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History of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan
The Western Historical Company, Chicago - 1883

Page 338-339

   WILLIAM P. RALEY, Probate Judge, forwarding and commission
 merchant, does a general warehouse business; was born in 
 Columbiana County, Ohio, August 16, 1825; came to Lake Super-
 ior in 1849; landed at Eagle Harbor and soon after went to
 Isle Royale as book-keeper and cashier for the Siskowit Mining
 Company; was there only one year when he came to the Northwest
 Mine, Keweenaw County as book-keeper and paymaster; was with
 this company four years.  In 1855, he went to Copper Harbor,
 where he was, in company with WILLIAM H. STEPHENS, in the
 merchandising and forwarding business until 1859; he then
 came to Eagle Harbor, and engaged in the mercantile business
 with JUSTIN SHAPLEY, under the firm name of RALEY & SHAPLEY,
 with a branch store at Copper Falls.  They also bought the
 piers and warehouse at Eagle Harbor; they lost the warehouse
 by fire in 1860; then built their present substantial building
 about 1860; in 1879, Judge RALEY bought out his partner's 
 interest, and has since operated alone.  He has held various
 offices; was appointed Judge of Probate by the Governor, to
 fill a vacancy in 1878, and was elected to the office in 1880,
 for the term of four years; office at Eagle River.
 
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