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William Henry Calkins (1842-1894) —
also known as William H. Calkins —
of LaPorte, LaPorte
County, Ind.
Born in Pike
County, Ohio, February
18, 1842.
Republican. Colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of
Indiana
state house of representatives, 1871; U.S.
Representative from Indiana, 1877-84 (10th District 1877-81, 13th
District 1881-84); candidate for Governor of
Indiana, 1884; justice of
Washington territorial supreme court, 1889.
Member, Phi Kappa Psi.
Died in Tacoma, Pierce
County, Wash., January
29, 1894 (age 51 years, 345
days).
Interment at Tacoma
Cemetery, Tacoma, Wash.
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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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Hugh Burnton Mitchell (1907-1996) —
also known as Hugh B. Mitchell —
of Everett, Snohomish
County, Wash.; Seattle, King
County, Wash.
Born in Great Falls, Cascade
County, Mont., March 22,
1907.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Washington,
1944,
1948;
U.S.
Senator from Washington, 1945-46; defeated, 1946; U.S.
Representative from Washington 1st District, 1949-53; candidate
for Governor of
Washington, 1952.
Member, Phi Kappa Psi.
Died in a nursing
home in Seattle, King
County, Wash., June 10,
1996 (age 89 years, 80
days).
Cremated.
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Dudley Goodall Wooten (1860-1929) —
also known as Dudley G. Wooten —
of Dallas, Dallas
County, Tex.
Born near Springfield, Greene
County, Mo., June 19,
1860.
Democrat. County judge in Texas, 1890-92; member of Texas
state house of representatives, 1899-1900; U.S.
Representative from Texas 6th District, 1901.
Member, Phi Kappa Psi.
Died in Austin, Travis
County, Tex., February
7, 1929 (age 68 years, 233
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Seattle, Wash.
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