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Brockman Adams (1927-2004) —
also known as Brock Adams —
of Seattle, King
County, Wash.; Stevensville, Queen
Anne's County, Md.
Born in Atlanta, Fulton
County, Ga., January
13, 1927.
Son of Charles Leslie Adams (born 1896) and Vera Eleanor (Beemer)
Adams (born 1903).
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer;
U.S.
Attorney for the Western District of Washington, 1961-64; U.S.
Representative from Washington 7th District, 1965-77; U.S.
Secretary of Transportation, 1977-79; resigned 1979; U.S.
Senator from Washington, 1987-93; in 1992, he was accused
by eight women of sexual
misconduct including sexual
harassment and rape;
he denied the allegations, and no charges were ever brought, but the
scandal
ended his political career.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Beta Kappa; Federal
Bar Association.
Died, of Parkinson's
disease, in Stevensville, Queen Anne's
County, Md., September
10, 2004 (age 77 years, 241
days).
Interment at Broad
Creek Cemetery, Stevensville, Md.
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Clay Allen (b. 1875) —
of Seattle, King
County, Wash.
Born in Erie, Neosho
County, Kan., August
23, 1875.
Son of James Montgomery Allen and Eva (Foster) Allen.
Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for the Western District of Washington, 1913-18.
Burial
location unknown.
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John Beard Allen (1845-1903) —
also known as John B. Allen —
of Seattle, King
County, Wash.
Born in Crawfordsville, Montgomery
County, Ind., May 18,
1845.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;
lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for Washington, 1875-85; Delegate
to U.S. Congress from Washington Territory, 1889; U.S.
Senator from Washington, 1889-93.
Died, from angina
pectoris, in Seattle, King
County, Wash., January
28, 1903 (age 57 years, 255
days).
Interment at Lake
View Cemetery, Seattle, Wash.
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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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James Patton Anderson (1822-1872) —
of Hernando, DeSoto
County, Miss.; Olympia, Thurston
County, Wash.; near Monticello, Jefferson
County, Fla.; Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn.
Born near Winchester, Franklin
County, Tenn., February
16, 1822.
Democrat. Lawyer; colonel in the U.S. Army during the Mexican
War; member of Mississippi state legislature, 1850; Delegate
to U.S. Congress from Washington Territory, 1855-57; delegate
to Florida secession convention, 1861; Delegate
from Florida to the Confederate Provisional Congress, 1861;
general in the Confederate Army during the Civil War.
Died in Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn., September
20, 1872 (age 50 years, 217
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Memphis, Tenn.
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Harry Oscar Arend (1903-1966) —
also known as Harry O. Arend —
of Fairbanks, Fairbanks
North Star Borough, Alaska.
Born in Spokane, Spokane
County, Wash., October
26, 1903.
Son of William Fred Arend and Ida Augusta (Schimanski) Arend.
Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for the 4th District of Alaska Territory, 1944-49; justice of
Alaska state supreme court, 1960-64.
Mormon.
Member, Jaycees;
Rotary.
Died July 2,
1966 (age 62 years, 249
days).
Interment at Angelus
Memorial Park, Anchorage, Alaska.
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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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Loomis Baldrey (1882-1954) —
of Bellingham, Whatcom
County, Wash.
Born in Camden, Camden
County, N.J., May 19,
1882.
Son of Henry Baldrey and Mella Calista (Loomis) Baldrey.
Republican. Lawyer; Whatcom
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1918-23; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Washington, 1940
(alternate), 1944.
Member, Phi
Delta Phi; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Kiwanis.
Died in 1954
(age about
72 years).
Interment at Greenacres
Memorial Park, Ferndale, Wash.
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Richard Achilles Ballinger (1858-1922) —
also known as Richard A. Ballinger —
of Seattle, King
County, Wash.
Born in Boonesboro, Boone
County, Iowa, July 9,
1858.
Son of Col. Richard H. Ballinger and Mary E. Ballinger.
Republican. Lawyer; superior court judge in Washington,
1894-97; mayor of
Seattle, Wash., 1904-06; U.S.
Secretary of the Interior, 1909-11; resigned 1911.
Member, Zeta Psi.
Died in Seattle, King
County, Wash., June 6,
1922 (age 63 years, 332
days).
Interment at Lake
View Cemetery, Seattle, Wash.
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Walter Burges Beals (b. 1876) —
also known as Walter B. Beals —
of Seattle, King
County, Wash.; Olympia, Thurston
County, Wash.
Born in St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn., July 21,
1876.
Son of James Burrill Beals and Katharine (McMillan) Beals.
Republican. Lawyer; major in the U.S. Army during World War I;
superior court judge in Washington, 1926-28; justice of
Washington state supreme court, 1928-36; appointed 1928.
Member, Sons of
the American Revolution; Loyal
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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William Trulock Beeks (1906-1988) —
of Washington.
Born in El Reno, Canadian
County, Okla., May 6,
1906.
Lawyer; colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II; U.S.
District Judge for the Western District of Washington, 1961-73;
took senior status 1973.
Died in Seattle, King
County, Wash., December
30, 1988 (age 82 years, 238
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Robert R. Beezer (b. 1928) —
of Washington.
Born in Seattle, King
County, Wash., July 21,
1928.
Lawyer; municipal judge in Washington, 1962-76; Judge of
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit, 1984-96; took senior
status 1996.
Still living as of 2000.
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Burton Ellsworth Bennett (1863-1929) —
also known as Burton E. Bennett —
of Seattle, King
County, Wash.; Sitka,
Alaska.
Born in North Brookfield, Madison
County, N.Y., April 17,
1863.
Son of Samuel Rhoades Bennett and Mary Hill (Loomis) Bennett.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for Alaska Territory, 1895-98.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in 1929
(age about
66 years).
Interment at Evergreen-Washelli
Memorial Park, Seattle, Wash.
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Benjamin P. Bettridge (1952-2000) —
also known as Ben Bettridge —
of Tacoma, Pierce
County, Wash.
Born in Tacoma, Pierce
County, Wash., April 9,
1952.
Son of Patricia Bettridge.
Republican. Lawyer; chair of
Pierce County Republican Party, 1981-92; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Washington, 1992;
Washington
Republican state chair, 1992.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa.
Died, of brain
cancer, in Tacoma Lutheran Home,
Tacoma, Pierce
County, Wash., October
5, 2000 (age 48 years, 179
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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George Hugo Boldt (1903-1984) —
of Seattle, King
County, Wash.; Tacoma, Pierce
County, Wash.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., December
28, 1903.
Son of George F. Boldt and Christine (Carstensen) Boldt.
Lawyer; colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II; U.S.
District Judge for the Western District of Washington, 1953-71;
took senior status 1971.
Presbyterian.
Member, Sigma
Chi; Phi
Delta Phi; American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died March 18,
1984 (age 80 years, 81
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Homer Truett Bone (1883-1970) —
also known as Homer T. Bone —
of Tacoma, Pierce
County, Wash.
Born in Franklin, Johnson
County, Ind., January
25, 1883.
Lawyer; Farmer-Labor candidate for U.S.
Representative from Washington 3rd District, 1920; member of Washington
state house of representatives, 1923-24; U.S.
Senator from Washington, 1933-44; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Washington, 1940;
Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit, 1944-56; took
senior status 1956.
Member, Order of the
Coif; Gamma
Eta Gamma.
Died in Tacoma, Pierce
County, Wash., March 11,
1970 (age 87 years, 45
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Oakwood
Cemetery, Tacoma, Wash.
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John Clyde Bowen (1888-1978) —
of Washington.
Born in Newbern, Dyer
County, Tenn., May 12,
1888.
