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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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John H. Anderson (1905-1974) —
of Tacoma, Pierce
County, Wash.
Born in Auburn, Cayuga
County, N.Y., October
18, 1905.
Son of Eddy M. Anderson and Alice E. (Rawlinson) Anderson.
Building
contractor; mayor of
Tacoma, Wash., 1950-54, 1956-58.
Member, Kappa
Sigma; Elks; Moose; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners.
Died in November, 1974
(age 69
years, 0 days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Ralph Armstrong (1909-1998) —
of Longview, Cowlitz
County, Wash.
Born in Auburn, King
County, Wash., September
26, 1909.
Son of E. K. Armstrong and Lena (Zech) Armstrong.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Washington
state house of representatives, 1941-45; member of Washington
Democratic State Central Committee, 1942-43; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Washington, 1952;
superior court judge in Washington, 1957-63.
Member, Phi
Alpha Delta; Elks; Eagles.
Died November
12, 1998 (age 89 years, 47
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of E. K. Armstrong and Lena (Zech) Armstrong; married, November
9, 1936, to Jessie Brewster (divorced 1950); married, December
2, 1950, to Dorothy Bollinger. |
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William David Askren —
also known as William D. Askren —
of Seattle, King
County, Wash.
Son of William Wirt Askren and Nettie Eleanor (Lawhead) Askren.
Republican. Lawyer;
superior court judge in Washington, 1921-24; justice of
Washington state supreme court, 1925-28; resigned 1928.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married, June 5,
1907, to Bessie Frances Caldwell. |
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Alan Austerman (b. 1943) —
of Kodiak, Kodiak
Island Borough, Alaska.
Born in Everett, Snohomish
County, Wash., May 23,
1943.
Republican. Police
officer; longshoreman;
business
owner; member of Alaska
state house of representatives; elected 1994, 1996, 1998; member
of Alaska
state senate District C, 2000-.
Member, Jaycees;
Elks; National Rifle
Association.
Still living as of 2001.
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Edward Lewis Bartlett (1904-1968) —
also known as E. L. 'Bob' Bartlett —
of Juneau,
Alaska.
Born in Seattle, King
County, Wash., April 20,
1904.
Son of Edgar C. Bartlett and Ida F. (Doverspike) Bartlett.
Democrat. Newspaper
reporter; gold miner;
secretary
of Alaska Territory, 1939-44; resigned 1944; Delegate
to U.S. Congress from Alaska Territory, 1945-59; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Alaska Territory, 1948,
1956;
U.S.
Senator from Alaska, 1959-68; died in office 1968; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Alaska, 1960.
Member, Elks.
Died, following heart
surgery, in the Cleveland Clinic hospital,
Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, December
11, 1968 (age 64 years, 235
days).
Interment at Northern
Lights Memorial Park, Fairbanks, Alaska.
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Joseph R. Baxter (1903-1962) —
also known as Joe R. Baxter —
of Renton, King
County, Wash.
Born in Renton, King
County, Wash., January
18, 1903.
Son of Joseph H. Baxter and Mary (DeWinter) Baxter.
Republican. Painting
contractor; motel
owner; mayor of
Renton, Wash., 1948-60.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Eagles.
Died in 1962
(age about
59 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Frank Thomas Bell (1883-1970) —
also known as Frank Bell —
of Ephrata, Grant
County, Wash.
Born in Joplin, Jasper
County, Mo., September
21, 1883.
Son of W. Lafayette Bell and Ami (Farrar) Bell.
Democrat. Grant
County Treasurer, 1919-23; private secretary, U.S. Sen. C.
C. Dill, 1923-33; U.S. Fish Commissioner, 1933-40; hotel and
restaurant
owner and operator; promoter of Grand Coulee Dam and other federal
dam projects; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Washington, 1948,
1952.
Methodist.
Member, Rotary;
Elks; Odd
Fellows.
Died in Ephrata, Grant
County, Wash., October, 1970
(age 87
years, 0 days).
Interment at Ephrata
Cemetery, Ephrata, Wash.
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James Elijah Bell (1853-1919) —
also known as James E. Bell —
of Everett, Snohomish
County, Wash.
Born in Wataga, Knox
County, Ill., September
8, 1853.
Mayor
of Everett, Wash., 1900-01.
Member, Elks.
