The Political Graveyard: King County, Wash.

King County
Washington

Named for William R. King (1786-1853)

King County information:

Population: 1,737,034 (2000); 1,507,319 (1990)
Land area 2,126 square miles.
County seat: Seattle
King County official web site.
Capital Impact: King County -- officials, addresses, and political, economic, education data
Fedstats/Mapstats: King County -- data on agriculture, population, immigration, business, crime, environment
King County WAGenWeb page -- genealogical, historical information and queries
(if this link doesn't work, find the new one through the USGenWeb national site).
King County page at Interment.Net (Cemetery Records Online).

Neighboring areas:

North: Snohomish County
Northeast: Chelan County
Southeast: Kittitas County; Yakima County
Southwest: Pierce County
West: Puget Sound

The Political Graveyard:

Selected officials of King County
Politicians who were born in King County
Politicians who lived in King County
Politicians who died in King County
Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in King County

Assignment of birthplaces, deathplaces, and cemeteries to counties is subject to error. The intent is to locate places according to current county names and boundaries. If you don't find what you're looking for, check other nearby counties, the unassigned page, or the Gazetteer. Any corrections to county locations would be greatly appreciated. See contact information on the Main Page.

Selected officials of King County

(not intended to be complete)

Kenneth Mackintosh (Prosecuting Attorney, 1905-09) Warren G. Magnuson (Prosecuting Attorney, 1934-36) David G. Reichert (Sheriff, 1997-2004)

Hillcrest Burial Park
Kent, King County, Washington

Politicians buried here:

Ralph Ashley Horr (1884-1960) — also known as Ralph A. Horr — of Seattle, King County, Wash. Born in Saybrook, McLean County, Ill., August 12, 1884. Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S. Representative from Washington 1st District, 1931-33; candidate in primary for U.S. Senator from Washington, 1934; candidate in primary for Governor of Washington, 1936; delegate to Republican National Convention from Washington, 1940; candidate in primary for mayor of Seattle, Wash., 1948. Died in Seattle, King County, Wash., January 26, 1960. Cremated; ashes interred at Hillcrest Burial Park.
- See also: congressional biography.

Mt. Olivet Cemetery
Renton, King County, Washington

Politicians buried here:

Victor Aloysius Meyers (c.1898-1991) — also known as Victor A. Meyers; Vic Meyers; "The Clown Prince of Politics"; "The Pagliacci of Politics" — of Seattle, King County, Wash. Born in Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn. Musician and bandleader; comedian; candidate for mayor of Seattle, Wash., 1932, 1938, 1946; Lieutenant Governor of Washington, 1933-52; secretary of state of Washington, 1957-64. Died May 27, 1991. Interment at Mt. Olivet Cemetery.

Acacia Memorial Park
Seattle, King County, Washington

Politicians buried here:

Warren Grant Magnuson (1905-1989) — also known as Warren G. Magnuson — of Seattle, King County, Wash. Born in Moorhead, Clay County, Minn., April 12, 1905. Married, October 4, 1964, to Jermaine Elliott Peralta. Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Washington state constitutional convention, 1933; member of Washington state house of representatives, 1933-34; King County Prosecuting Attorney, 1934-36; U.S. Representative from Washington 1st District, 1937-44; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; U.S. Senator from Washington, 1944-81; defeated, 1980; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Washington, 1952. Lutheran. Member, American Legion; Amvets; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Eagles; Elks; Sons of Norway; Theta Chi. Died May 20, 1989. Entombed in mausoleum at Acacia Memorial Park.
- Cross-reference: Norman D. Dicks
- See also: congressional biography.
Arthur Bernard Langlie (1900-1966) — also known as Arthur B. Langlie — of Seattle, King County, Wash. Born in Lanesboro, Fillmore County, Minn., July 25, 1900. Married to Evelyn Pansy Baker. Republican. Mayor of Seattle, Wash., 1938-41; defeated, 1936; resigned 1941; Governor of Washington, 1941-45, 1949-57; delegate to Republican National Convention from Washington, 1944, 1948; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II. Presbyterian. Member, American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Rotary; Royal Arcanum. Died July 24, 1966. Interment at Acacia Memorial Park.
- See also: National Governors Association biography.
John Franklin Miller (1862-1936) — also known as John F. Miller — of Seattle, King County, Wash. Born near South Bend, St. Joseph County, Ind., June 9, 1862. Nephew of John Franklin Miller (1831-1886). Republican. Mayor of Seattle, Wash., 1908-10; U.S. Representative from Washington 1st District, 1917-31; defeated, 1932. Died May 28, 1936. Entombed in mausoleum at Acacia Memorial Park.
- See also: congressional biography.
Frank William Towey, Jr. (1895-1979) — of New Jersey. Born in Jersey City, Hudson County, N.J., November 5, 1895. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S. Representative from New Jersey 12th District, 1937-39; defeated, 1938. Died in Montclair, Essex County, N.J., September 4, 1979. Interment at Acacia Memorial Park.
- See also: congressional biography.

