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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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Roger Sherman Greene (1840-1930) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.; Seattle, King
County, Wash.; Oakland, Alameda
County, Calif.
Born in Roxbury, Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., December
14, 1840.
Son of Rev. David Greene and Mary (Evarts) Greene.
Lawyer;
served in the Union Army during the Civil War; justice of
Washington territorial supreme court, 1870-79; chief
justice of Washington territorial supreme court, 1879-87;
Prohibition candidate for U.S.
Representative from Washington, 1888; Prohibition candidate for
Governor
of Washington, 1890.
Baptist. Member, Grand
Army of the Republic; Loyal
Legion.
Died in Seattle, King
County, Wash., February
17, 1930 (age 89 years, 65
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Gary Faye Locke (b. 1950) —
also known as Gary Locke —
of Washington.
Born in Seattle, King
County, Wash., January
21, 1950.
Son of James Locke and Julia Locke.
Democrat. Member of Washington
state house of representatives, 1983-93; Governor of
Washington, 1997-; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Washington, 2000,
2004;
member of Democratic
National Committee from Washington, 2004.
Baptist. Chinese
ancestry.
First
Chinese-American governor in U.S. history.
Still living as of 2009.
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John Pattison (b. 1859) —
of Colfax, Whitman
County, Wash.; Spokane, Spokane
County, Wash.
Born in Albany, Albany
County, N.Y., January
13, 1859.
Son of John Pattison and Elizabeth (Stormont) Pattison.
Democrat. Lawyer;
candidate for Governor of
Washington, 1908; member of Democratic
National Committee from Washington, 1912-16.
Baptist. Member, Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1885
to Mary G. Cairns. |
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Roy Arthur Taylor (1910-1995) —
also known as Roy A. Taylor —
of Black Mountain, Buncombe
County, N.C.
Born in Vader, Lewis
County, Wash., January
31, 1910.
Son of Arthur A. Taylor and Lola (Morgan) Taylor.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1947-53; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina, 1960-77 (12th District
1960-63, 11th District 1963-77).
Baptist. Member, Lions.
Died in Black Mountain, Buncombe
County, N.C., February
28, 1995 (age 85 years, 28
days).
Interment at Mountain
View Memorial Park, Black Mountain, N.C.
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Warren Arthur Taylor (b. 1891) —
also known as Warren A. Taylor —
of Cordova, Valdez-Cordova
census area, Alaska; Kodiak, Kodiak
Island Borough, Alaska; Fairbanks, Fairbanks
North Star Borough, Alaska.
Born in Washington, 1891.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Alaska
territorial House of Representatives, 1933-34, 1945-46, 1949-50,
1955-58 (3rd District 1933-34, 1945-46, 4th District 1949-50,
1955-58); delegate
to Alaska state constitutional convention, 1955-56; member of Alaska
state house of representatives, 1959-66; Speaker of
the Alaska State House of Representatives, 1959-62.
Baptist.
Burial
location unknown.
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Jim Turner (b. 1946) —
of Crockett, Houston
County, Tex.
Born in Fort Lewis, Pierce
County, Wash., February
6, 1946.
Democrat. Member of Texas
state house of representatives, 1981-84; mayor of Crockett, Tex.,
1989-91; member of Texas
state senate, 1991-97; U.S.
Representative from Texas 2nd District, 1997-; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Texas, 2000,
2004.
Baptist.
Still living as of 2009.
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