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Brockman Adams (1927-2004) —
also known as Brock Adams —
of Seattle, King
County, Wash.; Stevensville, Queen
Anne's County, Md.
Born in Atlanta, Fulton
County, Ga., January
13, 1927.
Son of Charles Leslie Adams (born 1896) and Vera Eleanor (Beemer)
Adams (born 1903).
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for the Western District of Washington, 1961-64; U.S.
Representative from Washington 7th District, 1965-77; U.S.
Secretary of Transportation, 1977-79; resigned 1979; U.S.
Senator from Washington, 1987-93; in 1992, he was accused
by eight women of sexual
misconduct including sexual
harassment and rape;
he denied the allegations, and no charges were ever brought, but the
scandal
ended his political career.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar Association; Phi
Beta Kappa; Federal
Bar Association.
Died, of Parkinson's
disease, in Stevensville, Queen Anne's
County, Md., September
10, 2004 (age 77 years, 241
days).
Interment at Broad
Creek Cemetery, Stevensville, Md.
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Niel Richardson Allen (b. 1894) —
also known as Niel R. Allen —
of Grants Pass, Josephine
County, Ore.
Born in Pullman, Whitman
County, Wash., May 1,
1894.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; Oregon
Republican state chair, 1941-46; alternate delegate to Republican
National Convention from Oregon, 1944;
Presidential Elector for Oregon, 1956.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar Association; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Sons of
the American Revolution; Sons
of Union Veterans; Rotary; Izaak
Walton League; Elks; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Burial
location unknown.
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Russell Anderson Austin, Jr. —
also known as Russell A. Austin, Jr. —
of Aberdeen, Grays
Harbor County, Wash.; Seattle, King
County, Wash.
Son of Russell Anderson Austin and Amanda (Ficks) Austin.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from
Washington, 1968,
1972;
member of Washington
Republican State Committee, 1970-73.
Protestant.
Member, Order of the
Coif; Alpha
Delta Phi; Phi
Alpha Delta; American Bar Association; Association
of Trial Lawyers of America; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners.
Still living as of 1973.
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Lloyd Llewellyn Black (1889-1950) —
also known as Lloyd L. Black —
of Everett, Snohomish
County, Wash.; Seattle, King
County, Wash.
Born in Leavenworth, Leavenworth
County, Kan., March 15,
1889.
Son of William Wilson Black and Mollie (Neil) Black.
Democrat. Lawyer; Snohomish
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1917-19; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Washington 2nd District, 1924; superior court
judge in Washington, 1936-39; U.S.
District Judge for the Western District of Washington, 1939-50;
died in office 1950.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar Association; Phi
Beta Kappa; American
Legion; Freemasons;
Elks; Eagles; Redmen.
Died August
23, 1950 (age 61 years, 161
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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George Hugo Boldt (1903-1984) —
of Seattle, King
County, Wash.; Tacoma, Pierce
County, Wash.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., December
28, 1903.
Son of George F. Boldt and Christine (Carstensen) Boldt.
Lawyer;
colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II; U.S.
District Judge for the Western District of Washington, 1953-71;
took senior status 1971.
Presbyterian.
Member, Sigma
Chi; Phi
Delta Phi; American Bar Association; American
Judicature Society; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died March 18,
1984 (age 80 years, 81
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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John Clyde Bowen (1888-1978) —
of Washington.
Born in Newbern, Dyer
County, Tenn., May 12,
1888.
Son of William Allen Bowen and Maryette (Featherston) Bowen.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of Washington
state senate, 1931; legal advisor to Gov. Clarence
D. Martin, 1933; U.S.
District Judge for the Western District of Washington, 1934-61;
took senior status 1961.
Baptist.
Member, American Bar Association; American
Legion; Freemasons;
Eagles.
Died April 27,
1978 (age 89 years, 350
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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James Wesley Bryan, Jr. (1901-1969) —
of Bremerton, Kitsap
County, Wash.
Born in Lake Charles, Calcasieu
Parish, La., October
31, 1901.
Son of James
Wesley Bryan and Lorena (Kearse) Bryan.
Republican. School
teacher; athletic
coach; lawyer; Kitsap
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1931-32; candidate for Washington
state senate, 1956.
Protestant.
Member, Phi
Gamma Delta; Phi
Delta Phi; American Bar Association; Eagles; Lions; Freemasons;
Elks.
Died in December, 1969
(age 68
years, 0 days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Robert Jensen Bryan (b. 1934) —
also known as Robert J. Bryan —
of Bremerton, Kitsap
County, Wash.