Died in Everett, Snohomish
County, Wash., June 12,
1919 (age 65 years, 277
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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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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James D'Orma Braman (1901-1980) —
also known as Dorm Braman —
of Seattle, King
County, Wash.
Born in Lorimor, Union
County, Iowa, December
23, 1901.
Son of Jacob W. Braman and Susan Mae (Huntzinger) Braman.
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; mayor of
Seattle, Wash., 1964-69; resigned 1969; Assistant U.S. Secretary
of Transportation, 1969.
Christian
Scientist. Member, Freemasons;
Kiwanis;
Elks; American
Legion.
Died in August, 1980
(age 78
years, 0 days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Frank Buster Brouillet (1928-2001) —
also known as Frank Brouillet;
"Buster" —
of Puyallup, Pierce
County, Wash.
Born in Puyallup, Pierce
County, Wash., May 18,
1928.
Son of Vern Brouillet and Doris (Darr) Brouillet.
Democrat. School
teacher; athletic
coach; member of Washington
state house of representatives 25th District, 1957-73; Washington
superintendent of public instruction, 1973-89.
Presbyterian.
Member, Sigma
Chi; Grange;
Elks; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died, of complications from leukemia,
in Tacoma, Pierce
County, Wash., January
20, 2001 (age 72 years, 247
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1956
to Marge E. Sarsten. |
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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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Harry Pulliam Cain (1906-1979) —
also known as Harry P. Cain —
of Tacoma, Pierce
County, Wash.
Born in Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn., January
10, 1906.
Republican. Mayor of
Tacoma, Wash., 1940; served in the U.S. Army during World War II;
U.S.
Senator from Washington, 1946-53; defeated, 1944.
Episcopalian.
Member, American
Legion; Amvets; Phi
Delta Theta; Eagles;
Elks; Kiwanis.
Died in Miami Lakes, Miami-Dade
County, Fla., March 3,
1979 (age 73 years, 52
days).
Cremated;
ashes scattered.
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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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Earl S. Coe (b. 1892) —
of Bingen, Klickitat
County, Wash.; Olympia, Thurston
County, Wash.
Born in Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn., September
12, 1892.
Son of Scott Coe and Cora (Harvell) Coe.
Democrat. Fruit
grower; lumberman;
member of Washington
state house of representatives, 1939-44; member of Washington
state senate 16th District, 1945-47; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Washington 4th District, 1946; Washington
Democratic state chair, 1946-48; secretary of
state of Washington, 1947-57; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Washington, 1948;
director of conservation, State of Washington, 1957.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Elks; Eagles.
Burial
location unknown.
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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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Richard William Condon (b. 1867) —
also known as Richard W. Condon —
of Port Gamble, Kitsap
County, Wash.
Born in Port Gamble, Kitsap
County, Wash., September
19, 1867.
Republican. Member of Washington
state senate, 1905-09, 1925-30; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Washington, 1912,
1940
(alternate); member of Republican
National Committee from Washington, 1928-32.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; 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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Joseph Charles Dennis (b. 1877) —
also known as J. Charles Dennis —
of Tacoma, Pierce
County, Wash.
Born in Worcester, Worcester
County, Mass., March 9,
1877.
Son of William H. Dennis and Annie (Broadbent) Dennis.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for the Western District of Washington, 1934-53.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Eagles.
Burial
location unknown.
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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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Albert Edwin Edwards (b. 1879) —
also known as A. E. Edwards —
of Bellingham, Whatcom
County, Wash.; Deming, Whatcom
County, Wash.
Born in Victoria, British
Columbia, September
10, 1879.
Son of A. E. Edwards and Margaret (Hansen) Edwards.
Democrat. Midshipman, English merchant marine; sailor, U.S. merchant
marine; officer and captain, Yukon River steamboats;
merchant;
miner; rancher;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Washington, 1928
(alternate), 1948;
member of Washington
state house of representatives, 1933-36, 1955-63; member of Washington
state senate 41st District, 1937-52.
Episcopalian.
Member, Lions;
Elks; Eagles; Knights
of Pythias; Odd
Fellows; Grange; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Burial
location unknown.
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Glenn N. Felton (b. 1906) —
of Kennewick, Benton
County, Wash.
Born in Bellingham, Whatcom
County, Wash., October
28, 1906.
Son of W. L. Felton and Leora (Lambert) Felton.
