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Henry G. Struve (November 17, 1836 - June 13, 1905) was a prominent lawyer, legislator, historian and banker in Seattle, Washington, during the 19th and early 20th centuries. A member of the celebrated Struve family, he was elected mayor of Seattle in 1882 and 1883, during a time of rapid civic growth and prosperity. ==Early life and marriage== Struve was born in 1836 in the Grand Duchy of Oldenburg in northern Germany,〔Oldenburg was an independent county from the late 12th century until it was absorbed by Denmark in 1667. Made independent again in 1773 under Friedrich August von Holstein Gottorp, the county was erected into a duchy in 1775. It was annexed by France in 1806-07 and 1810-13. Made a grand duchy by the Congress of Vienna in 1815, Oldenburg joined the German Confederation in 1815, the North German Confederation in 1867, the German Empire in 1871 and the Weimar Republic in 1919. Since World War II it has been part of the state of Lower Saxony. See William D. Craig, ''Coins of the World 1750-1850'', 3rd edition, pp. 179-180. Racine, Wisconsin: Western Publishing Company, Inc., 1976.〕 the son of Friedrich and Marie Margarethe (Claussen) Struve. He received and academic education in Germany before emigrating to the United States in 1853 at the age of 16. After a short stay in New York City he went to California, where he located near Jackson in Amador County. There he engaged in mining, studied law, and wrote for newspapers. He was admitted to the bar in 1859. In February 1860 Struve moved to Vancouver, Washington, where he was editor of the ''Vancouver Chronicle'' for a year. He then commenced the practice of law in the winter of 1861. Struve was elected district attorney for the 2nd Judicial District in 1862 and was thrice reelected, serving until his resignation in 1869.〔''The National Cyclopaedia of American Biography'', Vol. IX, pp. 247-248. New York: James T. White & Company, 1909. Reprint of 1901 edition.〕〔Henry Hunt and F.C. Kaylor, ''Washington, West of the Cascades'', Vol. II, p. 245. Seattle: The S.J. Clarke Publishing Company, 1917.〕 At Vancouver in October 1863, Struve married Lascelle Knighton (1846-1903), daughter of Captain H.M. Knighton, a prominent early settler of Washington Territory. The Struves were the parents of four children: *Harry K. Struve *Helen Struve (Mrs. Harry F. Meserve) *Frederick Karl Struve *Mary Struve〔Hunt and Kaylor, Vol. II, p. 247.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Henry G. Struve」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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