Julius C. Moreland
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| Born |
June 1, 1844 Smith County, Tennessee |
| Died | February 2, 1918 (aged 73) Salem, Oregon |
| Resting place |
Lone Fir Cemetery 45°31′05″N 122°38′32″W / 45.518052°N 122.642222°W |
| Alma mater | Portland Academy |
| Occupation | Caples and Moreland 1868 – 1874 Portland City Council 1872 – 1875 Portland City Attorney 1877 – 1881 Moreland and Masters 1886 – 1890 Multnomah County Judge 1890 – 1894 Oregon Supreme Court Clerk 1907 – 1918 |
| Years active | 1867 – 1918 |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Abbie B. Kline |
| Children | Harvev, Susie (Gill), Eldon, Julius, Lueen (Moores) |
| Parent(s) | Jesse Moreland, Susan Robertson |
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Julius Caesar Moreland (June 1, 1844 – February 2, 1918) was an Oregon pioneer, a successful lawyer, and a judge based in Portland, Oregon. He was also Clerk of the Oregon Supreme Court in Salem in the early 20th century. He is the namesake of the Eastmoreland, Westmoreland, and Sellwood – Moreland neighborhoods.
Moreland was born in 1844 in Smith County, Tennessee, to parents Jesse Moreland and Susan Robertson. Julius Caesar was a name given to at least two other relatives in the Robertson family tree. Through his mother's side of the family, Moreland could trace his lineage to Major Charles Robertson, a soldier in the American Revolutionary War. Julius was the youngest of nine children, and his father was a farmer and a Methodist preacher.
In 1848 the Moreland family moved to Macoupin County, Illinois, where they farmed for two years, then for two years Jesse Moreland operated a store. In 1852 the family joined a train of 20 wagons heading west on the Oregon Trail. They arrived in the Oregon Territory in October, 1852, and by November Jesse had settled a Donation Land Claim for 320 acres near the town of Needy. Beginning in 1860, Julius worked in Portland as a printer at the Oregon Farmer until the publication closed in 1863. At the time it was Oregon's only agricultural newspaper. He graduated from the Portland Academy in 1865, then from 1865 to 1867 Moreland read law in the offices of former Portland Mayor David Logan and began his legal career in Eastern Oregon and the Idaho Territory. He worked for a year at the Idaho Statesman and upon his return to Portland, he worked briefly as foreman at The Oregonian.
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