Born in Bremerton, Kitsap
County, Wash., October
29, 1934.
Son of James
Wesley Bryan, Jr. and Vena (Jensen) Bryan (1904-2003).
Republican. Lawyer; chair of
Kitsap County Republican Party, 1961-62; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Washington, 1964;
superior court judge in Washington, 1967-84; U.S.
District Judge for the Western District of Washington, 1986-2000;
took senior status 2000.
Member, Phi
Delta Phi; Delta
Upsilon; American Bar Association; Eagles; Lions; Jaycees.
Still living as of 2000.
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Hugh Milton Caldwell (b. 1881) —
also known as Hugh M. Caldwell —
of Seattle, King
County, Wash.
Born in Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn., June 7,
1881.
Son of Thomas M. Caldwell and Jane (Kearsley) Caldwell.
Republican. Lawyer; mayor of
Seattle, Wash., 1920-22.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar Association; Phi
Sigma Kappa; American
Legion; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Burial
location unknown.
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Stephen Fowler Chadwick (b. 1894) —
also known as Stephen F. Chadwick —
of Seattle, King
County, Wash.
Born in Colfax, Whitman
County, Wash., August
14, 1894.
Son of Stephen James Chadwick and Emma (Plummer) Chadwick.
Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Democratic candidate for
U.S.
Representative from Washington 1st District, 1926; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Washington, 1928;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Washington, 1932 (Democratic primary), 1940
(Republican).
Episcopalian.
Member, Forty
and Eight; American Bar Association; American
Legion; Phi
Delta Phi; Kappa
Sigma; Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married, July 2,
1919, to Margaret Gardiner Tyler. |
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John Main Coffee (1897-1983) —
also known as John M. Coffee —
of Tacoma, Pierce
County, Wash.
Born in Tacoma, Pierce
County, Wash., January
23, 1897.
Son of William B. Coffee and Anne (Rae) Coffee.
Democrat. Lawyer;
secretary to U.S. Sen. C.
C. Dill, 1923-24; U.S.
Representative from Washington 6th District, 1937-47; defeated,
1946; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Washington, 1940.
Unitarian.
Member, Elks; Eagles; Grange; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; American Bar Association; Federal
Bar Association; Alpha
Sigma Phi; Sigma
Upsilon.
Died June 3,
1983 (age 86 years, 131
days).
Cremated;
ashes scattered in Puget Sound.
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Clarence J. Coleman (b. 1897) —
of Everett, Snohomish
County, Wash.
Born in Everett, Snohomish
County, Wash., December
6, 1897.
Son of Joseph Coleman and Winfred (Blair) Coleman.
Democrat. Lawyer; Washington
Democratic state chair, 1940-44; member of Democratic
National Committee from Washington, 1944-48; member, Board of
Regents, University of Washington, 1945-51; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Washington, 1948.
Catholic.
Member, Delta
Kappa Epsilon; American
Society for International Law; American Bar Association;
American
Political Science Association; Council on
Foreign Relations; Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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Kenneth Allen Cox (b. 1916) —
also known as Kenneth A. Cox —
of Seattle, King
County, Wash.
Born in Topeka, Shawnee
County, Kan., December
7, 1916.
Son of Seth Leroy Cox and Jean (Sears) Cox.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member, Federal Communications
Commission, 1963-70.
Congregationalist.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Phi
Delta Phi; Order of the
Coif; American Bar Association.
Still living as of 1970.
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Clarence Cleveland Dill (1884-1978) —
also known as C. C. Dill; "Father of the Grand Coulee
Dam"; "Father of the Radio Act" —
of Spokane, Spokane
County, Wash.
Born near Fredericktown, Knox
County, Ohio, September
21, 1884.
Son of Theodore Marshall Dill and Amanda (Kunkel) Dill.
Democrat. School
teacher; newspaper
reporter; lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Washington 5th District, 1915-19; defeated,
1918; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Washington, 1920,
1924,
1928;
U.S.
Senator from Washington, 1923-35.
Methodist
or Unitarian.
Member, American Bar Association; Elks; Moose; Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Redmen; Woodmen;
Phi
Kappa Psi.
Instrumental in developing Grand Coulee Dam.
Died in Spokane, Spokane
County, Wash., January
14, 1978 (age 93 years, 115
days).
Interment at Fairmount
Memorial Park, Spokane, Wash.
