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Politicians in Real Estate and Development in Washington


  John Lloyd Aldwell (1866-1935) — also known as J. Lloyd Aldwell — of Port Angeles, Clallam County, Wash. Born in Canada, August 8, 1866. Son of John Aldwell and Sarah Louise (Lloyd) Aldwell. Republican. Real estate and insurance business; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Washington, 1928. English ancestry. Died November 24, 1935 (age 69 years, 108 days). Interment at Ocean View Cemetery, Port Angeles, Wash.
  Relatives: Brother of Thomas T. Aldwell.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Thomas T. Aldwell (b. 1868) — of Port Angeles, Clallam County, Wash. Born in Toronto, Ontario, 1868. Son of John Aldwell and Sarah Louise (Lloyd) Aldwell. Republican. Banker; livery stable owner; real estate investor; newspaper editor; Clallam County Auditor, 1897-1900; chair of Clallam County Republican Party, 1900-01. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of John Aldwell and Sarah Louise (Lloyd) Aldwell; brother of John Lloyd Aldwell; married 1899 to Eva M. Wolf.
  Vernon Ensign Bradley (1912-1990) — also known as Vernon E. Bradley; Brad Bradley — of Springfield, Hampden County, Mass. Born in Olympia, Thurston County, Wash., September 27, 1912. Republican. Accountant; realtor; real estate developer; candidate for mayor of Springfield, Mass., 1949; candidate for U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 2nd District, 1954. United Church of Christ. Member, Civitan. Died, of arteriosclerosis, in a hospital at Indianapolis, Marion County, Ind., September 7, 1990 (age 77 years, 345 days). Cremated; ashes interred at Hillcrest Cemetery, Springfield, Mass.
  George Burnham (1868-1939) — of Jackson, Jackson County, Minn.; Spokane, Spokane County, Wash.; San Diego, San Diego County, Calif.; Coronado, San Diego County, Calif. Born in London, England, December 28, 1868. Son of James Burnham and Maria Ann Drucilla (Steele) Burnham. Republican. Naturalized U.S. citizen; retail shoe business; real estate business; banker; U.S. Representative from California 20th District, 1933-37; delegate to Republican National Convention from California, 1936. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar. Died in San Diego, San Diego County, Calif., June 28, 1939 (age 70 years, 182 days). Entombed in mausoleum at Greenwood Memorial Park, San Diego, Calif.
  Relatives: Son of James Burnham and Maria Ann Drucilla (Steele) Burnham; married, October 1, 1890, to Neva May Ashley (died 1927); married, December 25, 1932, to Florence Kennett.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Ole Hanson (1874-1940) — of Seattle, King County, Wash.; Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in Racine County, Wis., January 6, 1874. Son of Thorsten Hanson and Goro (Tostofson) Hanson. Progressive. Member of Washington state house of representatives, 1908-09; candidate for U.S. Senator from Washington, 1914; mayor of Seattle, Wash., 1918-19; resigned 1919. Member, Freemasons; Elks. Real estate developer who created San Clemente and Twentynine Palms, California. Died, following a heart attack, in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif., July 6, 1940 (age 66 years, 182 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, May 12, 1895, to Nellie Rose.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Books by Ole Hanson: Americanism vs. Bolshevism (1920)
  Ernest Lister (1870-1919) — of Washington. Born in Halifax, Yorkshire, England, June 15, 1870. Democrat. Real estate and insurance business; candidate for U.S. Representative from Washington 2nd District, 1909; Governor of Washington, 1913-19; died in office 1919. Died, from heart and kidney disease, in Seattle, King County, Wash., June 14, 1919 (age 48 years, 364 days). Interment at Tacoma Cemetery, Tacoma, Wash.
  Relatives: Uncle of Edna Lister.
  See also National Governors Association biography — Find-A-Grave memorial
  W. R. Orndorff (born c.1866) — of Spokane, Spokane County, Wash. Born in Pennsylvania, about 1866. Democrat. Realtor; member of Washington state senate 3rd District, 1935-47. Burial location unknown.
  Walter V. Windus (1860-1918) — of Pullman, Whitman County, Wash. Born in Scio, Allegany County, N.Y., December 3, 1860. Brick manufacturer; newspaper editor; real estate business; banker; mayor of Pullman, Wash., 1890-93. Died in 1918 (age about 57 years). Interment at Odd Fellows Cemetery, Pullman, Wash.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  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.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial

 

 


 
   
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