Hires, George
merchant, manufacturer, state senator, congressman, was born Jan. 26, 1835, in Salem county, N. J.
He was elected sheriff of Salem county in 1867, 1868, and 1869. In 1881 he was elected a state senator for a term of three years; and was elected a representative from New Jersey to the forty-ninth and fiftieth congresses as a democrat.
HIRSCH, EDWARD. merchant, financier, state senator, was born May 3, 1836, in Germany. During 1866-68 he was president of the Eagle Woolen Mills company of Brownsville. He was state treasurer for eight years during 1878-86; and subsequently was elected a member of the Oregon state senate for four years.