Son of William Allen Bowen and Maryette (Featherston) Bowen.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of Washington
state senate, 1931; legal advisor to Gov. Clarence
D. Martin, 1933; U.S.
District Judge for the Western District of Washington, 1934-61;
took senior status 1961.
Baptist.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Freemasons;
Eagles.
Died April 27,
1978 (age 89 years, 350
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles Edmund Boyle (1836-1888) —
also known as Charles E. Boyle —
of Uniontown, Fayette
County, Pa.
Born in Uniontown, Fayette
County, Pa., February
4, 1836.
Son of Bernard Boyle (diedl 1839).
Democrat. Newspaper
editor and publisher; lawyer; Fayette
County District Attorney, 1863-65; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives from Fayette County, 1866-67;
candidate for Pennsylvania
state auditor general, 1868; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Pennsylvania, 1876,
1880,
1888;
U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 21st District, 1883-87;
territorial court judge in Washington, 1888; died in office 1888.
Episcopalian.
Died, of pneumonia,
in the Occidental Hotel,
Seattle, King
County, Wash., December
15, 1888 (age 52 years, 315
days).
Interment at Oak
Grove Cemetery, Uniontown, Pa.
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Robert F. Brachtenbach (1931-2008) —
Born in Sidney, Cheyenne
County, Neb., January
28, 1931.
Son of Henry Brachtenbach and Elizabeth Brachtenbach.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Washington
state house of representatives, 1962-66; justice of
Washington state supreme court, 1972-94.
Died, of throat
cancer, in Cottage Grove, Lane
County, Ore., May 2,
2008 (age 77 years, 95
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Jesse B. Bridges (1862-1927) —
of Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind.; Aberdeen, Grays
Harbor County, Wash.; Olympia, Thurston
County, Wash.
Born in Putnam
County, Ind., November
10, 1862.
Son of James Bridges and Mary (Darnell) Bridges.
Republican. Lawyer; Grays
Harbor County Prosecuting Attorney; justice of
Washington state supreme court, 1919-27; died in office 1927.
Universalist.
Died April 14,
1927 (age 64 years, 155
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Elijah Voorhees Brookshire (1856-1936) —
of Indiana.
Born near Ladoga, Montgomery
County, Ind., August
15, 1856.
Democrat. School
teacher; lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 8th District, 1889-95.
Died in Seattle, King
County, Wash., April 14,
1936 (age 79 years, 243
days).
Interment at Harshbarger
Cemetery, Near Ladoga, Montgomery County, Ind.
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Norris Brown (1863-1960) —
of Kearney, Buffalo
County, Neb.
Born in Maquoketa, Jackson
County, Iowa, May 2,
1863.
Son of William Henry Harrison Brown and Eliza Ann (Phelps) Brown.
Republican. Lawyer; Nebraska
state attorney general, 1905-07; U.S.
Senator from Nebraska, 1907-13; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Nebraska, 1908;
law partner of Irving
F. Baxter.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Seattle, King
County, Wash., January
5, 1960 (age 96 years, 248
days).
Interment at Forest
Lawn Memorial Park, Omaha, Neb.
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James Wesley Bryan (1874-1956) —
also known as James W. Bryan —
of Bremerton, Kitsap
County, Wash.
Born in Lake Charles, Calcasieu
Parish, La., March 11,
1874.
Son of James Wesley Bryan and Delia K. (Singleton) Bryan.
Progressive. Lawyer; member of Washington
state senate, 1908-12; U.S.
Representative from Washington at-large, 1913-15; Kitsap
County Prosecuting Attorney.
Died in Bremerton, Kitsap
County, Wash., August
26, 1956 (age 82 years, 168
days).
Interment at Forest
Lawn Cemetery, Bremerton, Wash.
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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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Robert Jensen Bryan (b. 1934) —
also known as Robert J. Bryan —
of Bremerton, Kitsap
County, Wash.
Born in Bremerton, Kitsap
County, Wash., October
29, 1934.
Son of James
Wesley Bryan, Jr. and Vena (Jensen) Bryan (1904-2003).
Republican. Lawyer; chair of
Kitsap County Republican Party, 1961-62; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Washington, 1964;
superior court judge in Washington, 1967-84; U.S.
District Judge for the Western District of Washington, 1986-2000;
took senior status 2000.
Member, Phi
Delta Phi; Delta
Upsilon; American Bar
Association; Eagles; Lions; Jaycees.
Still living as of 2000.
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Franklin D. Burgess (b. 1935) —
Born in Eudora, Chicot
County, Ark., 1935.
Lawyer; U.S.
District Judge for the Western District of Washington, 1994-2005;
took senior status 2005.
African
ancestry.
Still living as of 2005.
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Thomas Burke (1849-1925) —
of Seattle, King
County, Wash.
Born in Clinton
County, N.Y., December
22, 1849.
Son of James Burke and Bridget Della (Ryan) Burke.
Lawyer; King
County Probate Judge, 1876-80; candidate for Delegate
to U.S. Congress from Washington Territory, 1880; chief
justice of Washington territorial supreme court, 1888-89.
While speaking at the semi-annual
meeting of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, he
suffered a stroke of
apoplexy and died, in the offices
of the Carnegie Foundation, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., December
4, 1925 (age 75 years, 347
days). Present at the meeting were Nicholas
Murray Butler (who caught him as he collapsed), Elihu
Root, Robert
Lansing, John
W. Davis, David
Jayne Hill, Gov. Andrew
Jackson Montague, Sen. LeRoy
Percy, and others.
Interment at Evergreen-Washelli
Memorial Park, Seattle, Wash.
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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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Johnston B. Campbell (b. 1868) —
of Duluth, St. Louis
County, Minn.; Moorhead, Clay
County, Minn.; Spokane, Spokane
County, Wash.
Born in Stillwater, Washington
County, Minn., August 5,
1868.
Son of Hugh Campbell and Lucinda (Fee) Campbell.
Republican. Lawyer; member, Interstate Commerce
Commission, 1921-30.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners.
Burial
location unknown.
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John Edward Carroll (1877-1955) —
also known as John E. Carroll —
of Seattle, King
County, Wash.
Born in New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La., October
15, 1877.
Lawyer; major in the U.S. Army during World War I; mayor of
Seattle, Wash., 1941; appointed 1941.
Died in a hospital
at Shelton, Mason
County, Wash., February
22, 1955 (age 77 years, 130
days).
Interment at Lake
View Cemetery, Seattle, Wash.
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Stephen Fowler Chadwick (b. 1894) —
also known as Stephen F. Chadwick —
of Seattle, King
County, Wash.
Born in Colfax, Whitman
County, Wash., August
14, 1894.
Son of Stephen James Chadwick and Emma (Plummer) Chadwick.
Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Democratic
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Washington 1st District, 1926; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Washington, 1928;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Washington, 1932 (Democratic primary), 1940
(Republican).
Episcopalian.
Member, Forty
and Eight; American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Phi
Delta Phi; Kappa
Sigma; Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married, July 2,
1919, to Margaret Gardiner Tyler. |
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William Horace Clagett (1838-1901) —
also known as William H. Clagett —
of Humboldt (unknown
county), Nev.; Deer Lodge, Powell
County, Mont.
Born in Upper Marlboro, Prince
George's County, Md., September
21, 1838.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Nevada
territorial House of Representatives, 1862-63; member of Nevada
state house of representatives, 1864-65; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Montana Territory, 1868;
Delegate
to U.S. Congress from Montana Territory, 1871-73; defeated, 1872.
Died in Spokane, Spokane
County, Wash., August 3,
1901 (age 62 years, 316
days).
Interment at Greenwood
Memorial Terrace, Spokane, Wash.