Republican. Truck
driver; oil
distributor; fertilizer
dealer; board member, Kennewick General Hospital;
mayor
of Kennewick, Wash., 1960-62, 1967-69.
Lutheran.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Elks.
Presumed
deceased.
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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Raymond Robert Frazier (1873-1955) —
also known as Raymond R. Frazier —
of Wisconsin; Seattle, King
County, Wash.
Born in Viroqua, Vernon
County, Wis., March 21,
1873.
Son of William Frazier and Pluma (Powell) Frazier.
U.S. Consul in Copenhagen, 1902-05; banker.
Unitarian.
Member, American
Bankers Association; Psi
Upsilon; Elks.
Died October
4, 1955 (age 82 years, 197
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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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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Thomas Eugene Grady (b. 1880) —
of Olympia, Thurston
County, Wash.
Born in Chippewa Falls, Chippewa
County, Wis., November
19, 1880.
Son of Thomas Paul Grady and Eliza Jane (Fisk) Grady.
Lawyer;
superior court judge in Washington, 1911-17; justice of
Washington state supreme court, 1942-45, 1949-.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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Ole Hanson (1874-1940) —
of Seattle, King
County, Wash.; Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Racine
County, Wis., January
6, 1874.
Son of Thorsten Hanson and Goro (Tostofson) Hanson.
Progressive. Member of Washington
state house of representatives, 1908-09; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Washington, 1914; mayor of
Seattle, Wash., 1918-19; resigned 1919.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks.
Real
estate developer who created San Clemente and Twentynine Palms,
California.
Died, following a heart
attack, in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., July 6,
1940 (age 66 years, 182
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Louis Folwell Hart (1862-1929) —
also known as Louis F. Hart —
of Washington.
Born in High Point, Moniteau
County, Mo., January
4, 1862.
Son of Thomas J. Hart and Harriet (Van Artsdalin) Hart.
Republican. Lawyer; fire
insurance business; Lieutenant
Governor of Washington, 1913-19; Governor of
Washington, 1919-25.
Methodist.
Member, Odd
Fellows; Sons of
the American Revolution; Freemasons;
Elks; Redmen.
Died December
5, 1929 (age 67 years, 335
days).
Interment at Masonic
Memorial Park, Tumwater, Wash.
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Roland Hill Hartley (1864-1952) —
also known as Roland H. Hartley —
of Everett, Snohomish
County, Wash.
Born in Shogomoc, New
Brunswick, June 26,
1864.
Son of Rev. Edward Hartley and Rebecca Barker (Whitehead) Hartley.
Republican. Lumber
business; mayor of
Everett, Wash., 1910-12; member of Washington
state house of representatives, 1915-16; Governor of
Washington, 1925-33.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks.
Died in Seattle, King
County, Wash., September
21, 1952 (age 88 years, 87
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Everett, Wash.
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Henry Martin Jackson (1912-1983) —
also known as Henry M. Jackson;
"Scoop" —
of Everett, Snohomish
County, Wash.
Born in Everett, Snohomish
County, Wash., May 31,
1912.
Son of Peter Jackson and Marie (Anderson) Jackson.
Democrat. Lawyer; Snohomish
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1938-40; U.S.
Representative from Washington 2nd District, 1941-53; U.S.
Senator from Washington, 1953-83; died in office 1983; Chairman of
Democratic National Committee, 1960-61; candidate for Democratic
nomination for President, 1972,
1976.
Presbyterian.
Member, Elks; Phi
Delta Phi; Delta
Chi.
Awarded the Presidential
Medal of Freedom posthumously in 1984.
Died in Everett, Snohomish
County, Wash., September
1, 1983 (age 71 years, 93
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Everett, Wash.
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Frank Rumer Jeffrey (b. 1889) —
also known as Frank R. Jeffrey —
of Seattle, King
County, Wash.
Born in Parkersburg, Wood
County, W.Va., October
22, 1889.
Son of Thomas P. Jeffrey and Sarah (Crossfield) Jeffrey.
Republican. Newspaper
reporter; private secretary to U.S. Sen. Wesley
L. Jones; lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington, 1921-25.
Presbyterian.
Member, American
Legion; Delta
Sigma Rho; Sigma
Phi Epsilon; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Jesters;
Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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William Rufus King (b. 1864) —
also known as William R. King; Will R.
King —
of Baker City, Baker
County, Ore.; Ontario, Malheur
County, Ore.
