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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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Pete A. Butkus —
of Pullman, Whitman
County, Wash.
Police officer; mayor of
Pullman, Wash., 1980-85.
Still living as of 1985.
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Gordon Stanley Clinton (b. 1920) —
also known as Gordon S. Clinton —
of Seattle, King
County, Wash.
Born in Medicine Hat, Alberta,
April
13, 1920.
Son of John Henry Clinton and Gladys (Hall) Clinton.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; FBI
special agent; lawyer; mayor of
Seattle, Wash., 1956-64.
Methodist.
Member, Phi
Delta Phi; Pi
Sigma Alpha; American
Judicature Society; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners.
Still living as of 1964.
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C. Arvid Johnson (1903-1975) —
of Everett, Snohomish
County, Wash.
Born in Michigan, August
11, 1903.
Fire fighter; mayor of
Everett, Wash., 1954-56.
Died in Everett, Snohomish
County, Wash., December
28, 1975 (age 72 years, 139
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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John Harte McGraw (1850-1910) —
also known as John H. McGraw —
of Seattle, King
County, Wash.
Born in Penobscot
County, Maine, October
4, 1850.
Republican. Grocer;
Seattle chief of police, 1879; King
County Sheriff, 1882; Washington
Republican state chair, 1892; Governor of
Washington, 1893-97; president, Seattle National Bank.
Died June 23,
1910 (age 59 years, 262
days).
Interment at Mt.
Pleasant Cemetery, Seattle, Wash.
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David G. Reichert (b. 1950) —
also known as Dave Reichert —
Born in Detroit Lakes, Becker
County, Minn., August
29, 1950.
Republican. Police officer; King
County Sheriff, 1997-2004; U.S.
Representative from Washington, 2005-.
Lutheran.
Still living as of 2009.
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James Elton West (1951-2006) —
also known as James E. West; Jim West —
of Spokane, Spokane
County, Wash.
Born in Salem, Marion
County, Ore., March 28,
1951.
Son of Jack West.
Republican. Deputy sheriff; member of Washington
state house of representatives, 1982-86; member of Washington
state senate 6th District, 1986-2003; mayor of
Spokane, Wash., 2004-05.
Member, Rotary; Gay.
Following a scandal
involving use
of his position to obtain
sex with young men, and an FBI investigation,
he was recalled
from office as mayor in 2005.
Died, from complications of colon
cancer, in the University of Washington Medical
Center, Seattle, King
County, Wash., July 22,
2006 (age 55 years, 116
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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