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William H. Clay (1863-1931) —
of Everett, Snohomish
County, Wash.
Born in Willow, Jo Daviess
County, Ill., April 23,
1863.
Lawyer; mayor of
Everett, Wash., 1914-16, 1920-24.
Died in Everett, Snohomish
County, Wash., April 21,
1931 (age 67 years, 363
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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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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James Edwin Cochran (1848-1919) —
also known as James E. Cochran —
of McCook, Red Willow
County, Neb.; St. Anthony, Fremont
County, Idaho; Port Angeles, Clallam
County, Wash.
Born near Hillsboro, Lee
County, Iowa, May 15,
1848.
Son of Hugh F. Cochran and Lucy (Hammond) Cochran.
Farmer;
school
teacher; superintendent
of schools; lawyer; district judge in Nebraska, 1887-92;
appointed 1887; Fremont
County Prosecuting Attorney.
Died in Port Angeles, Clallam
County, Wash., November
17, 1919 (age 71 years, 186
days).
Interment at Ocean
View Cemetery, Port Angeles, Wash.
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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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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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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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Kenneth Allen Cox (b. 1916) —
also known as Kenneth A. Cox —
of Seattle, King
County, Wash.
Born in Topeka, Shawnee
County, Kan., December
7, 1916.
Son of Seth Leroy Cox and Jean (Sears) Cox.
Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War II;
member, Federal
Communications Commission, 1963-70.
Congregationalist.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Phi
Delta Phi; Order of the
Coif; American Bar
Association.
Still living as of 1970.
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Francis Wellington Cushman (1867-1909) —
also known as Francis W. Cushman; "Abe Lincoln of the
Pacific Coast" —
of Tacoma, Pierce
County, Wash.
Born in Brighton, Washington
County, Iowa, May 8,
1867.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Washington, 1899-1909 (at-large 1899-1909,
2nd District 1909); died in office 1909.
Died, of pneumonia,
in Roosevelt Hospital,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., July 6,
1909 (age 42 years, 59
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Tacoma
Cemetery, Tacoma, Wash.
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Gordon Evans Dean (1905-1958) —
also known as Gordon E. Dean —
Born in Seattle, King
County, Wash., December
28, 1905.
Son of Rev. John Marvin Dean.
Newspaper
reporter; lawyer; served in the U.S. Navy during World War
II; law
professor; member, U.S.
Atomic Energy Commission, 1949-53; chair, U.S. Atomic Energy
Commission, 1950-53.
Killed when a Northeast Airlines plane, landing in heavy
fog, crashed
and burned,
about 300 yards short of the airport
runway, in Nantucket, Nantucket
County, Mass., August
15, 1958 (age 52 years, 230
days).
Interment at Fort
Lincoln Cemetery, Brentwood, Md.
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Grant Degginger —
of Bellevue, King
County, Wash.
Lawyer; mayor
of Bellevue, Wash., 2006-.
Still living as of 2006.
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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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William Franklin Devin (1898-1982) —
also known as William F. Devin —
of Seattle, King
County, Wash.
Born in Toledo, Lucas
County, Ohio, March 28,
1898.
Son of Oliver Peyton Devin and Mina Marie (Kern) Devin.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;
lawyer; municipal judge in Washington, 1939-42; mayor of
Seattle, Wash., 1942-52; defeated, 1941, 1952.
Presbyterian.
Member, American
Legion; Phi
Delta Phi; Royal
Arcanum.
Died in Seattle, King
County, Wash., February
2, 1982 (age 83 years, 311
days).
Cremated.
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Norman DeValois Dicks (b. 1940) —
also known as Norman D. Dicks; Norm Dicks —
of Port Orchard, Kitsap
County, Wash.; Belfair, Mason
County, Wash.
Born in Washington, December
16, 1940.
Democrat. Lawyer; legislative and administrative assistant to
U.S. Senator Warren
G. Magnuson, 1968-76; U.S.
Representative from Washington 6th District, 1977-; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Washington, 1996,
2000,
2004,
2008.
Lutheran.
Still living as of 2009.
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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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John Francis Dore (1881-1938) —
also known as John F. Dore —
of Seattle, King
County, Wash.
Born in Charlestown, Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., December
11, 1881.
Son of John F. Dore and Mary E. (Hudson) Dore.
Newspaper
work; lawyer; mayor of
Seattle, Wash., 1932-34, 1936-38.
Died, from complications of pneumonia
and influenza,
Seattle, King
County, Wash., April 18,
1938 (age 56 years, 128
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Seattle, Wash.
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William Orville Douglas (1898-1980) —
also known as William O. Douglas —
of New Haven, New Haven
County, Conn.; Goose Prairie, Yakima
County, Wash.
Born in Maine, Otter Tail
County, Minn., October
16, 1898.
Son of William Douglas and Julia Bickford (Fiske) Douglas.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
law
professor; member, U.S.
Securities and Exchange Commission, 1936-39; chair, U.S. Securities and
Exchange Commission, 1937-39; Justice
of U.S. Supreme Court, 1939-75.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
United
World Federalists; American Bar
Association; Beta
Theta Pi; Phi
Alpha Delta; Delta
Sigma Rho; Phi
Beta Kappa.
Died in Washington,
D.C., January
19, 1980 (age 81 years, 95
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Relatives: Son
of William Douglas and Julia Bickford (Fiske) Douglas; married, August
16, 1923, to Mildred M. Riddle; married 1966 to
Kathleen Heffernan. |
| | | Cross-reference: Warren
Christopher |
| | | See also Wikipedia
article — NNDB
dossier |
| | | Books by William O. Douglas: Of
Men and Mountains (1982) — My
wilderness: east to Katahdin (1961) — Go
East, Young Man (1974) — The
Court Years, 1939 to 1975: The Autobiography of William O.
Douglas (1980) |
| | | Books about William O. Douglas: Bruce
Allen Murphy, Wild
Bill : The Legend and Life of William O. Douglas —
Howard Ball & Phillip J. Cooper, Of
Power and Right: Hugo Black, William O. Douglas, and America's
Constitutional Revolution — James F. Simon, Independent
Journey: The Life of William O. Douglas |
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Tom Downs (1916-2007) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.; East Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Spokane, Spokane
County, Wash., July 11,
1916.
Son of George Downs and Elizabeth (Seiling) Downs.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer;
delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County 4th
District, 1961-62; candidate for Judge,
Michigan Court of Appeals 1st District, 1964; candidate for Michigan
State University board of trustees, 1972; Presidential Elector
for Michigan, 1996.
Unitarian.
Died in 2007
(age about
90 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Alice Elizabeth 'Bette' Mohrmann. |
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Samuel Marion Driver (b. 1893) —
also known as Sam M. Driver —
of Douglas
County, Wash.; Chelan
County, Wash.; Spokane, Spokane
County, Wash.
Born in Wamic, Wasco
County, Ore., May 22,
1893.
Son of Francis Marion Driver and Adelia (Lucas) Driver.
Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War I;
Douglas
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1922-23; Chelan
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1935-37; U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington, 1937-40; justice of
Washington state supreme court, 1940-46; U.S.
District Judge for the Eastern District of Washington, 1946.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Kappa
Sigma; Phi
Delta Phi.
Burial
location unknown.
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Ralph O. Dunbar (b. 1845) —
of Goldendale, Klickitat
County, Wash.
Born in Schuyler
County, Ill., April 26,
1845.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Washington
territorial legislature, 1879; delegate to
Washington state constitutional convention, 1889; justice of
Washington state supreme court, 1889-1901.
Burial
location unknown.
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William Henry Dunphy (b. 1860) —
of Walla Walla, Walla Walla
County, Wash.
