm’s Portland Memorial. "An Illustrated History of Central Oregon" (Spokane: WA: Western Historical Publishing Company, 1905), pp. 228-229; Manhattan Beach News, April 25, 1914; Dec. 7, 1928
On December 12, 1853, Henry with his mother and brothers Lawrence and Charles embarked on the side-wheel steamer Georgia for the Isthmus of Panama. Eight days later they reached the city of Aspinwall, now known as Colon.
Henry, nine years of age, was carried on the back of a native guide across Panama. On the west coast, he and his mother took passage on the steamer California to San Francisco. His brothers stayed behind to tend the baggage.
Ill with Panama Fever on the trip up the coast, in San Francisco they were rejoined by his brothers. They took passage on the steamer Fremont to Portland, OR, which they reached after a stormy voyage. His father Nathaniel Coe, who in 1851 had been appointed US Mail Agent for Oregon Territory, was there to welcome them to the "Land of Promise."
Henry was educated at Pacific University, Forest Grove, OR, entering when he was nineteen. After completing his studies he went to work on the Columbia River, working from deck hand to master, and filled every position in between. It resulted in him knowing the business thoroughly. He took out master's papers in 1877 and was on the river more or less since the time he first started.
In charge of some of the largest boats plying the river, as a riverboat captain he rubbed elbows with all kinds and classes of people. It gave him an understanding of people and to know how to deal with numerous problems that are a part of commercial life.
In 1869 he inaugurated a side venture of cattle raising in Yakima County, WA, and continued the same for five years. During his long period of active business life, a man of Captain Coe's energy and wisdom could but amass a large fortune which has been the gratifying result of his labors.
He owned a cozy, beautiful home in Portland, where the family remained most of the time, besides a large amount of property at Hood River and in other places. Owing to his extensive property interests in various sections, Captain Coe spent considerable time in their oversight and therefore was away from home a great deal.
The town of Hood River was platted by Henry Clay Coe in 1881. It consisted of four blocks, but was added to from time to time until it covered the entire Coe homestead, a portion of land claimed by William Jenkins, O.L. Stranahan and James Benson on the south and west. On the east side of Rood River it was built on the Nathan Benson homestead.
A successful capitalist, he became one of the best known men in Oregon. From the earliest days, he was closely identified with the upbuilding of the Northwest and was active and aggressive along lines which resulted in some of its most important improvements.
His labors and those of his brothers cannot be separated from the opening of the country. Their efforts are part and parcel of the history of the country itself and in the volume that treats of the Inland Empire and of the Pacific coast. Mention is sure to be made of the large enterprises that they inaugurated and conducted.
In his later years he moved to Los Angeles County, CA. A member of the Board of Trustees of Manhattan Beach, on April 20, 1914, he was elected president. In his acceptance speech, he sated "It is with reluctance, and under protest, that I have accepted the office of President of this Board. I did not seek it. I do not want it. I never was an aspirant for political honors and I plead most earnestly to be passed by in this case. Not that it is not an honorable position and one to be desired, but simply that my ambition does not run in that direction. I was over persuaded and agreed to assume the duties of the office . . . ."
Sadly, Capt. Coe suffered severe burns on Thanksgiving Day 1928 when his clothing caught fire as he warmed himself by a gas heater. He was taken to the hospital for treatment, but during recovery he developed pneumonia. He went home to 571 36th Street, Manhattan Beach, and passed away, Dec. 4, 1928. Local headlines blared "X-Mayor of Manhattan is Dead; aged 85." He asked to be cremated and his ashes spread over Hood River.
He married March 17, 1869, in Hood River, OR, Mary Ella “Kittie” Carlton, born Oct. 3, 1852, at Independence, IA, daughter of Benjamin and Ellen (Chandler) Carlton. She died Nov. 22, 1929, in Portland, OR. Burial was at Wilhelm’s Portland Memorial. "An Illustrated History of Central Oregon" (Spokane: WA: Western Historical Publishing Company, 1905), pp. 228-229; Manhattan Beach News, April 25, 1914; Dec. 7, 1928
CAPTAIN HENRY CLAY COE (Capt. Nathaniel C.7, Joel6, Dea. Joseph5, Capt. Joseph4, Capt. John3, Robert2, Robert1) was born Aug. 11, 1844, at Nunda, Livingston County, NY.