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William Orville Douglas (1898-1980) —
also known as William O. Douglas —
of New Haven, New Haven
County, Conn.; Goose Prairie, Yakima
County, Wash.
Born in Maine, Otter Tail
County, Minn., October
16, 1898.
Son of William Douglas and Julia Bickford (Fiske) Douglas.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; law
professor; member, U.S.
Securities and Exchange Commission, 1936-39; chair, U.S. Securities and
Exchange Commission, 1937-39; Justice
of U.S. Supreme Court, 1939-75.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
United
World Federalists; American Bar Association; Beta
Theta Pi; Phi
Alpha Delta; Delta
Sigma Rho; Phi
Beta Kappa.
Died in Washington,
D.C., January
19, 1980 (age 81 years, 95
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Relatives: Son
of William Douglas and Julia Bickford (Fiske) Douglas; married, August
16, 1923, to Mildred M. Riddle; married 1966 to
Kathleen Heffernan. |
| | | Cross-reference: Warren
Christopher |
| | | See also Wikipedia
article — NNDB
dossier |
| | | Books by William O. Douglas: Of
Men and Mountains (1982) — My
wilderness: east to Katahdin (1961) — Go
East, Young Man (1974) — The
Court Years, 1939 to 1975: The Autobiography of William O.
Douglas (1980) |
| | | Books about William O. Douglas: Bruce
Allen Murphy, Wild
Bill : The Legend and Life of William O. Douglas —
Howard Ball & Phillip J. Cooper, Of
Power and Right: Hugo Black, William O. Douglas, and America's
Constitutional Revolution — James F. Simon, Independent
Journey: The Life of William O. Douglas |
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Betty Binns Fletcher (b. 1923) —
Born in Tacoma, Pierce
County, Wash., March 29,
1923.
Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit, 1979-.
Female.
Member, American Bar Association; American
Judicature Society.
Still living as of 1997.
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Francis Arthur Garrecht (1870-1948) —
also known as Francis A. Garrecht —
of Walla Walla, Walla Walla
County, Wash.; Spokane, Spokane
County, Wash.
Born in Walla Walla, Walla Walla
County, Wash., September
11, 1870.
Son of Daniel Garrecht and Caroline T. (Hess) Garrecht.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Washington
state house of representatives, 1911-13; U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington, 1914-21;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Washington, 1932;
Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit, 1933.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar Association; Phi
Delta Phi; Knights
of Columbus; Elks.
Died August
11, 1948 (age 77 years, 335
days).
Interment at Mountain
View Cemetery, Walla Walla, Wash.
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Abe McGregor Goff (1899-1984) —
of Moscow, Latah
County, Idaho.
Born in Colfax, Whitman
County, Wash., December
21, 1899.
Son of Herbert William Goff (1868-1940) and Mary (Dorsey) Goff
(1868-1935).
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; Latah
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1926-34; member of Idaho
state senate, 1941-42; colonel in the U.S. Army during World War
II; U.S.
Representative from Idaho 1st District, 1947-49; defeated, 1948;
member, Interstate Commerce
Commission, 1958-67.
Episcopalian.
Member, Beta
Theta Pi; Federal
Bar Association; American Bar Association; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Elks; Freemasons.
Died in Moscow, Latah
County, Idaho, November
23, 1984 (age 84 years, 338
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Moscow
Cemetery, Moscow, Idaho.
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Alfred Theodore Goodwin (b. 1923) —
also known as Alfred T. Goodwin —
of Salem, Marion
County, Ore.
Born in Bellingham, Whatcom
County, Wash., June 29,
1923.
Son of Alonzo Theodore Goodwin and Miriam Hazel (Williams) Goodwin.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; newspaper
reporter; lawyer;
circuit judge in Oregon, 1955-60; justice of
Oregon state supreme court, 1960-69; U.S.
District Judge for Oregon, 1969.
Presbyterian.
Member, American
Judicature Society; American Bar Association; Order of the
Coif; Phi
Delta Phi; Sigma
Delta Chi; Alpha
Tau Omega.
Still living as of 1970.
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Relatives: Son
of Alonzo Theodore Goodwin and Miriam Hazel (Williams) Goodwin;
married, December
23, 1943, to Marjorie Elizabeth Major (divorced 1948); married,
December
23, 1949, to Mary Ellin Handelin. |
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Thomas Slade Gorton III (b. 1928) —
also known as Slade Gorton —
of Olympia, Thurston
County, Wash.; Clyde Hill, King
County, Wash.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., January
8, 1928.