Born in Aurora, Kane
County, Ill., June 29,
1860.
Son of Robert Dunphy and Catharine Dunphy.
Democrat. Locomotive
engineer; lawyer; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Washington, 1892,
1900;
member of Democratic
National Committee from Washington, 1900-01.
Burial
location unknown.
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Elisha Peyre Ferry (1825-1895) —
also known as Elisha P. Ferry —
of Waukegan, Lake
County, Ill.; Seattle, King
County, Wash.
Born in Monroe
County, Mich., August 9,
1825.
Democrat. Lawyer; Presidential Elector for Illinois, 1852;
village
president of Waukegan, Illinois, 1856-57; mayor
of Waukegan, Ill., 1859; delegate
to Illinois state constitutional convention Lake County, 1862;
colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; Governor of
Washington Territory, 1872-80; vice-president, Puget Sound
National Bank; Governor of
Washington, 1889-93.
Died of pneumonia
and congestive
heart failure, in Seattle, King
County, Wash., October
14, 1895 (age 70 years, 66
days).
Interment at Lake
View Cemetery, Seattle, Wash.
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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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Thomas Stephen Foley (b. 1929) —
also known as Thomas S. Foley; Tom Foley —
of Spokane, Spokane
County, Wash.
Born in Spokane, Spokane
County, Wash., March 26,
1929.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Washington 5th District, 1965-95; defeated,
1994; Speaker of
the U.S. House, 1989-95; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Washington, 1996,
2000,
2004,
2008;
U.S. Ambassador to Japan, 1997-.
Member, Grange; Council on
Foreign Relations; Trilateral
Commission.
Still living as of 2008.
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Roy C. Fox (b. 1890) —
of Spokane, Spokane
County, Wash.
Born in Cincinnati, Appanoose
County, Iowa, October
10, 1890.
Son of James Wesley Fox and Sarah Louise (McMahon) Fox.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;
lawyer; Lincoln
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1920-26; U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington, 1926-34.
Disciples
of Christ. Member, Alpha
Tau Omega; Phi
Alpha Delta.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married, May 6,
1922, to Frankie A. Juvinall. |
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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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David E. Giles (born c.1950) —
of Washington.
Born about 1950.
Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Washington 8th District, 1986, 1990.
Convicted
in June 2000 of child
rape.
Still living as of 2000.
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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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William Cassius Goodloe III (1919-1997) —
also known as William C. Goodloe; Bill
Goodloe —
Born in Lexington, Fayette
County, Ky., September
19, 1919.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;
lawyer; Washington
Republican state chair; member of Washington
state senate; superior court judge in Washington; chief
justice of Washington state supreme court, 1985-88.
Member, Sons of
the American Revolution.
Died May 8,
1997 (age 77 years, 231
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Alfred Theodore Goodwin (b. 1923) —
also known as Alfred T. Goodwin —
of Salem, Marion
County, Ore.
Born in Bellingham, Whatcom
County, Wash., June 29,
1923.
Son of Alonzo Theodore Goodwin and Miriam Hazel (Williams) Goodwin.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; newspaper
reporter; lawyer; circuit judge in Oregon, 1955-60; justice of
Oregon state supreme court, 1960-69; U.S.
District Judge for Oregon, 1969.
Presbyterian.
Member, American
Judicature Society; American Bar
Association; Order of the
Coif; Phi
Delta Phi; Sigma
Delta Chi; Alpha
Tau Omega.
Still living as of 1970.
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Relatives: Son
of Alonzo Theodore Goodwin and Miriam Hazel (Williams) Goodwin;
married, December
23, 1943, to Marjorie Elizabeth Major (divorced 1948); married,
December
23, 1949, to Mary Ellin Handelin. |
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Thomas Slade Gorton III (b. 1928) —
also known as Slade Gorton —
of Olympia, Thurston
County, Wash.; Clyde Hill, King
County, Wash.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., January
8, 1928.
Son of Thomas Slade Gorton and Ruth (Israel) Gorton.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Washington
state house of representatives, 1959-69; Washington
state attorney general, 1969-81; U.S.
Senator from Washington, 1981-87, 1989-2001; defeated, 1986,
2000; delegate to Republican National Convention from Washington, 2008.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Beta Kappa.
Still living as of 2009.
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McQuown F. Gose (1859-1942) —
also known as Mack F. Gose —
of Pomeroy, Garfield
County, Wash.; Olympia, Thurston
County, Wash.
Born in Sullivan
County, Mo., July 8,
1859.
Republican. Lawyer; justice of
Washington state supreme court; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Washington, 1932.
Died, from bronchial
asthma and bronchiectasis,
in Pomeroy, Garfield
County, Wash., January
31, 1942 (age 82 years, 207
days).
Interment somewhere
in Pomeroy, Wash.
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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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Percy Warren Green (b. 1889) —
also known as P. Warren Green —
of Pullman, Whitman
County, Wash.; Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del.
Born in Booth's Corner, Delaware
County, Pa., August
18, 1889.
Son of Charles Green and Elizabeth Ellen (Talley) Green.
Republican. College
professor; lawyer; Delaware
state attorney general, 1933-39; appointed 1933.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Roger Sherman Greene (1840-1930) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.; Seattle, King
County, Wash.; Oakland, Alameda
County, Calif.
Born in Roxbury, Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., December
14, 1840.
Son of Rev. David Greene and Mary (Evarts) Greene.
Lawyer; served in the Union Army during the Civil War; justice of
Washington territorial supreme court, 1870-79; chief
justice of Washington territorial supreme court, 1879-87;
Prohibition candidate for U.S.
Representative from Washington, 1888; Prohibition candidate for
Governor
of Washington, 1890.
Baptist.
Member, Grand
Army of the Republic; Loyal
Legion.
Died in Seattle, King
County, Wash., February
17, 1930 (age 89 years, 65
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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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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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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James Monroe Hale (1865-1906) —
of Caldwell, Burleson
County, Tex.
Born in Gay Hill, Washington
County, Tex., September
5, 1865.
Son of James Calvin Hale and Eliza Rose Hale.
Lawyer; member of Texas
state senate 19th District, 1903-05.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Seattle, King
County, Wash., May 23,
1906 (age 40 years, 260
days).
Interment at Masonic
Cemetery, Caldwell, Tex.
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Cornelius Hanford (1849-1926) —
of Seattle, King
County, Wash.
Born in Van Buren
County, Iowa, April 21,
1849.
Son of Edward Hanford and Abby J. (Holgate) Hanford.
Republican. Lawyer; member
Washington territorial council, 1877; member of Washington
territorial House of Representatives, 1889-90; U.S.
District Judge for Washington, 1890-1905; U.S.
District Judge for the Western District of Washington, 1905-12;
resigned 1912.
Member, Sons of
the American Revolution.
Resigned
as judge under threat of
impeachment, 1912.
Died in 1926
(age about
77 years).
Interment at Lake
View Cemetery, Seattle, Wash.
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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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Paul Gerhart Hatfield (1928-2000) —
also known as Paul G. Hatfield —
of Montana.
Born in Great Falls, Cascade
County, Mont., April 29,
1928.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict;
lawyer; district judge in Montana, 1960-76; chief
justice of Montana state supreme court, 1977-78; U.S.
Senator from Montana, 1978; U.S.
District Judge for Montana, 1979-96.
Died of a heart
attack, in Great Falls, Cascade
County, Mont., July 3,
2000 (age 72 years, 65
days).
Interment at Riverside
Memorial Park, Spokane, Wash.
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Thomas Edwin Headlee (1867-1929) —
also known as Thomas E. Headlee; Tom
Headlee —
of Everett, Snohomish
County, Wash.