Born in Walla Walla
County, Wash., October
3, 1864.
Son of Davis Rufus King and Elizabeth (Estes) King.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Oregon
state house of representatives, 1892-94; member of Oregon
state senate, 1894-98; candidate for Governor of
Oregon, 1898; justice of
Oregon state supreme court, 1909-10; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Oregon, 1912
(speaker),
1916
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee), 1920;
member of Democratic
National Committee from Oregon, 1912-16.
Unitarian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Knights
of Pythias.
Burial
location unknown.
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Wesley Lloyd (1883-1936) —
of Tacoma, Pierce
County, Wash.
Born in Arvonia, Osage
County, Kan., July 24,
1883.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Washington 6th District, 1933-36; died in
office 1936.
Member, Freemasons;
Eagles;
Elks.
Died of a heart
attack in Washington,
D.C., January
10, 1936 (age 52 years, 170
days).
Interment at Tacoma
Cemetery, Tacoma, Wash.
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Howard Lyng (1891-1955) —
of Nome, Nome census
area, Alaska.
Born in Sand Point, Aleutians
East Borough, Alaska, May 8,
1891.
Democrat. Miner;
member of Alaska
territorial House of Representatives 2nd District, 1935-36,
1939-42; Speaker
of Alaska Territory House of Representatives, 1939-40; Alaska
Territory Democratic Party chair, 1940-44; alternate delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Alaska Territory, 1944,
1952;
member of Democratic
National Committee from Alaska Territory, 1944-52; member of Alaska
territorial senate 2nd District, 1945-46, 1949-55.
Member, Elks.
Died as the result of a fall, in
Seattle, King
County, Wash., September
20, 1955 (age 64 years, 135
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Russell Vernon Mack (1891-1960) —
also known as Russell V. Mack —
of Hoquiam, Grays
Harbor County, Wash.
Born in Hillman, Montmorency
County, Mich., June 13,
1891.
Son of Cornelius W. Mack and Lucy (Deacon) Mack.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; newspaper
publisher; U.S.
Representative from Washington 3rd District, 1947-60; died in
office 1960.
Episcopalian.
Member, American
Legion; Elks.
Died suddenly, from a coronary
occlusion, on the floor of the U.S. House of
Representatives, in the U.S.
Capitol Building, Washington,
D.C., March 28,
1960 (age 68 years, 289
days).
Interment at Fern
Hill Cemetery, Aberdeen, Wash.
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Warren Grant Magnuson (1905-1989) —
also known as Warren G. Magnuson —
of Seattle, King
County, Wash.
Born in Moorhead, Clay
County, Minn., April 12,
1905.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to
Washington state constitutional convention, 1933; member of Washington
state house of representatives, 1933-34; King
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1934-36; U.S.
Representative from Washington 1st District, 1937-44; served in
the U.S. Navy during World War II; U.S.
Senator from Washington, 1944-81; defeated, 1980; alternate
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Washington, 1952.
Lutheran.
Member, Elks; Eagles; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Amvets; Sons of
Norway; Theta
Chi.
Died May 20,
1989 (age 84 years, 38
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Acacia
Memorial Park, Lake Forest Park, Wash.
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Salathiel Charles Masterson (1911-1990) —
also known as S. C. Masterson;
"Brick" —
of Richmond, Contra
Costa County, Calif.; El Sobrante, Contra
Costa County, Calif.
Born in Touchet, Walla Walla
County, Wash., December
23, 1911.
Son of S. C. Masterson.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of California
Democratic State Central Committee, 1944; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from California, 1948;
municipal judge in California, 1950; member of California
state assembly, 1953-60; defeated, 1934; superior court judge in
California, 1960-72.
Protestant.
Member, Exchange
Club; Elks; Eagles; Moose; Delta
Sigma Rho.
Died, from complications of diabetes,
in Santa Rosa, Sonoma
County, Calif., 1990
(age about
78 years); his body was
donated to the University of California for medical research.
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Relatives:
Nephew of Charles
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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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Randy Phillips (b. 1950) —
of Eagle River, Anchorage,
Alaska.
Born in Seattle, King
County, Wash., August
30, 1950.
Republican. Member of Alaska
state house of representatives, 1977-92; member of Alaska
state senate District L, 1993-.
Member, Elks.
Still living as of 2001.
