1921 Duluth & St Louis County MN, Van Brunt.pdf - Garon.us

DULUTH AND ST. LOUIS COUNTY 741
James Turrish was reared in his native country, but when still a young
man, in December, 1850, took passage on a sailing vessel bound from
Glasgow, Scotland, to the United States. His vessel sprung a leak, and
it was not until March, 1851, that he arrived in New York city. He lived
at Wilmington, Delaware, for a time, and was married at New York city.
In 1862 he came to the west, locating in Buena Vista, Portage county,
Wisconsin, which locality was his home for practically the remainder of
his days, although in his later years he moved to Stevens Point, Wisconsin,
where he died in 1907.
One of a family of ten children, of whom seven grew to maturity,
Henry Turrish worked on the home farm in Portage county, Wisconsin,
while a boy, and attended the district schools, supplementing this with
an academic and business course at Madison. He began his business
career in the logging camps of the pine woods of northern Wisconsin, following
which he worked at nearly every branch of lumbering, including
cruising, cutting, rafting and office work. About 1890 he began lumbering
in Wisconsin for himself, buying stumpage rights, logging and selling,
and later, about 1898, moved to Superior, Wisconsin, and there began
manufacturing, at the same time purchasing timber in Wisconsin and
Minnesota with associates, which was aside from his regularly-established
business. About 1901 Mr. Turrish moved to Duluth, having disposed of
his Superior holdings. At Duluth he had previously maintained an office
for several years with W. H. Cook. On coming to this city he at once
became secretary and general manager of the Minnesota Log and Timber
Company, and for several years was engaged in manufacturing lum-
ber. Upon the completion of the work thus mapped out he became associated
with others in the acquisition of large timber holdings in Florida.
Idaho, Oregon and Washington, giving to the western holdings his personal
attention.
Mr. Turrish is a director of the City National Bank of Duluth ; a director
of the Elk River (Idaho) Bank; vice president and director of the
Pollatch Lumber Company of Idaho ; director of the Boise Payette Lumber
Company, Boise, Idaho; president of the W^estern Land Company,
Ltd.. of Idaho ; vice president of the Western Timber Company, president
of the Mehalen Timber and Logging Company, president of the
Portland Southwestern Railway Company. j)resident of the Beaver Lumber
Company, jjresident of the Appledale Land Company, director of the
Fir Tree Lumber Company and of the Drew Timber Company, all of
Portland, Oregon, where the general offices are located president ; of the
O'Connell Lumber Company ; director of the Curran Timber Comi:)any
of Washington ; and director of several land and exploration companies
of Minnesota.
Duluth. He is
Mr. Turrish is a member of practically all the clubs of
a Republican in politics. ])ut has not aspired to ]-)olitical
official honors.
On June 17, 1891, he married Margaret V. Keating, of Antigo. Wisconsin,
who died December 26. 1912, leaving four daughters: Marie,
the wife of C. F. ?Tazen ; Nannie, who died .September 7, 1920, as Mrs.
Philip L. Ray; Vivian, the wife of Miron Bunnell; and Frances. Mr.
Turrish's second marriage occurred February 21, 1914. when he was
united with Miss Minnie B. Lander. Mr. and
municants of the Roman Catholic Church.
IVIrs. Turrish are com-
M.^RTIN L. Jkxks. For the past twenlv years ^Ir. Tenks has been
one of the prominent grain men of Duluth, .-uid liis individual cnter{)rise
and the capital he represents have eiven a