Born in What Cheer, Keokuk
County, Iowa, September
1, 1867.
Son of Ephraim Headlee (1834-1904) and Harriet (Humes) Headlee
(1838-1929).
Democrat. Lawyer; mayor of
Everett, Wash., 1904-06.
Died in Seattle, King
County, Wash., July 27,
1929 (age 61 years, 329
days).
Interment at Grand
Army of the Republic Cemetery, Snohomish, Wash.
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Patricia Louise Herbold (b. 1940) —
also known as Patricia L. Herbold; Pat Herbold;
Patricia Louise Kruse —
of Montgomery, Hamilton
County, Ohio; Bellevue, King
County, Wash.
Born in Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio, September
24, 1940.
Daughter of William J. Kruse and Mary Louise Kruse.
Republican. Chemist;
lawyer; mayor of Montgomery, Ohio, 1986; chair of
King County Republican Party, 2002-04; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Washington, 2004;
U.S. Ambassador to Singapore, 2005-.
Female.
Still living as of 2009.
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Samuel Billingsley Hill (1875-1958) —
also known as Samuel B. Hill; Sam B. Hill —
of Waterville, Douglas
County, Wash.
Born in Franklin, Izard
County, Ark., April 2,
1875.
Democrat. Lawyer; Douglas
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1907-11; superior court judge in
Washington, 1917-23; U.S.
Representative from Washington 5th District, 1923-36; defeated,
1922; judge, U.S. Board of Tax Appeals (Tax Court), 1936-53.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., March 16,
1958 (age 82 years, 348
days).
Interment at Rock
Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Clarence Leland Holcomb (1871-c.1942) —
of Washington.
Born in Gibson
County, Ind., October
15, 1871.
Son of Silas
Mercer Holcomb.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Washington, 1932.
Died in Kennewick, Benton
County, Wash., about 1942 (age about 71
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Oscar Raymond Holcomb (b. 1867) —
also known as O. R. Holcomb —
of Ritzville, Adams
County, Wash.
Born in Gibson
County, Ind., December
31, 1867.
Son of Silas
Mercer Holcomb.
Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Washington at-large, 1902; superior court
judge in Washington, 1909-15; justice of
Washington state supreme court, 1915-27, 1927-31; chief
justice of Washington state supreme court, 1919-21.
Episcopalian.
Member, Odd
Fellows; Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias.
Burial
location unknown.
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Warren Brewster Hooker (1856-1920) —
also known as Warren B. Hooker —
of Forestville, Chautauqua
County, N.Y.; Tacoma, Pierce
County, Wash.; Fredonia, Chautauqua
County, N.Y.
Born in Perrysburg, Cattaraugus
County, N.Y., November
24, 1856.
Son of John Hooker and Philena (Waterman) Hooker.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from New York 34th District, 1891-98; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 8th District, 1898-1913; appointed 1898;
Justice of the Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court,
1902-09.
Died in Fredonia, Chautauqua
County, N.Y., March 5,
1920 (age 63 years, 102
days).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Fredonia, N.Y.
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William Harrison Hornibrook (1884-1946) —
also known as William H. Hornibrook —
of Condon, Gilliam
County, Ore.; Twin Falls, Twin Falls
County, Idaho; Vancouver, Clark
County, Wash.; Utah.
Born in Cherokee, Cherokee
County, Iowa, July 6,
1884.
Son of Dr. Edward Hornibrook and Rosina Hornibrook.
Democrat. Lawyer; newspaper
publisher; member of Idaho
state senate, 1910-12; member of Oregon
Democratic State Central Committee, 1913-15; U.S. Minister to Siam, 1915-16; Persia, 1933-36; Afghanistan, 1935-36; Costa Rica, 1937-41; member of Democratic
National Committee from Oregon, 1918-19.
Episcopalian.
Died in 1946
(age about
61 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Ralph Ashley Horr (1884-1960) —
also known as Ralph A. Horr —
of Seattle, King
County, Wash.
Born in Saybrook, McLean
County, Ill., August
12, 1884.
Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War
I; U.S.
Representative from Washington 1st District, 1931-33; candidate
in primary for U.S.
Senator from Washington, 1934; candidate in primary for Governor of
Washington, 1936; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Washington, 1940;
candidate in primary for mayor of
Seattle, Wash., 1948.
Died in Seattle, King
County, Wash., January
26, 1960 (age 75 years, 167
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Hillcrest
Burial Park, Kent, Wash.
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Chester Ralph Hovey (b. 1872) —
of Ellensburg, Kittitas
County, Wash.; Olympia, Thurston
County, Wash.; Seattle, King
County, Wash.
Born in Holyoke, Hampden
County, Mass., January
21, 1872.
Son of George A. Hovey and Jennie (Dyer) Hovey.
Republican. Lawyer; justice of
Washington state supreme court, 1921; appointed 1921.
Burial
location unknown.
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Thomas Jefferson Humes (1849-1904) —
also known as Thomas J. Humes —
of Seattle, King
County, Wash.
Born in Clinton
County, Ind., February
14, 1849.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Kansas
state house of representatives, 1877-80; superior court judge in
Washington, 1890; mayor of
Seattle, Wash., 1897-1904.
Died in Fairbanks, Fairbanks
North Star Borough, Alaska, November
9, 1904 (age 55 years, 269
days).
Interment at Lake
View Cemetery, Seattle, Wash.
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William Ewart Humphrey (1862-1934) —
also known as William E. Humphrey —
of Crawfordsville, Montgomery
County, Ind.; Seattle, King
County, Wash.
Born near Alamo, Montgomery
County, Ind., March 31,
1862.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Washington, 1903-17 (at-large 1903-09, 1st
District 1909-17); member,
Federal Trade Commission, 1925-33; chair, Federal Trade
Commission, 1927-28, 1932.
Died in Washington,
D.C., February
14, 1934 (age 71 years, 320
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Crawfordsville, Ind.
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Jay Robert Inslee (b. 1951) —
also known as Jay Inslee —
of Selah, Yakima
County, Wash.; Bainbridge Island, Kitsap
County, Wash.
Born in Washington, February
9, 1951.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Washington
state house of representatives, 1988-92; U.S.
Representative from Washington, 1993-95, 1999- (4th District
1993-95, 1st District 1999-2006); defeated, 1994; candidate in
primary for Governor of
Washington, 1996; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Washington, 2000,
2004,
2008.
Protestant.
Still living as of 2009.
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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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Orange Jacobs (1827-1914) —
of Jacksonville, Jackson
County, Ore.; Seattle, King
County, Wash.
Born near Geneseo, Livingston
County, N.Y., May 2,
1827.
Republican. Lawyer; newspaper
editor and publisher; justice of
Washington territorial supreme court, 1869-75; Delegate
to U.S. Congress from Washington Territory, 1875-79; mayor of
Seattle, Wash., 1879-80; member
Washington territorial council, 1885-87; superior court judge in
Washington, 1896-1900.
Died in Seattle, King
County, Wash., May 21,
1914 (age 87 years, 19
days).
Interment at Mt.
Pleasant Cemetery, Seattle, Wash.
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Clyde G. Jeffers (b. 1881) —
Born in Hampton, Franklin
County, Iowa, July 2,
1881.
Son of Byron Jeffers and Edith (Day) Jeffers.
Lawyer; Grant
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1913-17; superior court judge in
Washington, 1923-39; justice of
Washington state supreme court, 1939-48.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Sigma
Alpha Epsilon.
Burial
location unknown.
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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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Wesley Livsey Jones (1863-1932) —
also known as Wesley L. Jones —
of North Yakima, Yakima
County, Wash.; Seattle, King
County, Wash.
Born near Bethany, Moultrie
County, Ill., October
9, 1863.