On December 12, 1853, Henry with his mother and brothers Lawrence and Charles embarked on the side-wheel steamer Georgia for the Isthmus of Panama. Eight days later they reached the city of Aspinwall, now known as Colon.
Henry, nine years of age, was carried on the back of a native guide across Panama. On the west coast, he and his mother took passage on the steamer California to San Francisco. His brothers stayed behind to tend the baggage.
Ill with Panama Fever on the trip up the coast, in San Francisco they were rejoined by his brothers. They took passage on the steamer Fremont to Portland, OR, which they reached after a stormy voyage. His father Nathaniel Coe, who in 1851 had been appointed US Mail Agent for Oregon Territory, was there to welcome them to the "Land of Promise."
Henry was educated at Pacific University, Forest Grove, OR, entering when he was nineteen. After completing his studies he went to work on the Columbia River, working from deck hand to master, and filled every position in between. It resulted in him knowing the business thoroughly. He took out master's papers in 1877 and was on the river more or less since the time he first started.
In charge of some of the largest boats plying the river, as a riverboat captain he rubbed elbows with all kinds and classes of people. It gave him an understanding of people and to know how to deal with numerous problems that are a part of commercial life.
In 1869 he inaugurated a side venture of cattle raising in Yakima County, WA, and continued the same for five years. During his long period of active business life, a man of Captain Coe's energy and wisdom could but amass a large fortune which has been the gratifying result of his labors.
He owned a cozy, beautiful home in Portland, where the family remained most of the time, besides a large amount of property at Hood River and in other places. Owing to his extensive property interests in various sections, Captain Coe spent considerable time in their oversight and therefore was away from home a great deal.
The town of Hood River was platted by Henry Clay Coe in 1881. It consisted of four blocks, but was added to from time to time until it covered the entire Coe homestead, a portion of land claimed by William Jenkins, O.L. Stranahan and James Benson on the south and west. On the east side of Rood River it was built on the Nathan Benson homestead.
A successful capitalist, he became one of the best known men in Oregon. From the earliest days, he was closely identified with the upbuilding of the Northwest and was active and aggressive along lines which resulted in some of its most important improvements.
His labors and those of his brothers cannot be separated from the opening of the country. Their efforts are part and parcel of the history of the country itself and in the volume that treats of the Inland Empire and of the Pacific coast. Mention is sure to be made of the large enterprises that they inaugurated and conducted.
In his later years he moved to Los Angeles County, CA. A member of the Board of Trustees of Manhattan Beach, on April 20, 1914, he was elected president. In his acceptance speech, he sated "It is with reluctance, and under protest, that I have accepted the office of President of this Board. I did not seek it. I do not want it. I never was an aspirant for political honors and I plead most earnestly to be passed by in this case. Not that it is not an honorable position and one to be desired, but simply that my ambition does not run in that direction. I was over persuaded and agreed to assume the duties of the office . . . ."
Sadly, Capt. Coe suffered severe burns on Thanksgiving Day 1928 when his clothing caught fire as he warmed himself by a gas heater. He was taken to the hospital for treatment, but during recovery he developed pneumonia. He went home to 571 36th Street, Manhattan Beach, and passed away, Dec. 4, 1928. Local headlines blared "X-Mayor of Manhattan is Dead; aged 85." He asked to be cremated and his ashes spread over Hood River.
