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John Purvis Duthie (1865-1953) —
of Pullman, Whitman
County, Wash.
Born in Wisconsin, October
1, 1865.
Merchant; mayor of
Pullman, Wash., 1931-36.
Died in Pullman, Whitman
County, Wash., October
29, 1953 (age 88 years, 28
days).
Interment at Odd
Fellows Cemetery, Pullman, Wash.
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Albert Edwin Edwards (b. 1879) —
also known as A. E. Edwards —
of Bellingham, Whatcom
County, Wash.; Deming, Whatcom
County, Wash.
Born in Victoria, British
Columbia, September
10, 1879.
Son of A. E. Edwards and Margaret (Hansen) Edwards.
Democrat. Midshipman, English merchant marine; sailor, U.S. merchant
marine; officer and captain, Yukon River steamboats;
merchant; miner; rancher;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Washington, 1928
(alternate), 1948;
member of Washington
state house of representatives, 1933-36, 1955-63; member of Washington
state senate 41st District, 1937-52.
Episcopalian.
Member, Lions; Elks; Eagles; Knights
of Pythias; Odd
Fellows; Grange; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Burial
location unknown.
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Marion E. Hay (1865-1933) —
of Wilbur, Lincoln
County, Wash.; Spokane, Spokane
County, Wash.
Born in Adams
County, Wis., December
9, 1865.
Son of Edward Murry Hay and Mary L. (Coming) Hay.
Republican. Merchant; chair of
Lincoln County Republican Party, 1898-1902; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Washington, 1900;
Lieutenant
Governor of Washington, 1909; Governor of
Washington, 1909-13; defeated, 1912.
Presbyterian.
Died in Spokane, Spokane
County, Wash., November
21, 1933 (age 67 years, 347
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Riverside
Memorial Park, Spokane, Wash.
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Miles Conway Moore (1845-1920) —
of Walla Walla, Walla Walla
County, Wash.
Born in Rix Mills, Muskingum
County, Ohio, April 17,
1845.
Republican. Merchant; banker; mayor
of Walla Walla, Wash., 1877; Governor of
Washington Territory, 1889; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Washington, 1896.
Died in Walla Walla, Walla Walla
County, Wash., December
18, 1920 (age 75 years, 245
days).
Interment at Mountain
View Cemetery, Walla Walla, Wash.
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Robert R. Ray (born c.1903) —
of Amboy, Clark
County, Wash.
Born in North Dakota, about 1903.
Democrat. Merchant; member of Washington
state senate 17th District, 1941-47.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Ted F. Schroeder (born c.1903) —
of Puyallup, Pierce
County, Wash.
Born in Washington, about 1903.
Democrat. Merchant; member of Washington
state house of representatives, 1935; member of Washington
state senate 25th District, 1939-47.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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William Harrison Waterman (1813-1867) —
also known as William H. Waterman —
of Racine, Racine
County, Wis.
Born in Johnson, Lamoille
County, Vt., September
7, 1813.
Son of Thomas Waterman.
Merchant; mayor of
Racine, Wis., 1851.
Died in Olympia, Thurston
County, Wash., January
18, 1867 (age 53 years, 133
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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