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Jesse B. Bridges (1862-1927) —
of Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind.; Aberdeen, Grays
Harbor County, Wash.; Olympia, Thurston
County, Wash.
Born in Putnam
County, Ind., November
10, 1862.
Son of James Bridges and Mary (Darnell) Bridges.
Republican. Lawyer; Grays
Harbor County Prosecuting Attorney; justice of
Washington state supreme court, 1919-27; died in office 1927.
Universalist.
Died April 14,
1927 (age 64 years, 155
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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John Main Coffee (1897-1983) —
also known as John M. Coffee —
of Tacoma, Pierce
County, Wash.
Born in Tacoma, Pierce
County, Wash., January
23, 1897.
Son of William B. Coffee and Anne (Rae) Coffee.
Democrat. Lawyer;
secretary to U.S. Sen. C.
C. Dill, 1923-24; U.S.
Representative from Washington 6th District, 1937-47; defeated,
1946; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Washington, 1940.
Unitarian. Member, Elks; Eagles; Grange; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; American Bar
Association; Federal
Bar Association; Alpha
Sigma Phi; Sigma
Upsilon.
Died June 3,
1983 (age 86 years, 131
days).
Cremated;
ashes scattered in Puget Sound.
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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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Tom Downs (1916-2007) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.; East Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Spokane, Spokane
County, Wash., July 11,
1916.
Son of George Downs and Elizabeth (Seiling) Downs.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County 4th
District, 1961-62; candidate for Judge,
Michigan Court of Appeals 1st District, 1964; candidate for Michigan
State University board of trustees, 1972; Presidential Elector
for Michigan, 1996.
Unitarian.
Died in 2007
(age about
90 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Raymond Robert Frazier (1873-1955) —
also known as Raymond R. Frazier —
of Wisconsin; Seattle, King
County, Wash.
Born in Viroqua, Vernon
County, Wis., March 21,
1873.
Son of William Frazier and Pluma (Powell) Frazier.
U.S. Consul in Copenhagen, 1902-05; banker.
Unitarian. Member, American
Bankers Association; Psi
Upsilon; Elks.
Died October
4, 1955 (age 82 years, 197
days).
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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Leslie Ferris Lokken (b. 1926) —
also known as Leslie Lokken —
of Okemos, Ingham
County, Mich.; East Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Colfax, Whitman
County, Wash., April 3,
1926.
Daughter of Robert Donald Ferris and Leslie (Smith) Ferris.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan,
1972;
member of Michigan
Democratic State Central Committee, 1973.
Female.
Unitarian. Member, Theta
Sigma Phi; Common
Cause; National
Organization for Women; American Civil
Liberties Union.
Still living as of 1997.
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