D. P. B. Pride

D. P. B. Pride
1st Attorney General of the Idaho Territory
In office
1885–1887
Preceded byPosition created
Succeeded byRichard Z. Johnson
Secretary of the Idaho Territory
In office
July 2, 1884 – February 12, 1885
Preceded byEdward L. Curtis
Succeeded byEdward L. Curtis
Personal details
Born
David Porter Baker Pride

April 22, 1854
Cumberland, Maine, U.S.
DiedMarch 21, 1894 (aged 39)
Idaho, U.S.

David Porter Baker Pride (April 22, 1854 – March 21, 1894)[1] was an American attorney and politician who served as the secretary of the Idaho Territory from July 2, 1884, to February 12, 1885, and first attorney general of the Idaho Territory from 1885 to 1887.

Background

Pride was born in Cumberland, Maine in 1854 and began his career as a lawyer and school board official in Windham, Maine.[2] Pride later relocated to Idaho, where he became an active figure in the Idaho statehood movement.[3] In 1885, Pride successfully campaigned the Idaho Legislature to appropriate funds for the construction of the Idaho State Capitol and the Idaho Insane Asylum in Blackfoot.[4] The Idaho Legislature eventually created the position of "territorial prosecuting attorney” for Pride.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Photos of David Porter Baker Pride - Find A Grave..." www.findagrave.com. Retrieved 2021-10-29.
  2. ^ Maine State Year-book, and Legislative Manual, for the Year ... Hoyt & Fogg. 1876.
  3. ^ Idaho (1885). Laws of the Territory of Idaho. Territorial Printer.
  4. ^ "IDAHO'S TERRITORIAL CAPITOL" (PDF). history.idaho.gov. April 1968. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2020-10-19.
  5. ^ Hemenway, Charles W. (1887). Memoirs of My Day: In and Out of Mormondom. Deseret News Company.