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Ralph Julian Rivers (1903-1976) —
also known as Ralph J. Rivers —
of Fairbanks, Fairbanks
North Star Borough, Alaska.
Born in Seattle, King
County, Wash., May 23,
1903.
Son of Julian Guy Rivers and Louisa (Lavoy) Rivers.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for the 4th District of Alaska Territory, 1933-44; Alaska
territory attorney general, 1945-49; mayor
of Fairbanks, Alaska, 1952-54; alternate delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Alaska Territory, 1952;
member of Alaska
territorial senate 4th District, 1955-56; delegate
to Alaska state constitutional convention, 1955-56; U.S.
Representative from Alaska at-large, 1959-67; alternate delegate
to Democratic National Convention from Alaska, 1960.
Member, Elks; Sons of
the American Revolution; Sigma
Chi; Phi
Alpha Delta.
Died in Chehalis, Lewis
County, Wash., August
14, 1976 (age 73 years, 83
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Sunset
Memorial Gardens, Chehalis, Wash.
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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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Henry Floyd Samuels (1869-1948) —
also known as H. F. Samuels —
of Wallace, Shoshone
County, Idaho.
Born in Washington
County, Miss., April 4,
1869.
Son of Floyd Samuels and Isabelle (Jenkins) Samuels (died 1873).
Progressive. Lawyer; Shoshone
County Attorney, 1898-1900; developed zinc, lead and silver mining in
Idaho; built the Samuels Hotel in
1907; banker;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Idaho, 1926.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Elks; Knights
of Pythias.
Died in 1948
(age about
79 years).
Interment at Sequim
View Cemetery, Near Sequim, Clallam County, Wash.
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Don William Samuelson (1913-2000) —
also known as Don W. Samuelson —
of Sandpoint, Bonner
County, Idaho.
Born in Woodhull, Henry
County, Ill., July 27,
1913.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; sporting
goods merchant; member of Idaho
state senate, 1960-66; Governor of
Idaho, 1967-71; defeated, 1970.
Methodist.
Member, American
Legion; Elks; Kiwanis;
National Rifle
Association.
Died, of a heart
attack, at the Swedish Medical
Center, Seattle, King
County, Wash., January
20, 2000 (age 86 years, 177
days).
Interment at Pinecrest
Memorial Park, Sandpoint, Idaho.
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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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Robin L. Taylor (b. 1943) —
of Ketchikan, Ketchikan
Gateway Borough, Alaska; Wrangell,
Alaska.
Born in Sedro Woolley, Skagit
County, Wash., February
5, 1943.
Republican. Lawyer;
district judge in Alaska, 1977-82; member of Alaska
state house of representatives; elected 1984, 1986, 1988, 1990;
member of Alaska
state senate District A, 1992-; appointed 1992; Republican
candidate for Governor of
Alaska, 1998 (primary), 1998.
Member, American
Judicature Society; Elks; Moose; National Rifle
Association; Freemasons.
Still living as of 2001.
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Thor Carl Tollefson (1901-1982) —
also known as Thor C. Tollefson —
of Tacoma, Pierce
County, Wash.
Born in Perley, Norman
County, Minn., May 2,
1901.
Son of Christian Tollefson and Bertha (Jacobson) Tollefson.
Republican. Lawyer; Pierce
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1932-34, 1939-46; U.S.
Representative from Washington 6th District, 1947-65; defeated,
1944, 1964.
Lutheran.
Member, Phi
Delta Phi; Alpha
Sigma Phi; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Moose; Kiwanis.
Died in Tacoma, Pierce
County, Wash., December
30, 1982 (age 81 years, 242
days).
Interment at Mountain
View Memorial Park, Tacoma, Wash.
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Monrad Charles Wallgren (1891-1961) —
also known as Monrad C. Wallgren; Mon C.
Wallgren —
of Everett, Snohomish
County, Wash.
Born in Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa, April 17,
1891.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; jeweler; optician;
U.S.
Representative from Washington 2nd District, 1933-40; U.S.
Senator from Washington, 1940-45; Governor of
Washington, 1945-49; chair, Federal Power
Commission, 1950-51.
Member, American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Elks; Eagles; Rotary.
Died, from injuries suffered in an automobile
accident, in Olympia, Thurston
County, Wash., September
18, 1961 (age 70 years, 154
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Everett, Wash.
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