Son of Wesley Jones and Phoebe (McKay) Jones.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Washington at-large, 1899-1909; U.S.
Senator from Washington, 1909-32; died in office 1932.
Died, of heart and
kidney
trouble, in Seattle, King
County, Wash., November
19, 1932 (age 69 years, 41
days).
Cremated.
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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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Lyman Enos Knapp (1837-1904) —
also known as Lyman E. Knapp —
of Middlebury, Addison
County, Vt.
Born in Somerset, Windham
County, Vt., November
5, 1837.
Colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; newspaper
editor; lawyer; probate judge in Vermont, 1879-82; member
of Vermont
state house of representatives, 1884-85; Governor of
Alaska District, 1889-93.
Congregationalist.
Member, Anti-Saloon
League; Delta
Upsilon; Phi
Beta Kappa; Grand
Army of the Republic.
Died in Seattle, King
County, Wash., October
9, 1904 (age 66 years, 339
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Montgomery Oliver Koelsch (1912-1992) —
Born in Boise, Ada
County, Idaho, March 5,
1912.
Son of Charles
F. Koelsch.
Lawyer; district judge in Idaho 3rd District, 1951-59; Judge of
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit, 1959-76; took senior
status 1976.
Died in Seattle, King
County, Wash., September
1, 1992 (age 80 years, 180
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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E. H. Kohlhase (born c.1870) —
of Kelso, Cowlitz
County, Wash.
Born in Germany,
about 1870.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Washington
state senate 18th District, 1945-47.
Burial
location unknown.
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John Leary (1837-1905) —
of Seattle, King
County, Wash.
Born in New
Brunswick, November
3, 1837.
Lawyer; newspaper
publisher; mayor of
Seattle, Wash., 1884-85; defeated, 1892.
Died February
8, 1905 (age 67 years, 97
days).
Interment at Lake
View Cemetery, Seattle, Wash.
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Edwin Mah Lee (b. 1952) —
also known as Edwin M. Lee —
of San
Francisco, Calif.
Born in Seattle, King
County, Wash., 1952.
Democrat. Lawyer; mayor
of San Francisco, Calif., 2011-; appointed 2011.
Chinese
ancestry.
Still living as of 2011.
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James Hamilton Lewis (1863-1939) —
also known as J. Hamilton Lewis; "Pink
Whiskers" —
of Seattle, King
County, Wash.; Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Danville,
Va., May 18,
1863.
Son of John Cable Lewis (Major in Confederate Army in Civil War; died
from war wounds).
Lawyer; member of Washington
territorial legislature, 1887-88; candidate for Governor of
Washington, 1892; U.S.
Representative from Washington at-large, 1897-99; defeated
(People's), 1898; colonel in the U.S. Army during the
Spanish-American War; candidate for Democratic nomination for Vice
President, 1900,
1920;
candidate for Governor of
Illinois, 1908, 1920 (Democratic); delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Illinois, 1928,
1936;
speaker, 1912;
U.S.
Senator from Illinois, 1913-19, 1931-39; defeated (Democratic),
1918; died in office 1939.
Died, of coronary
thrombosis, at Garfield Hospital,
Washington,
D.C., April 9,
1939 (age 75 years, 326
days).
Originally entombed at Abbey
Mausoleum (which no longer exists), Arlington, Va.; reinterment
to unknown location.
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Kenneth Mackintosh (b. 1875) —
of Seattle, King
County, Wash.
Born in Seattle, King
County, Wash., October
25, 1875.
Son of Angus Mackintosh and Elizabeth (Peebles) Mackintosh.
Republican. Lawyer; King
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1905-09; superior court judge in
Washington, 1912-18; justice of
Washington state supreme court, 1918-28; resigned 1928; chief
justice of Washington state supreme court, 1927-28; resigned
1928; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Washington, 1928.
Methodist.
Burial
location unknown.
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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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John Fleming Main (b. 1864) —
also known as John F. Main —
of Seattle, King
County, Wash.
Born in Mercer
County, Ill., September
10, 1864.
Son of William R. Main and Sarah M. (Fleming) Main.
Republican. Lawyer; law
professor; superior court judge in Washington, 1910-12; justice of
Washington state supreme court, 1912-31; chief
justice of Washington state supreme court, 1923-26.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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O. Gaylord Marsh (b. 1879) —
of Wenatchee, Chelan
County, Wash.; Manila, Philippines;
Buchanan, Berrien
County, Mich.
Born in Buchanan, Berrien
County, Mich., January
7, 1879.
Son of Edward Marsh and Huldah Rude (Dunning) Marsh.
Lawyer; U.S. Consul in Ottawa, 1915-17; Progreso, 1917-24; Montevideo, 1924-27; Sydney, 1927-32; Seoul, 1938.
Member, Kappa
Sigma; Pi Gamma
Mu; Freemasons;
Woodmen;
Rotary.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1905
to Tella Dorothy Swem. |
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Thomas Ellsworth Martin (1893-1971) —
also known as Thomas E. Martin —
of Iowa City, Johnson
County, Iowa.
Born in Melrose, Monroe
County, Iowa, January
18, 1893.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; accountant;
lawyer; candidate for Iowa
railroad commission, 1932, 1934; mayor
of Iowa City, Iowa, 1935-37; U.S.
Representative from Iowa 1st District, 1939-55; U.S.
Senator from Iowa, 1955-61; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Iowa, 1956.
Member, Order of the
Coif; American Bar
Association.
Died in Seattle, King
County, Wash., June 27,
1971 (age 78 years, 160
days).
Interment at Willamette
National Cemetery, Portland, Ore.
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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
W. Masterson; son of S. C. Masterson; married to Marjorie Bried
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John W. Matthews —
of Pullman, Whitman
County, Wash.
Lawyer; Whitman
County Prosecuting Attorney; mayor of
Pullman, Wash., 1917.
Burial
location unknown.
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John Rogers McBride (1832-1904) —
also known as John R. McBride —
of Lafayette, Yamhill
County, Ore.; Boise, Ada
County, Idaho; Spokane, Spokane
County, Wash.
Born in Franklin
County, Mo., August
22, 1832.
Son of James
McBride.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate
to Oregon state constitutional convention from Yamhill County,
1857; member of Oregon
state senate, 1860-62; U.S.
Representative from Oregon at-large, 1863-65; justice of
Idaho territorial supreme court, 1865-69; member of Republican
National Committee from Idaho Territory, 1872-; member of Republican
National Committee from Washington, 1880-92.
Died in Spokane, Spokane
County, Wash., July 20,
1904 (age 71 years, 333
days).
Interment at Germany
Hill Cemetery, St. Helens, Ore.
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John T. McCutcheon (born c.1893) —
of Steilacoom, Pierce
County, Wash.
Born in Washington, about 1893.
Republican. Lawyer; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Washington 6th District, 1932; member of Washington
state house of representatives, 1941; member of Washington
state senate 26th District, 1943-47.
Burial
location unknown.
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Obadiah Benton McFadden (1815-1875) —
of Olympia, Thurston
County, Wash.
Born in West Middletown, Washington
County, Pa., November
18, 1815.
Lawyer; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1843; justice of
Oregon territorial supreme court, 1853-54; justice of
Washington territorial supreme court, 1854-61; member
Washington territorial council, 1861; Delegate
to U.S. Congress from Washington Territory, 1873-75.
Died in Olympia, Thurston
County, Wash., June 25,
1875 (age 59 years, 219
days).
Interment at Masonic
Memorial Park, Tumwater, Wash.
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Michael D. McKay (born c.1951) —
also known as Mike McKay —
of Seattle, King
County, Wash.