He married March 17, 1869, in Hood River, OR, Mary Ella “Kittie” Carlton, born Oct. 3, 1852, at Independence, IA, daughter of Benjamin and Ellen (Chandler) Carlton. She died Nov. 22, 1929, in Portland, OR. Burial was at Wilhelm’s Portland Memorial. "An Illustrated History of Central Oregon" (Spokane: WA: Western Historical Publishing Company, 1905), pp. 228-229; Manhattan Beach News, April 25, 1914; Dec. 7, 1928
On December 12, 1853, Henry with his mother and brothers Lawrence and Charles embarked on the side-wheel steamer Georgia for the Isthmus of Panama. Eight days later they reached the city of Aspinwall, now known as Colon.
Henry, nine years of age, was carried on the back of a native guide across Panama. On the west coast, he and his mother took passage on the steamer California to San Francisco. His brothers stayed behind to tend the baggage.
Ill with Panama Fever on the trip up the coast, in San Francisco they were rejoined by his brothers. They took passage on the steamer Fremont to Portland, OR, which they reached after a stormy voyage. His father Nathaniel Coe, who in 1851 had been appointed US Mail Agent for Oregon Territory, was there to welcome them to the "Land of Promise."
Henry was educated at Pacific University, Forest Grove, OR, entering when he was nineteen. After completing his studies he went to work on the Columbia River, working from deck hand to master, and filled every position in between. It resulted in him knowing the business thoroughly. He took out master's papers in 1877 and was on the river more or less since the time he first started.
In charge of some of the largest boats plying the river, as a riverboat captain he rubbed elbows with all kinds and classes of people. It gave him an understanding of people and to know how to deal with numerous problems that are a part of commercial life.
In 1869 he inaugurated a side venture of cattle raising in Yakima County, WA, and continued the same for five years. During his long period of active business life, a man of Captain Coe's energy and wisdom could but amass a large fortune which has been the gratifying result of his labors.
He owned a cozy, beautiful home in Portland, where the family remained most of the time, besides a large amount of property at Hood River and in other places. Owing to his extensive property interests in various sections, Captain Coe spent considerable time in their oversight and therefore was away from home a great deal.
The town of Hood River was platted by Henry Clay Coe in 1881. It consisted of four blocks, but was added to from time to time until it covered the entire Coe homestead, a portion of land claimed by William Jenkins, O.L. Stranahan and James Benson on the south and west. On the east side of Rood River it was built on the Nathan Benson homestead.
A successful capitalist, he became one of the best known men in Oregon. From the earliest days, he was closely identified with the upbuilding of the Northwest and was active and aggressive along lines which resulted in some of its most important improvements.
His labors and those of his brothers cannot be separated from the opening of the country. Their efforts are part and parcel of the history of the country itself and in the volume that treats of the Inland Empire and of the Pacific coast. Mention is sure to be made of the large enterprises that they inaugurated and conducted.
In his later years he moved to Los Angeles County, CA. A member of the Board of Trustees of Manhattan Beach, on April 20, 1914, he was elected president. In his acceptance speech, he sated "It is with reluctance, and under protest, that I have accepted the office of President of this Board. I did not seek it. I do not want it. I never was an aspirant for political honors and I plead most earnestly to be passed by in this case. Not that it is not an honorable position and one to be desired, but simply that my ambition does not run in that direction. I was over persuaded and agreed to assume the duties of the office . . . ."
Sadly, Capt. Coe suffered severe burns on Thanksgiving Day 1928 when his clothing caught fire as he warmed himself by a gas heater. He was taken to the hospital for treatment, but during recovery he developed pneumonia. He went home to 571 36th Street, Manhattan Beach, and passed away, Dec. 4, 1928. Local headlines blared "X-Mayor of Manhattan is Dead; aged 85." He asked to be cremated and his ashes spread over Hood River.
He married March 17, 1869, in Hood River, OR, Mary Ella “Kittie” Carlton, born Oct. 3, 1852, at Independence, IA, daughter of Benjamin and Ellen (Chandler) Carlton. She died Nov. 22, 1929, in Portland, OR. Burial was at Wilhelm’s Portland Memorial. "An Illustrated History of Central Oregon" (Spokane: WA: Western Historical Publishing Company, 1905), pp. 228-229; Manhattan Beach News, April 25, 1914; Dec. 7, 1928
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