In 1882, (Clackamas County Judge) Harvey Cross, a successful Oregon City lawyer and one-time state senator, purchased the Cason house for his family. Soon after, he began buying up portions of the Cason's original 640-acre donation land claim with a view towards establishing a town, which he planned to name after his hero, William Ewart Gladstone, four-time Prime Minister of England. |
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Judge Harvey Cross 1856-1927 | |
In 1889, Judge Cross formed the Gladstone Real Estate Corporation and platted East Gladstone, an area that extended eastward from Portland Ave. to the 73-acre undeveloped woodland tract with lake that he called Gladstone Park Next Page | |