Born about 1951.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for the Western District of Washington, 1989-93;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Washington, 2004.
Still living as of 2004.
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James Douglas McKevitt (1928-2000) —
also known as James D. McKevitt; Mike
McKevitt —
of Denver,
Colo.
Born in Spokane, Spokane
County, Wash., 1928.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict;
lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Colorado 1st District, 1971-73; defeated,
1972; delegate to Republican National Convention from Colorado, 1972.
Episcopalian.
Suffered a heart
attack, and died at Sibley Memorial Hospital,
Washington,
D.C., September
28, 2000 (age about 72
years).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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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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Pat McMullen (c.1945-1999) —
of Washington.
Born in Seattle, King
County, Wash., about 1945.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Washington
state house of representatives, 1983-87; member of Washington
state senate, 1987-92.
Died of cancer, in
Mt. Vernon, Skagit
County, Wash., November
12, 1999 (age about 54
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Lloyd Meeds (1927-2005) —
of Everett, Snohomish
County, Wash.
Born in Dillon, Beaverhead
County, Mont., December
11, 1927.
Democrat. Gasoline
station business; lawyer; Snohomish
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1962-64; U.S.
Representative from Washington 2nd District, 1965-79.
Member, Kiwanis;
Eagles.
Died, of cancer, in
Church Creek, Dorchester
County, Md., August
17, 2005 (age 77 years, 249
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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William Hickman Moore (1861-1946) —
also known as William H. Moore —
of Seattle, King
County, Wash.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., 1861.
Democrat. Lawyer; superior court judge in Washington,
1897-1901; mayor of
Seattle, Wash., 1906-08; defeated, 1910; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Washington 1st District, 1914.
Died in Seattle, King
County, Wash., March 13,
1946 (age about 84
years).
Cremated.
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Charles Moriarty, Jr. (c.1928-1999) —
of Washington.
Born in Seattle, King
County, Wash., about 1928.
Son of Charles
P. Moriarty.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Washington
state house of representatives 36th District, 1957-59; member of
Washington
state senate, 1959-66.
Died, of heart
failure, May 21,
1999 (age about 71
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Thomas Neill (d. 1938) —
of Pullman, Whitman
County, Wash.
Lawyer; newspaper
publisher; mayor of
Pullman, Wash., 1894, 1937-38; died in office 1938; superior
court judge in Washington, 1910-12.
Died in 1938.
Burial
location unknown.
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Jeremiah Neterer (b. 1862) —
of Bellingham, Whatcom
County, Wash.; Seattle, King
County, Wash.
Born near Goshen, Elkhart
County, Ind., 1862.
Democrat. Lawyer; superior court judge in Washington, 1900;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Washington, 1912;
U.S.
District Judge for the Western District of Washington, 1913-.
Congregationalist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Order of the
Coif; Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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George R. Nethercutt, Jr. (b. 1944) —
of Spokane, Spokane
County, Wash.
Born in Spokane, Spokane
County, Wash., October
7, 1944.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Washington 5th District, 1995-.
Protestant.
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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Lester T. Parker (born c.1901) —
of Aberdeen, Grays
Harbor County, Wash.
Born in Washington, about 1901.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Washington
state senate 21st District, 1943-47.
Burial
location unknown.
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John Pattison (b. 1859) —
of Colfax, Whitman
County, Wash.; Spokane, Spokane
County, Wash.
Born in Albany, Albany
County, N.Y., January
13, 1859.
Son of John Pattison and Elizabeth (Stormont) Pattison.
Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for Governor of
Washington, 1908; member of Democratic
National Committee from Washington, 1912-16.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1885
to Mary G. Cairns. |
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Jay Andrew Rabinowitz (c.1927-2001) —
also known as Jay A. Rabinowitz —
of Fairbanks, Fairbanks
North Star Borough, Alaska.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., about 1927.
Lawyer; superior court judge in Alaska, 1960-65; justice of
Alaska state supreme court, 1965-97.
Wrote the opinion which legalized private marijuana use in Alaska.
Died, in a hospital
at Seattle, King
County, Wash., June 16,
2001 (age about 74
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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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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James Theodore Ronald (1855-1950) —
also known as James T. Ronald —
of Seattle, King
County, Wash.
Born in Caledonia, Washington
County, Mo., April 8,
1855.
Democrat. School
teacher; lawyer; mayor of
Seattle, Wash., 1892-94; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Washington at-large, 1900; superior court
judge in Washington, 1909-49.
Died, from influenza,
in Seattle, King
County, Wash., December
27, 1950 (age 95 years, 263
days).
Interment at Evergreen-Washelli
Memorial Park, Seattle, 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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Walter Clifford Sadler (1891-1959) —
also known as Walter C. Sadler —
of Seattle, King
County, Wash.; Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Elgin, Kane
County, Ill., February
15, 1891.
Son of Walter Lincoln Sadler and Eleanore Elizabeth (Walter) Sadler.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; civil
engineer; worked on railroad
and hydroelectric
projects; lawyer; university
professor; mayor
of Ann Arbor, Mich., 1937-41; colonel in the U.S. Army during
World War II.
Methodist.
Member, American
Society of Civil Engineers; American
Academy of Political and Social Science; Sigma
Pi; Tau Beta
Pi.
Died in Los Angeles
County, Calif., October
14, 1959 (age 68 years, 241
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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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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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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Ezra Perin Savage (1842-1920) —
also known as Ezra P. Savage —
of Sargent, Custer
County, Neb.
Born in Connersville, Fayette
County, Ind., April 3,
1842.
Son of Benjamin Warren Savage and Hannah (Perin) Savage.
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer; stock,
grain, and
implement
business; Lieutenant
Governor of Nebraska, 1901-03; Governor of
Nebraska, 1901-03.
Died January
8, 1920 (age 77 years, 280
days).
Interment at Tacoma
Cemetery, Tacoma, Wash.
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Edward J. Schwartz (1912-2000) —
of California.
Born in Seattle, King
County, Wash., March 26,
1912.
Lawyer; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; municipal
judge in California, 1959-63; superior court judge in California,
1963-68; U.S.
District Judge for the Southern District of California, 1968-2000.
Died, at Scripps Mercy Hospital,
San Diego, San Diego
County, Calif., March 22,
2000 (age 87 years, 362
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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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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Eugene Semple (1840-1908) —
of Washington.
Born in Bogotá, Colombia
of American parents, June 12,
1840.
Son of James
Semple.
Democrat. Lawyer; newspaper
editor and publisher; Oregon
state printer, 1870-73; Governor of
Washington Territory, 1887-89; candidate for Governor of
Washington, 1889.
Died, of pneumonia,
in a rest
home at San Diego, San Diego
County, Calif., August
28, 1908 (age 68 years, 77
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Wright
Crematory and Columbarium, Seattle, Wash.
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William Henry Seward (1801-1872) —
also known as William H. Seward —
of Auburn, Cayuga
County, N.Y.
Born in Florida, Orange
County, N.Y., May 16,
1801.
Son of Daniel S. Seward (physician).
Lawyer; co-founded (with Thurlow
Weed), the Albany Evening Journal newspaper
in 1830; member of New York
state senate 7th District, 1831-34; Governor of
New York, 1839-43; defeated (Whig), 1834; U.S.
Senator from New York, 1849-61; candidate for Republican
nomination for President, 1856,
1860;
U.S.
Secretary of State, 1861-69.
Survived an assassination
attempt on April 14, 1865 (the same night Abraham
Lincoln was shot), when Lewis Payne, an associate of John Wilkes
Booth, broke into his bedroom and stabbed him repeatedly. Payne was
arrested, tried with the other conspirators, and hanged. As
Secretary of State in 1867, made a treaty with Russia for the
purchase of Alaska; critics dubbed the territory "Seward's Folly".
