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George Burnham (1868-1939) —
of Jackson, Jackson
County, Minn.; Spokane, Spokane
County, Wash.; San Diego, San Diego
County, Calif.; Coronado, San Diego
County, Calif.
Born in London, England,
December
28, 1868.
Son of James Burnham and Maria Ann Drucilla (Steele) Burnham.
Republican. Naturalized U.S. citizen; retail shoe
business; real estate
business; banker; U.S.
Representative from California 20th District, 1933-37; delegate
to Republican National Convention from California, 1936.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights Templar.
Died in San Diego, San Diego
County, Calif., June 28,
1939 (age 70 years, 182
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Greenwood
Memorial Park, San Diego, Calif.
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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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Beverly Waugh Coiner (b. 1857) —
also known as Beverly W. Coiner —
of Mt. Pleasant, Henry
County, Iowa; Tacoma, Pierce
County, Wash.
Born in Leon, Decatur
County, Iowa, December
20, 1857.
Son of Erasmus Tully Coiner and Mary E. (Young) Coiner.
Republican. Lawyer;
mayor of Mt. Pleasant, Iowa, 1882-84; Pierce
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1887-89, 1895-96; major in the U.S.
Army during the Spanish-American War; Washington
Republican state chair, 1910-12; U.S.
Attorney for the Western District of Washington, 1912-13.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights Templar.
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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George Fletcher Cotterill (1865-1958) —
also known as George F. Cotterill —
of Seattle, King
County, Wash.
Born in Oxford, England,
November
18, 1865.
Son of Robert Cotterill and Alice (Smith) Cotterill.
Democrat. Engineer;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Washington, 1902 (at-large), 1916 (1st
District); member of Washington
state senate, 1907-11; mayor of
Seattle, Wash., 1912-14; defeated, 1900; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Washington, 1920; commissioner, Port of Seattle,
1922-34.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights Templar; Shriners.
Died in Seattle, King
County, Wash., October
13, 1958 (age 92 years, 329
days).
Interment at Mt.
Pleasant Cemetery, Seattle, Wash.
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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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Albert Johnson (1869-1957) —
of Hoquiam, Grays
Harbor County, Wash.
Born in Springfield, Sangamon
County, Ill., March 5,
1869.
Son of Charles W. Johnson and Anna E. (Ogden) Johnson.
Republican. Newspaper
editor; U.S.
Representative from Washington, 1913-33 (2nd District 1913-15,
3rd District 1915-33); defeated, 1932.
Member, Loyal
Legion; Sons of
the American Revolution; Freemasons;
Knights Templar.
Died in the American Lake veterans hospital,
Fort Lewis, Pierce
County, Wash., January
17, 1957 (age 87 years, 318
days).
Interment at Sunset
Memorial Park, Hoquiam, Wash.
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John Stafford McMillin (1855-1936) —
also known as John S. McMillin —
of Roche Harbor, San Juan
County, Wash.
Born near Sugar Grove, Harrison
County, Ind., October
28, 1855.
Republican. Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Washington, 1924,
1932.
Methodist.
Member, Sigma
Chi; Freemasons;
Knights Templar; Shriners.
Died November
3, 1936 (age 81 years, 6
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Afterglow
Vista Mausoleum, Roche Harbor, Wash.
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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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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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