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Elmer T. Allison (1883-1982) —
of Seattle, King
County, Wash.; Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Bethel, Fairfield
County, Conn.; Washington.
Born in Houstonia, Pettis
County, Mo., December
5, 1883.
Son of Nathaniel Allison and Mattie (Johnson) Allison.
Sawmill
worker; arrested
in Cleveland, 1919, on charges
of violating the state's criminal
syndicalism law; Workers candidate for New York
state senate 14th District, 1926; poet.
Member, Industrial Workers of the World.
Died in Olympia, Thurston
County, Wash., July 18,
1982 (age 98 years, 225
days).
Interment at Woodbine
Cemetery, Puyallup, Wash.
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George Ellsworth Boomer (1862-1915) —
also known as George E. Boomer; "Uncle
Sam" —
of Providence, Providence
County, R.I.; Tacoma, Pierce
County, Wash.; Prosser, Benton
County, Wash.; Seattle, King
County, Wash.; Leavenworth, Chelan
County, Wash.; Bremerton, Kitsap
County, Wash.; Port Angeles, Clallam
County, Wash.
Born in Lewiston, Androscoggin
County, Maine, November
28, 1862.
Printer;
president,
Rhode Island Central Labor Union, 2 years; newspaper
editor and publisher; Socialist Labor candidate for Governor of
Rhode Island, 1893; Socialist candidate for Governor of
Washington, 1908; Socialist candidate for U.S.
Representative from Washington 2nd District, 1914.
Member, International Typographical Union.
Died in Port Angeles, Clallam
County, Wash., April 5,
1915 (age 52 years, 128
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Emerson Hugh De Lacy (1910-1986) —
also known as Hugh De Lacy —
of Seattle, King
County, Wash.
Born in Seattle, King
County, Wash., May 9,
1910.
Son of John Byron De Lacy and Abbie Anna (Green) De Lacy.
Democrat. Machinist;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Washington, 1940;
U.S.
Representative from Washington 1st District, 1945-47; defeated,
1946.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa.
Died in Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz
County, Calif., August
19, 1986 (age 76 years, 102
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Emil M. Herman (1879-1928) —
of Seattle, King
County, Wash.; Everett, Snohomish
County, Wash.
Born in Kamnitz, Bohemia (now Kamienice, Czech
Republic), August
22, 1879.
Socialist. Socialist candidate for Seattle city council, 1904;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Washington, 1906 (at-large), 1908 (2nd
District), 1909 (2nd District); State Secretary, Socialist Party of
Washington, 1916-18; arrested
in 1918, and convicted
under the Espionage
Act; sentenced
to ten years in prison;
served three years and four months.
German
ancestry. Member, Industrial Workers of the World.
Died October
10, 1928 (age 49 years, 49
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Chris Hoeppner —
of Seattle, King
County, Wash.
Candidate in primary for mayor of
Seattle, Wash., 2005.
Still living as of 2005.
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Jacqueline Jones-Walsh —
also known as Jacquie Jones-Walsh —
of Seattle, King
County, Wash.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Washington,
1996,
2000;
president,
Local 243, Washington Federation of State Employees (AFSCME).
Female.
African
ancestry. Member, AFSCME.
Still living as of 2003.
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Donald Hammer Magnuson (1911-1979) —
of Seattle, King
County, Wash.
Born near Freeman, Spokane
County, Wash., March 7,
1911.
Son of Ellis William Magnuson and Ida (Hammer) Magnuson.
Democrat. Newspaper
reporter; U.S.
Representative from Washington, 1953-63 (at-large 1953-59, 7th
District 1959-63).
Presbyterian.
Member, Theta Xi.
Died in Seattle, King
County, Wash., October
5, 1979 (age 68 years, 212
days).
Interment at Evergreen-Washelli
Memorial Park, Seattle, Wash.
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Ernest Thor Olson (born c.1915) —
of Tacoma, Pierce
County, Wash.
Born in Canada,
about 1915.
Democrat. President,
Building Service Employees International Union, Local 38; member of
Washington
state house of representatives, 1939; member of Washington
state senate 27th District, 1945-47.
Still living as of 1947.
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George Elmer Outland (1906-1981) —
also known as George E. Outland —
of Santa Barbara, Santa
Barbara County, Calif.; San Fernando, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Santa Paula, Ventura
County, Calif., October
8, 1906.
Son of Elmer Garfield Outland and Stella Martha (Faulkner) Outland.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from California 11th District, 1943-47; defeated,
1946, 1948; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
California, 1944
(alternate), 1948.
Member, American Association of University Professors; American
Academy of Political and Social Science; Freemasons.
Died in Anacortes, Skagit
County, Wash., March 2,
1981 (age 74 years, 145
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Santa
Paula Cemetery, Santa Paula, Calif.
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Lisa Marie Raine (b. 1969) —
also known as Lisa M. Raine —
of Cedar Rapids, Linn
County, Iowa; Spokane, Spokane
County, Wash.
Born in Xavier Hospital,
Dubuque, Dubuque
County, Iowa, May 28,
1969.
Democrat. School
teacher; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Iowa, 1996;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Washington,
2000.
Female.
Shoshone
Indian ancestry. Member, National Education Association.
Still living as of 2003.
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