I have to admit that I am utterly fascinated by him. Every new article turns up some new company he was involved in, all in industries particular to the development of the Northwest. I'd say he was a complete wheeler-dealer! I will try to put together a timeline of his home and wives and companies and children....but in the meantime, I thought the below news article was fantastic! When Alaska was lobbying for statehood, OJH Sr. was a territorial delegate! The article says that the election -- which took place in Seattle showing just how much the fates of the two states were linked at that point -- was extremely heated. OJH was a dark horse but squeaked through. He didn't last long....or at least Wikipedia never caught his name!
The following article ran November 22, 1905 in the Seattle Times.