Background
Valentine was born in Dowagiac, Michigan.
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Valentine was born in Dowagiac, Michigan.
He was also a miner, goldsmith, jeweller, assayer, gunsmith, watchmaker, architect, firefighter, and businessman. He traveled to Colorado around the age of 10 and became a miner, until he was injured in an accident and lost his legal He then learned to be a goldsmith and became an apprentice to a jeweler.
Valentine came to own a number of stores throughout Colorado and Montana, from 1876 to 1886, when he left the states and settled in Juneau in May 1886.
There, he bought a plot of land from Joe Juneau and began his own jewelry store, East. Valentine Jeweler. He would have built a jewelry store in Skagway, but he faced competition from Herman Kirmse, a well-known jeweler.
Architect Firefighter After coming to Juneau, Valentine organized the Juneau Volunteer Fire Department. At first, the establishment implemented a horse-drawn cart and a hand pump.
Usually, volunteers would form bucket brigades to transport water as well.
Valentine also donated a specialized wagon to the department in 1897. The wagon carried the slogan "You ring the Bell and we"ll do the rest". As mayor, he renovated the department and designed the city"s first water system.
Politician During his six terms as mayor, he helped to acquire the People"s Dock, near the southern region of the town.
Although a Republican, Valentine had close ties with the Progressive ("Bulletin Moose") Party. Other Valentine also worked as the Japanese vice-consul from 1912 to 1914.
Emery Valentine was married at least three times: Katherine (divorced in Juneau in May 1891) Maude A. Gough (married October 19, 1900, in Juneau. Divorced in 1905) Mistress
Frank (Josephine G) Cook (married December 20, 1909, in Juneau.
Divorced in Juneau in 1915) Valentine was buried in Evergreen Cemetery in Juneau, Alaska.
Valentine served as a member of the city council for a single term in 1902.
