Joseph Nathan Teal

Joseph Nathan Teal

Joseph Nathan Teal
Born 1858
Eugene, Oregon
Died 1929
Portland, Oregon
Occupation Attorney

Joseph Nathan Teal (1858–1929) was a prominent attorney and civic leader in Portland, Oregon in the early 20th century. He was known as an advocate of waterway development in the Pacific Northwest.[1] He served as the chair of the Oregon Conservation Commission under governors Frank Benson and Oswald West. In 1909 he spoke at the first National Conservation Congress in Seattle.[2] He served as the U.S. Shipping Commissioner in 1920-21.[3]

Teal was promoted as a candidate for United States Secretary of the Interior in 1913.[4] His only child (as of 1919) was Ruth Josephine Teal, who married Carleton Walter Betts of Buffalo in 1919.[5]

References

  1. ↑ Biographical note from: Teal, J. N. (November 1912). "The Mighty River of the West". National Waterways.
  2. ↑ http://www.loc.gov/teachers/classroommaterials/presentationsandactivities/presentations/timeline/progress/conserve/teal.html
  3. ↑ http://nwda.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv20394
  4. ↑ http://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn83025138/1913-01-25/ed-1/seq-10/#date1=1846&index=17&rows=20&words=canal+Canal+Joseph+Nathan+Teal&searchType=advanced&sequence=0&proxdistance=5&date2=2013&ortext=&proxtext=&phrasetext=&andtext=Joseph+Nathan+Teal+canal&dateFilterType=yearRange&page=1
  5. ↑ http://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn83025138/1919-11-05/ed-1/seq-12/#date1=1846&index=9&rows=20&words=canal+Joseph+Nathan+Teal&searchType=advanced&sequence=0&proxdistance=5&date2=2013&ortext=&proxtext=&phrasetext=&andtext=Joseph+Nathan+Teal+canal&dateFilterType=yearRange&page=1