Calvary Cemetery
Seattle, King County, Washington
Location maps, from U.S. Census Tiger Map Server:

Politicians buried here:

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. Interment at Calvary Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
John Collins — of Seattle, King County, Wash. Born in Ireland. Democrat. Lumber business; mayor of Seattle, Wash., 1873-74. Interment at Calvary Cemetery.
John Andrew Cherberg (1910-1992) — of Seattle, King County, Wash. Born in Pensacola, Escambia County, Fla., October 17, 1910. Lieutenant Governor of Washington, 1957-89; candidate for mayor of Seattle, Wash., 1964. Catholic. Member, Eagles; Elks; Moose. Died April 8, 1992. Interment at Calvary Cemetery.

Evergreen Cemetery
Seattle, King County, Washington

Politicians buried here:

Marion Anthony Zioncheck (1901-1936) — also known as Marion A. Zioncheck — of Seattle, King County, Wash. Born in Kety, Galicia, Poland, December 5, 1901. Democrat. U.S. Representative from Washington 1st District, 1933-36; died in office 1936. While running for re-election, he jumped from the window of his campaign office in the Arctic Building, and fell to his death, in Seattle, King County, Wash., August 7, 1936. Interment at Evergreen Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
Thomas Minor Pelly (1902-1973) — also known as Tom Pelly — of Port Blakely, Kitsap County, Wash.; Seattle, King County, Wash. Born in Seattle, King County, Wash., August 22, 1902. Son of Bernard Pelly and Elizabeth (Minor) Pelly; married, May 24, 1926, to Mary Taylor; father-in-law of Charles Moriarty, Jr.. Republican. U.S. Representative from Washington 1st District, 1953-73. Died in Ojai, Ventura County, Calif., November 21, 1973. Interment at Evergreen Cemetery.
- See also Moriarty family of Washington
- See also: congressional biography.
Bertha Knight Landes (1868-1943) — of Seattle, King County, Wash. Born October 19, 1868. Mayor of Seattle, Wash., 1926-28; defeated, 1928. Female. First woman mayor of a large American city. Died November 29, 1943. Interment at Evergreen Cemetery.
- Books about Bertha Knight Landes: Sandra Haarsager, Bertha Knight Landes of Seattle : Big-City Mayor

Evergreen Washelli Cemetery
Seattle, King County, Washington

Politicians buried here:

Roy William Wier (1888-1963) — also known as Roy W. Wier — of Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minn. Born in Redfield, Spink County, S.Dak., February 25, 1888. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Minnesota state house of representatives, 1933-39; U.S. Representative from Minnesota 3rd District, 1949-61; defeated, 1946, 1960; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Minnesota, 1960. Died in Seattle, King County, Wash., June 27, 1963. Cremated; ashes interred at Evergreen Washelli Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
John Plunkett McLean (c.1883-1965) — also known as J. P. McLean; "One-Horse McLean" — of Whitefish, Flathead County, Mont. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Montana, 1924. Publisher of "The One Horse News". Died in Seattle, King County, Wash., February 3, 1965. Interment at Evergreen Washelli Cemetery.

