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About William S. Ladd
William Sargent Ladd was an American politician and businessman in Oregon. He twice served as the mayor of Portland, Oregon, in the 1850s. A native of Vermont, he was a prominent figure in the early development of Portland, and co-founded the first bank in the state in 1859. Ladd also built the first brick building in Portland and was a noted philanthropist. Part of his former estate, the Ladd Carriage House, is on the National Register of Historic Places.
Everything about William S. Ladd →- Occupation
- banker, politician
- Citizenship
- United States
- Born
- October 10, 1826
- Died
- January 6, 1893