Son of Thomas Slade Gorton and Ruth (Israel) Gorton.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Washington
state house of representatives, 1959-69; Washington
state attorney general, 1969-81; U.S.
Senator from Washington, 1981-87, 1989-2001; defeated, 1986,
2000; delegate to Republican National Convention from Washington, 2008.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar Association; Phi
Beta Kappa.
Still living as of 2009.
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Lindley Hoag Hadley (1861-1948) —
also known as Lindley H. Hadley —
of Bellingham, Whatcom
County, Wash.
Born near Sylvania, Parke
County, Ind., June 19,
1861.
Son of Jonathan Hadley and Martha (McCoy) Hadley.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Washington 2nd District, 1915-33; defeated,
1932.
Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar.
Died in Wallingford, New Haven
County, Conn., November
4, 1948 (age 87 years, 138
days).
Interment at St.
Matthew's Cemetery, Wilton, Conn.
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Thomas Ellsworth Martin (1893-1971) —
also known as Thomas E. Martin —
of Iowa City, Johnson
County, Iowa.
Born in Melrose, Monroe
County, Iowa, January
18, 1893.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; accountant;
lawyer;
candidate for Iowa
railroad commission, 1932, 1934; mayor
of Iowa City, Iowa, 1935-37; U.S.
Representative from Iowa 1st District, 1939-55; U.S.
Senator from Iowa, 1955-61; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Iowa, 1956.
Member, Order of the
Coif; American Bar Association.
Died in Seattle, King
County, Wash., June 27,
1971 (age 78 years, 160
days).
Interment at Willamette
National Cemetery, Portland, Ore.
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Jeremiah Neterer (b. 1862) —
of Bellingham, Whatcom
County, Wash.; Seattle, King
County, Wash.
Born near Goshen, Elkhart
County, Ind., 1862.
Democrat. Lawyer;
superior court judge in Washington, 1900; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Washington, 1912;
U.S.
District Judge for the Western District of Washington, 1913-.
Congregationalist.
Member, American Bar Association; Order of the
Coif; Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Robert Hector O'Brien (1904-1997) —
also known as Robert H. O'Brien —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Seattle, King
County, Wash.
Born in Helena, Lewis and
Clark County, Mont., September
15, 1904.
Son of Joseph Grant O'Brien and Margaret (Flanagan) O'Brien.
Mining engineer;
lawyer;
member, U.S. Securities and
Exchange Commission, 1942-44; special assistant to Barney
Balaban, president of Paramount Pictures,
and director, Paramount International Films;
when the companies split in 1949, he became secretary-treasurer of
the movie
theater chain, United Paramount Theaters; following a merger with
American Broadcasting Company, he became financial vice-president of
the ABC television
network; in 1957, he joined the Loew's movie
theater chain as vice-president and treasurer; president of the
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer movie
studio, 1963-69.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar Association; Sigma
Chi; Phi
Delta Phi; Friendly
Sons of St. Patrick.
Died, of a stroke, in
Seattle, King
County, Wash., October
6, 1997 (age 93 years, 21
days).
Interment somewhere
in Butte, Mont.
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Lewis Baxter Schwellenbach (1894-1948) —
also known as Lewis B. Schwellenbach —
of Neppel (now Moses Lake), Grant
County, Wash.
Born in Superior, Douglas
County, Wis., September
20, 1894.
Son of Francis W. Schwellenbach and Martha (Baxter) Schwellenbach.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; chair of
King County Democratic Party, 1928-30; candidate in primary for
Governor
of Washington, 1932; U.S.
Senator from Washington, 1935-40; Judge of
U.S. District Court, 1940-45; U.S.
Secretary of Labor, 1945-48; died in office 1948.
Episcopalian.
Member, American
Legion; American
Society for International Law; American
Academy of Political and Social Science; American Bar
Association; Rotary; Elks; Eagles.
Died in Walter
Reed Hospital, Washington,
D.C., June 10,
1948 (age 53 years, 264
days).
Interment at Evergreen-Washelli
Memorial Park, Seattle, Wash.
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Elmer Ely Todd (b. 1873) —
also known as Elmer E. Todd —
of Seattle, King
County, Wash.
Born in Dixon, Lee
County, Ill., May 7,
1873.
Son of James Harvey Todd and Charlotte Thomas (Little) Todd.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Washington
state house of representatives, 1905; U.S.
Attorney for the Western District of Washington, 1907-12.
Member, American Bar Association; Beta
Theta Pi.
Burial
location unknown.
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