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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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John H. Anderson (1905-1974) —
of Tacoma, Pierce
County, Wash.
Born in Auburn, Cayuga
County, N.Y., October
18, 1905.
Son of Eddy M. Anderson and Alice E. (Rawlinson) Anderson.
Building
contractor; mayor of
Tacoma, Wash., 1950-54, 1956-58.
Member, Kappa
Sigma; Elks; Moose; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners.
Died in November, 1974
(age 69
years, 0 days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Russell Anderson Austin, Jr. —
also known as Russell A. Austin, Jr. —
of Aberdeen, Grays
Harbor County, Wash.; Seattle, King
County, Wash.
Son of Russell Anderson Austin and Amanda (Ficks) Austin.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from
Washington, 1968,
1972;
member of Washington
Republican State Committee, 1970-73.
Protestant.
Member, Order of the
Coif; Alpha
Delta Phi; Phi
Alpha Delta; American Bar
Association; Association
of Trial Lawyers of America; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners.
Still living as of 1973.
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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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Frank Buster Brouillet (1928-2001) —
also known as Frank Brouillet;
"Buster" —
of Puyallup, Pierce
County, Wash.
Born in Puyallup, Pierce
County, Wash., May 18,
1928.
Son of Vern Brouillet and Doris (Darr) Brouillet.
Democrat. School
teacher; athletic
coach; member of Washington
state house of representatives 25th District, 1957-73; Washington
superintendent of public instruction, 1973-89.
Presbyterian.
Member, Sigma
Chi; Grange; Elks; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died, of complications from leukemia,
in Tacoma, Pierce
County, Wash., January
20, 2001 (age 72 years, 247
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1956
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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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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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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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Richard William Condon (b. 1867) —
also known as Richard W. Condon —
of Port Gamble, Kitsap
County, Wash.
Born in Port Gamble, Kitsap
County, Wash., September
19, 1867.
Republican. Member of Washington
state senate, 1905-09, 1925-30; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Washington, 1912,
1940
(alternate); member of Republican
National Committee from Washington, 1928-32.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners; Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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George Fletcher Cotterill (1865-1958) —
also known as George F. Cotterill —
of Seattle, King
County, Wash.
Born in Oxford, England,
November
18, 1865.
Son of Robert Cotterill and Alice (Smith) Cotterill.
Democrat. Engineer;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Washington, 1902 (at-large), 1916 (1st
District); member of Washington
state senate, 1907-11; mayor of
Seattle, Wash., 1912-14; defeated, 1900; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Washington, 1920; commissioner, Port of Seattle,
1922-34.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Died in Seattle, King
County, Wash., October
13, 1958 (age 92 years, 329
days).
Interment at Mt.
Pleasant Cemetery, Seattle, 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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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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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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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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Mike McCormack (b. 1921) —
of Richland, Benton
County, Wash.
Born in Basil, Fairfield
County, Ohio, December
14, 1921.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Washington
state house of representatives, 1957-60; member of Washington
state senate, 1961-70; U.S.
Representative from Washington 4th District, 1971-81; defeated,
1980.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Freemasons;
Shriners; Grange.
Still living as of 2004.
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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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Thomas P. Revelle (b. 1868) —
of Seattle, King
County, Wash.
Born in Fairmount, Somerset
County, Md., May 16,
1868.
Son of George Henry Revelle and Mary Elizabeth (Ford) Revelle.
U.S.
Attorney for the Western District of Washington, 1921-28.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners; Woodmen;
Moose.
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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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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John Stanley Webster (1877-1962) —
also known as J. Stanley Webster —
of Spokane, Spokane
County, Wash.
Born in Cynthiana, Harrison
County, Ky., February
22, 1877.
Republican. Superior court judge in Washington, 1909-16; justice of
Washington state supreme court, 1916-18; U.S.
Representative from Washington 5th District, 1919-23; U.S.
District Judge for the Eastern District of Washington, 1923-39.
Disciples
of Christ. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners; Knights
of Pythias.
Died in Spokane, Spokane
County, Wash., December
24, 1962 (age 85 years, 305
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Oakesdale
Cemetery, Oakesdale, Wash.
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