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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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Frank DeWitt Black (1854-1919) —
also known as Frank D. Black —
of Seattle, King
County, Wash.
Born in McConnelsville, Morgan
County, Ohio, 1854.
Republican. Banker;
president, Wallace Lumber Company; vice-president, Sterling Ship
Company; director, Seattle Hardware
Company; mayor of
Seattle, Wash., 1896; resigned 1896.
Died in Seattle, King
County, Wash., July 11,
1919 (age about 65
years).
Interment at Evergreen-Washelli
Memorial Park, Seattle, Wash.
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David Marston Clough (1846-1924) —
also known as David M. Clough —
of Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.; St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.; Everett, Snohomish
County, Wash.
Born in Lyme, Grafton
County, N.H., December
27, 1846.
Republican. Lumberman; member of Minnesota
state senate, 1887-91; Lieutenant
Governor of Minnesota, 1893-95; Governor of
Minnesota, 1895-99.
Died August
28, 1924 (age 77 years, 245
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Everett, Wash.
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Earl S. Coe (b. 1892) —
of Bingen, Klickitat
County, Wash.; Olympia, Thurston
County, Wash.
Born in Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn., September
12, 1892.
Son of Scott Coe and Cora (Harvell) Coe.
Democrat. Fruit
grower; lumberman; member of Washington
state house of representatives, 1939-44; member of Washington
state senate 16th District, 1945-47; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Washington 4th District, 1946; Washington
Democratic state chair, 1946-48; secretary of
state of Washington, 1947-57; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Washington, 1948;
director of conservation, State of Washington, 1957.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Elks; Eagles.
Burial
location unknown.
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John Collins (1835-1903) —
of Seattle, King
County, Wash.
Born in Ireland,
1835.
Democrat. Lumber business; mayor of
Seattle, Wash., 1873-74.
Died in Seattle, King
County, Wash., April 22,
1903 (age about 67
years).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Seattle, Wash.
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Addison Gardner Foster (1837-1917) —
also known as Addison G. Foster —
of Wabasha
County, Minn.; Tacoma, Pierce
County, Wash.
Born in Belchertown, Hampshire
County, Mass., January
28, 1837.
Republican. Lumber business; railroad
builder; U.S.
Senator from Washington, 1899-1905.
Died in Tacoma, Pierce
County, Wash., January
16, 1917 (age 79 years, 354
days).
Interment at Tacoma
Cemetery, Tacoma, Wash.
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Roland Hill Hartley (1864-1952) —
also known as Roland H. Hartley —
of Everett, Snohomish
County, Wash.
Born in Shogomoc, New
Brunswick, June 26,
1864.
Son of Rev. Edward Hartley and Rebecca Barker (Whitehead) Hartley.
Republican. Lumber business; mayor of
Everett, Wash., 1910-12; member of Washington
state house of representatives, 1915-16; Governor of
Washington, 1925-33.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks.
Died in Seattle, King
County, Wash., September
21, 1952 (age 88 years, 87
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Everett, Wash.
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Harry Wall (born c.1894) —
of Chelan, Chelan
County, Wash.
Born in Wisconsin, about 1894.
Republican. Lumberman; member of Washington
state senate 12th District, 1941-47; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Washington, 1944
(alternate), 1948,
1952
(alternate).
Burial
location unknown.
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Henry L. Yesler (1810-1892) —
of Massillon, Stark
County, Ohio; Seattle, King
County, Wash.
Born in Washington
County, Md., November
30, 1810.
Republican. Carpenter;
millwright; mayor of
Seattle, Wash., 1874-75, 1885-86.
Died in Seattle, King
County, Wash., December
16, 1892 (age 82 years, 16
days).
Interment at Lake
View Cemetery, Seattle, Wash.
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