Evergreen-Washelli Memorial Park
Seattle, King County, Washington

Politicians buried here:

Donald Hammer Magnuson (1911-1979) — of Seattle, King County, Wash. Born near Freeman, Spokane County, Wash., March 7, 1911. Son of Ellis William Magnuson and Ida (Hammer) Magnuson. Democrat. Newspaper reporter; U.S. Representative from Washington, 1953-63 (at-large 1953-59, 7th District 1959-63). Presbyterian. Member, Theta Xi. Died in Seattle, King County, Wash., October 5, 1979. Interment at Evergreen-Washelli Memorial Park.
- See also: congressional biography.

Lake View Cemetery
Seattle, King County, Washington

Politicians buried here:

Richard Achilles Ballinger (1858-1922) — also known as Richard A. Ballinger — of Seattle, King County, Wash. Born in Boonesboro, Boone County, Iowa, July 9, 1858. Son of Col. Richard H. Ballinger and Mary E. Ballinger; married, October 26, 1886, to Julia A. Bradley. Republican. Lawyer; superior court judge in Washington, 1894-97; mayor of Seattle, Wash., 1904-06; U.S. Secretary of the Interior, 1909-11; resigned 1911. Died in Seattle, King County, Wash., June 6, 1922. Interment at Lake View Cemetery.
Elisha Peyre Ferry (1825-1895) — also known as Elisha P. Ferry — of Waukegan, Lake County, Ill. Born in Monroe County, Mich., August 9, 1825. Democrat. Presidential Elector for Illinois, 1852; village president of Waukegan, Illinois, 1856-57; mayor of Waukegan, Ill., 1859; delegate to Illinois state constitutional convention Lake County, 1862; Governor of Washington Territory, 1872-80; Governor of Washington, 1889-93. Died of pneumonia and heart failure, October 14, 1895. Interment at Lake View Cemetery. Ferry County, Wash. is named for him.
Samuel Henry Piles (1858-1940) — also known as Samuel H. Piles — of Seattle, King County, Wash. Born near Smithland, Livingston County, Ky., December 28, 1858. Father of Sam Armstrong (agent, vaudevillian, movie actor); grandfather of Jackie Russell (movie actress). Republican. U.S. Senator from Washington, 1905-11; U.S. Minister to Colombia, 1922-28. Died in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif., March 11, 1940. Interment at Lake View Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
John Beard Allen (1845-1903) — also known as John B. Allen — of Seattle, King County, Wash. Born in Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, Ind., May 18, 1845. Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer; U.S. Attorney for Washington, 1875-85; Delegate to U.S. Congress from Washington Territory, 1889; U.S. Senator from Washington, 1889-93. Died, from angina pectoris, in Seattle, King County, Wash., January 28, 1903. Interment at Lake View Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
Elijah Sherman Grammer (1868-1936) — of Washington. Born in Quincy, Hickory County, Mo., April 3, 1868. Republican. Major in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S. Senator from Washington, 1932-33. Died of coronary thrombosis, in Seattle, King County, Wash., November 19, 1936. Interment at Lake View Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
Cornelius Hanford (1849-1926) — of Seattle, King County, Wash. Born in Van Buren County, Iowa, April 21, 1849. Son of Edward Hanford and Abby J. (Holgate) Hanford; married, November 15, 1875, to Clara M. Baldwin. Republican. Lawyer; member Washington territorial council, 1877; member of Washington territorial House of Representatives, 1889-90; U.S. District Judge for Washington, 1890-1905; U.S. District Judge for the Western District of Washington, 1905-12; resigned 1912. Member, Sons of the American Revolution. Resigned as judge under threat of impeachment, 1912. Died in 1926. Interment at Lake View Cemetery.
Henry L. Yesler (1810-1892) — of Seattle, King County, Wash. Born in 1810. Republican. Mayor of Seattle, Wash., 1874-75, 1885-86. Died December 16, 1892. Interment at Lake View Cemetery.
Henry Allen Atkins (1827-1885) — also known as Henry A. Atkins — of Seattle, King County, Wash. Born in 1827. Republican. Mayor of Seattle, Wash., 1869-71; appointed 1869. Died in 1885. Interment at Lake View Cemetery.
Robert Moran (1857-1943) — of Seattle, King County, Wash. Born in 1857. Republican. Shipbuilder; mayor of Seattle, Wash., 1888-90. Died in 1943. Interment at Lake View Cemetery.
Corliss P. Stone (1838-1906) — of Seattle, King County, Wash. Born in 1838. Mayor of Seattle, Wash., 1872-73. Caused a scandal in 1873, when he suddenly vacated his mayoralty; he fled to San Francisco with a married woman and $15,000 he had embezzled from his firm. Later returned to Seattle. Died in 1906. Interment at Lake View Cemetery.
- See also: Find-A-Grave page.
John T. Jordan — of Seattle, King County, Wash. Mayor of Seattle, Wash., 1871-72, 1873; appointed 1873. Interment at Lake View Cemetery.
William Farrand Prosser (1834-1911) — of Tennessee. Born in Pennsylvania, 1834. Republican. Member of Tennessee state legislature; U.S. Representative from Tennessee 5th District, 1869-71. Died September 23, 1911. Interment at Lake View Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
Arthur Armstrong Denny (1822-1899) — also known as Arthur A. Denny — of Seattle, King County, Wash. Born in Salem, Washington County, Ind., June 20, 1822. Son of John Denny. Member of Washington territorial House of Representatives, 1853-61; member Washington territorial council, 1862-63; Delegate to U.S. Congress from Washington Territory, 1865-67. Died in Seattle, King County, Wash., January 9, 1899. Interment at Lake View Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
John Denny (1793-1875) — of Knox County, Ill.; Seattle, King County, Wash. Born in Kentucky, 1793. Father of Arthur Armstrong Denny. Member of Illinois state house of representatives. Died in 1875. Original interment at Old Seattle Cemetery; reinterment in 1884 at Lake View Cemetery.
Joe Foster (1828-1911) — of Seattle, King County, Wash. Born in 1828. Member of Washington territorial legislature. Died in 1911. Interment at Lake View Cemetery.
John C. Callbreath (1826-1916) — of Stanislaus County, Calif.; Wrangell (unknown county), Wash. Born in New York, January 16, 1826. Son of Thomas Callbreath and Mary (Finch) Callbreath. Member of California state assembly 7th District, 1856-57. Died, from a gastric ulcer, in the Kenney nursing home, Seattle, King County, Wash., April 6, 1916. Interment at Lake View Cemetery.

Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
Seattle, King County, Washington

Politicians buried here:

John Harte McGraw (1850-1910) — also known as John H. McGraw — of Seattle, King County, Wash. Born in Penobscot County, Maine, October 4, 1850. Republican. Washington Republican state chair, 1892; Governor of Washington, 1893-97. Died June 23, 1910. Interment at Mt. Pleasant Cemetery.
- See also: National Governors Association biography.
Orange Jacobs (1827-1914) — of Jacksonville, Jackson County, Ore.; Seattle, King County, Wash. Born near Geneseo, Livingston County, N.Y., May 2, 1827. Republican. Justice of Washington territorial supreme court, 1869-75; Delegate to U.S. Congress from Washington Territory, 1875-79; mayor of Seattle, Wash., 1879-80; member Washington territorial council, 1885-87; superior court judge in Washington, 1896-1900. Died in Seattle, King County, Wash., May 21, 1914. Interment at Mt. Pleasant Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
George C. Hazelet — of Cordova, Valdez-Cordova census area, Alaska. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Alaska Territory, 1920. Interment at Mt. Pleasant Cemetery.

Old Seattle Cemetery
Seattle, King County, Washington

Politicians formerly buried here:

John Denny (1793-1875) — of Knox County, Ill.; Seattle, King County, Wash. Born in Kentucky, 1793. Father of Arthur Armstrong Denny. Member of Illinois state house of representatives. Died in 1875. Original interment at Old Seattle Cemetery; reinterment in 1884 at Lake View Cemetery.

