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Elmer T. Allison (1883-1982) —
of Seattle, King
County, Wash.; Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Bethel, Fairfield
County, Conn.; Washington.
Born in Houstonia, Pettis
County, Mo., December
5, 1883.
Son of Nathaniel Allison and Mattie (Johnson) Allison.
Sawmill
worker; arrested
in Cleveland, 1919, on charges
of violating the state's criminal
syndicalism law; Workers candidate for New York
state senate 14th District, 1926; poet.
Member, Industrial
Workers of the World.
Died in Olympia, Thurston
County, Wash., July 18,
1982 (age 98 years, 225
days).
Interment at Woodbine
Cemetery, Puyallup, Wash.
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Bertha Knight Landes (1868-1943) —
also known as Bertha Knight —
of Seattle, King
County, Wash.
Born in Ware, Hampshire
County, Mass., October
19, 1868.
Daughter of Charles Sanford Knight and Cordelia (Cutter) Knight.
Republican. Lecturer;
writer; mayor of
Seattle, Wash., 1926-28; defeated, 1928.
Female.
Congregationalist.
Member, Soroptimists;
League of
Women Voters.
First
woman mayor of a large American city.
Died in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., November
29, 1943 (age 75 years, 41
days).
Interment at Evergreen-Washelli
Memorial Park, Seattle, Wash.
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Daniel Lapin —
of Mercer Island, King
County, Wash.
Republican. Rabbi;
author; radio show
host; speaker, Republican National Convention, 1996.
Jewish.
Still living as of 2009.
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James Oneal (1875-1962) —
also known as Jim Oneal —
of Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb.; Indiana; Massachusetts; Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.; Richmond Hill, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind., March 13,
1875.
Socialist. Editor; delegate to Socialist National Convention
from New York, 1920; candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York, 1920 (10th District), 1922 (7th
District), 1926 (2nd District), 1928 (7th District), 1931 (9th
District), 1932 (2nd District); candidate for New York
state assembly from Kings County 14th District, 1922, 1923;
candidate for New York
state senate 7th District, 1924; candidate for borough
president of Queens, New York, 1925, 1933.
Died in Seattle, King
County, Wash., December
12, 1962 (age 87 years, 274
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Mariana Parks (born c.1949) —
of Mercer Island, King
County, Wash.
Born about 1949.
Republican. Political
consultant; writer; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Washington, 2004,
2008
(alternate).
Female.
Still living as of 2008.
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Keiron W. Reardon (born c.1901) —
of Monroe, Snohomish
County, Wash.
Born in Iowa, about 1901.
Democrat. Editor; member of Washington
state senate 39th District, 1933-39, 1943-47.
Burial
location unknown.
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Al Runte (born c.1947) —
of Seattle, King
County, Wash.
Born about 1947.
University
professor; historian; candidate for mayor of
Seattle, Wash., 2005.
Still living as of 2005.
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David Guy Thometz (b. 1966) —
also known as David Thometz —
of Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah; South Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah.
Born, in Providence Hospital,
Everett, Snohomish
County, Wash., February
24, 1966.
Democrat. Graphic
designer; newspaper
columnist; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Utah, 2000.
Gay.
Still living as of 2002.
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George Post Wheeler (1869-1956) —
also known as Post Wheeler —
Born in Owego, Tioga
County, N.Y., August 6,
1869.
Foreign Service officer; U.S. Minister to Paraguay, 1930-33; Albania, 1933-34; poet.
Member, Loyal
Legion; Freemasons.
Died in 1956
(age about
86 years).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Hopkinsville, Ky.
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