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Albert Francis Appleton (1850-1914) —
also known as Albert F. Appleton —
of Crystal, Pembina
County, N.Dak.
Born in Yorkshire, England,
January
14, 1850.
Son of Thomas Joseph Appleton (1809-1869) and Jane Ann (Horner)
Appleton (1809-1883).
Farmer;
banker;
delegate
to North Dakota state constitutional convention from Pembina
County, 1889; member of North
Dakota state senate.
Catholic.
Died in Seattle, King
County, Wash., October
1, 1914 (age 64 years, 260
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Wright
Crematory and Columbarium, Seattle, Wash.
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Maria E. Cantwell (b. 1958) —
of Washington.
Born in Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind., October
13, 1958.
Democrat. Member of Washington
state house of representatives, 1987-92; U.S.
Representative from Washington 1st District, 1993-95; defeated,
1994; U.S.
Senator from Washington, 2001-; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Washington, 2004,
2008.
Female.
Catholic.
Still living as of 2009.
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John Andrew Cherberg (1910-1992) —
also known as John A. Cherberg —
of Seattle, King
County, Wash.
Born in Pensacola, Escambia
County, Fla., October
17, 1910.
Son of Frank Cherberg and Annie (Rand) Cherberg.
School
teacher; athletic
coach; Lieutenant
Governor of Washington, 1957-89; candidate for mayor of
Seattle, Wash., 1964; account executive, KIRO-TV television
station.
Catholic. Member, Elks; Moose; Eagles; Sigma Nu.
Died April 8,
1992 (age 81 years, 174
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Seattle, Wash.
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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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Edward Michael Connelly (b. 1892) —
also known as Edward M. Connelly —
of Spokane, Spokane
County, Wash.
Born in Bellingham, Whatcom
County, Wash., September
8, 1892.
Son of Patrick Edward Connelly and Elizabeth (Murphy) Connelly.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington, 1942-46.
Catholic. Member, Knights
of Columbus; Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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Frank Earl Flynn (1883-1965) —
also known as Frank E. Flynn —
of Forsyth, Rosebud
County, Mont.; White Salmon, Klickitat
County, Wash.; Aberdeen, Brown
County, S.Dak.; Prescott, Yavapai
County, Ariz.; Phoenix, Maricopa
County, Ariz.
Born in Lake City, Wabasha
County, Minn., June 24,
1883.
Son of Robert Flynn and Joan (Fitzgerald) Flynn.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Yavapai
County Attorney, 1931-32; U.S.
Attorney for Arizona, 1935-53.
Catholic. Member, American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Knights
of Columbus; Elks.
Died in September, 1965
(age 82
years, 0 days).
Burial
location unknown.
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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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R. R. Grieve (1919-2004) —
also known as Bob Grieve —
of Seattle, King
County, Wash.
Born in Washington, 1919.
Democrat. Broker; lawyer;
member of Washington
state senate 34th District, 1947-74.
Catholic.
Died, of Parkinson's
disease, in Seattle, King
County, Wash., July 1,
2004 (age about 85
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Stephen A. McAlpine (b. 1949) —
of Alaska.
Born in Yakima, Yakima
County, Wash., May 23,
1949.
Democrat. Lieutenant
Governor of Alaska, 1982-90.
Catholic.
Still living as of 1990.
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Frank Hughes Murkowski (b. 1933) —
also known as Frank H. Murkowski —
of Fairbanks, Fairbanks
North Star Borough, Alaska.
Born in Seattle, King
County, Wash., March 28,
1933.
Son of Frank Michael Murkowski and Helen (Hughes) Murkowski.
Republican. Banker;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Alaska at-large, 1970; U.S.
Senator from Alaska, 1981-2002; resigned 2002; Governor of
Alaska, 2002-06; defeated in primary, 2006.
Catholic. Polish
ancestry. Member, Elks; Lions; National Rifle
Association; Rotary; American
Legion.
Still living as of 2009.
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Patty Murray (b. 1950) —
of Washington.
Born in Washington, October
11, 1950.
Democrat. Member of Washington state legislature; U.S.
Senator from Washington, 1993-; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Washington, 1996,
2000,
2004,
2008.
Female.
Catholic.
Still living as of 2009.
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Gregory J. Nickels (b. 1955) —
also known as Greg Nickels —
of Seattle, King
County, Wash.
Born, in Christopher Columbus Hospital,
Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., August 7,
1955.
Democrat. Mayor of
Seattle, Wash., 2002-09; defeated, 1997; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Washington, 2008.
Catholic.
Still living as of 2009.
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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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John T. Powers —
also known as John Powers —
of Spokane, Spokane
County, Wash.
Mayor
of Spokane, Wash., 2001-03; defeated, 2003.
Catholic.
Still living as of 2003.
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Albert Dean Rosellini (b. 1910) —
also known as Albert D. Rosellini —
of Seattle, King
County, Wash.
Born in Tacoma, Pierce
County, Wash., January
21, 1910.
Son of John Rosellini and Annunziata (Pagni) Rosellini.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Washington
state senate 33rd District, 1939-47; Governor of
Washington, 1957-65.
Catholic. Member, Tau
Kappa Epsilon; Elks; Eagles; Moose; Kiwanis.
Still living as of 2010.
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Anthony Savage (b. 1893) —
of Seattle, King
County, Wash.
Born in Mahanoy City, Schuylkill
County, Pa., December
25, 1893.
Son of Lewis B. Savage and Anna (Tamosz) Savage.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for the Western District of Washington, 1928-34.
Catholic. Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Phi
Delta Phi; Delta
Kappa Epsilon; Order of the
Coif.
Burial
location unknown.
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