Matthew Paul Deady was the Son of Daniel and Mary Ann (McSweeny)Deady born 12 May 1824 in Talbot Co. Maryland. At the age of 16 Matthew apprenticed as a blacksmith. He then realized that blacksmithing wasn't for him and went back to school and got a teaching certificate, in Ohio. In continuing his education found he was very interested in law and was soon admitted to the Ohio bar. In 1849 he came West. Matthew didn't have any money to travel with a wagon train so he attached himself to an Army troop escorting a military paymaster to Fort Vancouver. He paid his way by doing black smithing. He arrived 14 Nov 1849 and shortly after moved to Lafayette where he taught for awhile. By Spring he was admitted to the Oregon Bar.
On 24 June 1852 he married Lucy Ann Henderson, ten years his junior, daughter of Robert Henderson. To this union four children were born; Edward, Henderson, Paul and Mary.
Judge Deady's reputation spread across the country. In 1859 he was offered the position of Federal Judge and 1860 went to Portland to live. His most important accomplishment was the adoption of his Code of Civil Procedure for Oregon in 1862, and then Code of Criminal Procedure, adopted in 1864. For 20 years he was president of the Portland Library Association. He also founded the Multnomah County Library. He also served as president of the Board of Regents of the State Univerity of Oregon (University of Oregon in Eugene) from 1873 to 1893.
On 6 March 1893 Deady became very ill. The doctors diagnosed his illness as a stroke. On 24 March The Honorable Matthew Paul Daedy died at the age of 69.∼A lawyer from Ohio, he began teaching school in 1849 in Yamhill Co., Oregon. He was elected to the Territorial Legislature and in 1853 was named judge of the territorial supreme court. One of the founders of the University of Oregon. Compiled the original set of Oregon laws.
On 24 June 1852 he married Lucy Ann Henderson, ten years his junior, daughter of Robert Henderson. To this union four children were born; Edward, Henderson, Paul and Mary.
Judge Deady's reputation spread across the country. In 1859 he was offered the position of Federal Judge and 1860 went to Portland to live. His most important accomplishment was the adoption of his Code of Civil Procedure for Oregon in 1862, and then Code of Criminal Procedure, adopted in 1864. For 20 years he was president of the Portland Library Association. He also founded the Multnomah County Library. He also served as president of the Board of Regents of the State Univerity of Oregon (University of Oregon in Eugene) from 1873 to 1893.
On 6 March 1893 Deady became very ill. The doctors diagnosed his illness as a stroke. On 24 March The Honorable Matthew Paul Daedy died at the age of 69.∼A lawyer from Ohio, he began teaching school in 1849 in Yamhill Co., Oregon. He was elected to the Territorial Legislature and in 1853 was named judge of the territorial supreme court. One of the founders of the University of Oregon. Compiled the original set of Oregon laws.
Matthew Paul Deady was the Son of Daniel and Mary Ann (McSweeny)Deady born 12 May 1824 in Talbot Co. Maryland. At the age of 16 Matthew apprenticed as a blacksmith. He then realized that blacksmithing wasn't for him and went back to school and got a teaching certificate, in Ohio. In continuing his education found he was very interested in law and was soon admitted to the Ohio bar. In 1849 he came West. Matthew didn't have any money to travel with a wagon train so he attached himself to an Army troop escorting a military paymaster to Fort Vancouver. He paid his way by doing black smithing. He arrived 14 Nov 1849 and shortly after moved to Lafayette where he taught for awhile. By Spring he was admitted to the Oregon Bar.
On 24 June 1852 he married Lucy Ann Henderson, ten years his junior, daughter of Robert Henderson. To this union four children were born; Edward, Henderson, Paul and Mary.
Judge Deady's reputation spread across the country. In 1859 he was offered the position of Federal Judge and 1860 went to Portland to live. His most important accomplishment was the adoption of his Code of Civil Procedure for Oregon in 1862, and then Code of Criminal Procedure, adopted in 1864. For 20 years he was president of the Portland Library Association. He also founded the Multnomah County Library. He also served as president of the Board of Regents of the State Univerity of Oregon (University of Oregon in Eugene) from 1873 to 1893.
On 6 March 1893 Deady became very ill. The doctors diagnosed his illness as a stroke. On 24 March The Honorable Matthew Paul Daedy died at the age of 69.∼A lawyer from Ohio, he began teaching school in 1849 in Yamhill Co., Oregon. He was elected to the Territorial Legislature and in 1853 was named judge of the territorial supreme court. One of the founders of the University of Oregon. Compiled the original set of Oregon laws.
On 24 June 1852 he married Lucy Ann Henderson, ten years his junior, daughter of Robert Henderson. To this union four children were born; Edward, Henderson, Paul and Mary.
Judge Deady's reputation spread across the country. In 1859 he was offered the position of Federal Judge and 1860 went to Portland to live. His most important accomplishment was the adoption of his Code of Civil Procedure for Oregon in 1862, and then Code of Criminal Procedure, adopted in 1864. For 20 years he was president of the Portland Library Association. He also founded the Multnomah County Library. He also served as president of the Board of Regents of the State Univerity of Oregon (University of Oregon in Eugene) from 1873 to 1893.
On 6 March 1893 Deady became very ill. The doctors diagnosed his illness as a stroke. On 24 March The Honorable Matthew Paul Daedy died at the age of 69.∼A lawyer from Ohio, he began teaching school in 1849 in Yamhill Co., Oregon. He was elected to the Territorial Legislature and in 1853 was named judge of the territorial supreme court. One of the founders of the University of Oregon. Compiled the original set of Oregon laws.
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