Volunteer Park
Seattle, King County, Washington

Politicians who have monuments here:

William Henry Seward (1801-1872) — also known as William H. Seward — of Auburn, Cayuga County, N.Y. Born in Florida, Orange County, N.Y., May 16, 1801. Lawyer; co-founded (with Thurlow Weed), the Albany Evening Journal newspaper in 1830; member of New York state senate 7th District, 1831-34; Governor of New York, 1839-43; defeated (Whig), 1834; U.S. Senator from New York, 1849-61; candidate for Republican nomination for President, 1856, 1860; U.S. Secretary of State, 1861-69. Survived an assassination attempt on April 14, 1865 (the same night Abraham Lincoln was shot), when Lewis Payne, an associate of John Wilkes Booth, broke into his bedroom and stabbed him repeatedly. Payne was arrested, tried with the other conspirators, and hanged. As Secretary of State in 1867, made a treaty with Russia for the purchase of Alaska; critics dubbed the territory "Seward's Folly". His portrait appeared on the $50 U.S. Treasury Note in the 1890s. Died in Auburn, Cayuga County, N.Y., October 16, 1872. Interment at Fort Hill Cemetery, Auburn, N.Y.; statue at Madison Square Park, Manhattan, N.Y.; statue at Volunteer Park.
- Cross-reference: George W. Jones
- See also: congressional biography; National Governors Association biography; Wikipedia article; Find-A-Grave page.
- Books about William H. Seward: Doris Kearns Goodwin, Team of Rivals : The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln; Michael Burgan, William Henry Seward : Senator and Statesman (for young readers)

Washelli Cemetery
Seattle, King County, Washington
Location maps, from U.S. Census Tiger Map Server:

Politicians buried here:

Lewis Baxter Schwellenbach (1894-1948) — also known as Lewis B. Schwellenbach — of Neppel (now Moses Lake), Grant County, Wash. Born in Superior, Douglas County, Wis., September 20, 1894. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; candidate for Governor of Washington, 1932; U.S. Senator from Washington, 1935-40; Judge of U.S. District Court, 1940-45; U.S. Secretary of Labor, 1945-48; died in office 1948. Episcopalian. Member, American Legion. Died in Walter Reed Hospital, Washington, D.C., June 10, 1948. Interment at Washelli Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
Watson Carvosso Squire (1838-1926) — also known as Watson C. Squire — of Seattle, King County, Wash. Born in Cape Vincent, Jefferson County, N.Y., May 18, 1838. Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; Governor of Washington Territory, 1884-87; U.S. Senator from Washington, 1889-97. Died in Seattle, King County, Wash., June 7, 1926. Interment at Washelli Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
John Philo Hoyt (1841-1926) — also known as John P. Hoyt — of Tuscola County, Mich. Born near Austinburg, Ashtabula County, Ohio, October 6, 1841. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Tuscola County, 1873-76; Speaker of the Michigan State House of Representatives, 1875-76; secretary of Arizona Territory, 1876; Governor of Arizona Territory, 1877-78; justice of Washington territorial supreme court, 1879-87; delegate to Washington state constitutional convention, 1889; justice of Washington state supreme court, 1890-97. Died in Seattle, King County, Wash., August 27, 1926. Interment at Washelli Cemetery.
Thomas Burke (1849-1925) — of Washington. Born in Chateaugay, Franklin County, N.Y., December 22, 1849. Probate judge in Washington, 1876-80; justice of Washington territorial supreme court, 1888. Died December 4, 1925. Interment at Washelli Cemetery.
A. Scott Bullitt (1877-1932) — of Seattle, King County, Wash. Born in Kentucky, January 23, 1877. First cousin of William Christian Bullitt. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Washington, 1924; candidate for Governor of Washington, 1928. Died of cancer, April 10, 1932. Interment at Washelli Cemetery.
- See also Bullitt family of Pennsylvania

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Selected officials of King County

Politicians who were born in King County

Politicians who lived in King County

Politicians who died in King County

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in King County