His portrait appeared on the $50
U.S. Treasury Note in the 1890s.
Died in Auburn, Cayuga
County, N.Y., October
16, 1872 (age 71 years, 153
days).
Interment at Fort
Hill Cemetery, Auburn, N.Y.; statue at Madison
Square Park, Manhattan, N.Y.; statue at Volunteer
Park, Seattle, Wash.
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Corwin Philip Shank (born c.1897) —
of Kirkland, King
County, Wash.
Born in Washington, about 1897.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Washington
state senate 46th District, 1947.
Burial
location unknown.
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Adam Smith (b. 1965) —
of Tacoma, Pierce
County, Wash.
Born in Washington,
D.C., June 15,
1965.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Washington
state senate, 1991-96; U.S.
Representative from Washington 9th District, 1997-; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Washington, 2000,
2004,
2008.
Christian.
Still living as of 2009.
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Watson Carvosso Squire (1838-1926) —
also known as Watson C. Squire —
of Seattle, King
County, Wash.
Born in Cape Vincent, Jefferson
County, N.Y., May 18,
1838.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;
lawyer; Governor of
Washington Territory, 1884-87; U.S.
Senator from Washington, 1889-97.
Died in Seattle, King
County, Wash., June 7,
1926 (age 88 years, 20
days).
Interment at Evergreen-Washelli
Memorial Park, Seattle, Wash.
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Henry George Gordon Struve (1836-1905) —
also known as Henry G. Struve —
of Seattle, King
County, Wash.
Born in Westerstede, Germany,
November
17, 1836.
Son of Friedrich Georg Wilhelm von Struve (1793-1864) and Maria
(Claussen) von Struve.
Republican. Lawyer; newspaper
publisher; mayor of
Seattle, Wash., 1882-84.
German
ancestry.
Died in New York City (unknown
county), N.Y., June 13,
1905 (age 68 years, 208
days).
Interment at Lake
View Cemetery, 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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Roy Arthur Taylor (1910-1995) —
also known as Roy A. Taylor —
of Black Mountain, Buncombe
County, N.C.
Born in Vader, Lewis
County, Wash., January
31, 1910.
Son of Arthur A. Taylor and Lola (Morgan) Taylor.
Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;
member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1947-53; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina, 1960-77 (12th District
1960-63, 11th District 1963-77).
Baptist.
Member, Lions.
Died in Black Mountain, Buncombe
County, N.C., February
28, 1995 (age 85 years, 28
days).
Interment at Mountain
View Memorial Park, Black Mountain, N.C.
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Warren Arthur Taylor (b. 1891) —
also known as Warren A. Taylor —
of Cordova, Valdez-Cordova
census area, Alaska; Kodiak, Kodiak
Island Borough, Alaska; Fairbanks, Fairbanks
North Star Borough, Alaska.
Born in Washington, 1891.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Alaska
territorial House of Representatives, 1933-34, 1945-46, 1949-50,
1955-58 (3rd District 1933-34, 1945-46, 4th District 1949-50,
1955-58); delegate
to Alaska state constitutional convention, 1955-56; member of Alaska
state house of representatives, 1959-66; Speaker of
the Alaska State House of Representatives, 1959-62.
Baptist.
Burial
location unknown.
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Elmer Ely Todd (b. 1873) —
also known as Elmer E. Todd —
of Seattle, King
County, Wash.
Born in Dixon, Lee
County, Ill., May 7,
1873.
Son of James Harvey Todd and Charlotte Thomas (Little) Todd.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Washington
state house of representatives, 1905; U.S.
Attorney for the Western District of Washington, 1907-12.
Member, American Bar
Association; Beta
Theta Pi.
Burial
location unknown.
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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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Thomas F. Trumbull (1868-1944) —
of Port Angeles, Clallam
County, Wash.
Born in Iowa, 1868.
Son of William H. Trumbull and Mary (Gilmore) Trumbull.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Washington, 1916
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business).
Died in Port Angeles, Clallam
County, Wash., April 29,
1944 (age about 75
years).
Interment at Mount
Angeles Memorial Park, Port Angeles, Wash.
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Charles Stewart Voorhees (1853-1909) —
also known as Charles S. Voorhees —
of Terre Haute, Vigo
County, Ind.; Colfax, Whitman
County, Wash.; Spokane, Spokane
County, Wash.
Born in Covington, Fountain
County, Ind., June 4,
1853.
Son of Daniel
Wolsey Voorhees.
Lawyer; Whitman
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1882-85; Delegate
to U.S. Congress from Washington Territory, 1885-89.
Died in Spokane, Spokane
County, Wash., December
26, 1909 (age 56 years, 205
days).
Interment at Greenwood
Memorial Terrace, Spokane, Wash.
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William Henson Wallace (1811-1879) —
Born in Troy, Miami
County, Ohio, July 19,
1811.
Lawyer; member of Iowa
territorial House of Representatives, 1838; member Iowa
territorial council, 1842-43; candidate for Delegate
to U.S. Congress from Iowa Territory, 1843; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Iowa, 1848; member of Washington
territorial legislature, 1853; Delegate
to U.S. Congress from Washington Territory, 1861; defeated, 1854;
Governor
of Washington Territory, 1861; Governor of
Idaho Territory, 1863-64; appointed 1863; Delegate
to U.S. Congress from Idaho Territory, 1864; probate judge in
Washington.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Steilacoom, Pierce
County, Wash., February
7, 1879 (age 67 years, 203
days).
Interment at Western
State Hospital Memorial Cemetery, Steilacoom, Wash.
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Norton D. Walling (1858-c.1922) —
of Everett, Snohomish
County, Wash.
Born in Coldwater, Branch
County, Mich., May 24,
1858.
Lawyer; mayor of
Everett, Wash., 1894-95.
Died about 1922 (age about 64
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Alfred J. Westberg (born c.1905) —
of Seattle, King
County, Wash.
Born in Washington, about 1905.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Washington
state senate 37th District, 1947.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Richard Alan White (b. 1953) —
also known as Rick White —
of Washington.
Born in Bloomington, Monroe
County, Ind., November
6, 1953.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Washington 1st District, 1995-99; defeated,
1998.
Still living as of 2002.
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Henry Lane Wilson (1857-1932) —
also known as Henry L. Wilson —
of Lafayette, Tippecanoe
County, Ind.; Spokane, Spokane
County, Wash.; Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind.
Born in Crawfordsville, Montgomery
County, Ind., November
3, 1857.
Son of James Wilson and Emma (Ingersoll) Wilson.
Newspaper
editor; lawyer; banker;
U.S. Minister to Chile, 1897-1904; Belgium, 1905-09; U.S. Ambassador to Mexico, 1909-12.
Member, Sons of
the American Revolution; Society
of Colonial Wars; Loyal
Legion.
Died in 1932
(age about
74 years).
Entombed at Crown
Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Ind.
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William D. Wood (1858-1917) —
of Seattle, King
County, Wash.
Born December
1, 1858.
Lawyer; real estate
developer; King
County Probate Judge, 1884; mayor of
Seattle, Wash., 1896-97; appointed 1896; went to
the Klondike for the 1898 Gold Rush.
Died, from an intestinal
ailment, in Seattle, King
County, Wash., March 23,
1917 (age 58 years, 112
days).
Interment at Lake
View Cemetery, Seattle, Wash.
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Victor Zednick (born c.1886) —
of Seattle, King
County, Wash.
Born in Colorado, about 1886.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Washington
state house of representatives, 1911-17; member of Washington
state senate 36th District, 1943-47.
Burial
location unknown.
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