Portrait of Benton Killin

Title

Portrait of Benton Killin

Description

Sepia-toned image of Judge Benton Killin. He attended Pacific University for one year but did not graduate from that school. He went on to become a Judge in Portland, and was married to Harriet Hoover Killin, who was the first woman to graduate from Pacific University (Class of 1869).

[Front] [ink] Judge Benton Killin. Died in 1905. [printed] Abell Photo. [Back] [ink] Judge Benton Killin. An early graduate of Pacific University. He was a Portland judge many years. Judge and Mrs. Killin had two children, Thomas B. Killin and Mrs. Estella Killin Kistner. [printed] Frank G. Abell, Portland, Oregon. Negatives preserved. Oregon State Agricultural Society Gold Medal Awarded to Frank G. Abell Photography July 2, 1881.

Identifier

WCMpic_000789

Creator

Abell, Frank G., photographer, Portland, Oregon

Subject

Portrait photography

Judges

College graduates

Killin, Benton

Genealogy & Family History

Legal History

Higher Education

Spatial Coverage

Washington County, Oregon

Language

English

Date Created

circa 1880s

Date

1880/1889

Medium

cabinet photographs

Rights

Online access to this image is for research and educational purposes only. To inquire about permissions, order a reproduction, or for more information, please contact the Five Oaks Museum at Research@FiveOaksMuseum.org.

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Type

Still Image

Source

Washington County Museum