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• Brockman Adams (1927-2004) — also known as Brock Adams — of Seattle, King County, Wash.; Stevensville, Queen Anne's County, Md. Born in Atlanta, Fulton County, Ga., January 13, 1927. Son of Charles Leslie Adams and Vera Eleanor (Beemer) Adams; married, August 16, 1952, to Mary Elizabeth Scott. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer; U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Washington, 1961-64; U.S. Representative from Washington 7th District, 1965-77; U.S. Secretary of Transportation, 1977-79; U.S. Senator from Washington, 1987-93. Episcopalian. Member, American Bar Association; Federal Bar Association; Phi Beta Kappa. Died, of Parkinson's disease, in Stevensville, Queen Anne's County, Md., September 10, 2004. Burial location unknown.
  • See also: congressional biography; votes in Congress from the Washington Post.
  
  
• Clay Allen — Lawyer; U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Washington, 1913-18. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• 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, Seattle, Wash.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• James Patton Anderson (1822-1872) — of Hernando, DeSoto County, Miss.; Olympia, Thurston County, Wash.; near Monticello, Jefferson County, Fla.; Memphis, Shelby County, Tenn. Born near Winchester, Franklin County, Tenn., February 16, 1822. Democrat. Lawyer; colonel in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; member of Mississippi state legislature, 1850; Delegate to U.S. Congress from Washington Territory, 1855-57; delegate to Florida secession convention, 1861; Delegate from Florida to the Confederate Provisional Congress, 1861; general in the Confederate Army during the Civil War. Died in Memphis, Shelby County, Tenn., September 20, 1872. Interment at Elmwood Cemetery, Memphis, Tenn.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Harry O. Arend (b. 1903) — of Fairbanks, Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska. Born in Spokane, Spokane County, Wash., October 26, 1903. Son of William Fred Arend and Ida Augusta (Schimanski) Arend; married, June 29, 1940, to LaRee Clark. Lawyer; U.S. Attorney for the 4th District of Alaska Territory, 1944-49; justice of Alaska state supreme court, 1960-64. Mormon. Member, Jaycees; Rotary. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• William David Askren — also known as William D. Askren — of Seattle, King County, Wash. Son of William Wirt Askren and Nettie Eleanor (Lawhead) Askren; married, June 5, 1907, to Bessie Frances Caldwell. Republican. Lawyer; superior court judge in Washington, 1921-24; justice of Washington state supreme court, 1925-28; resigned 1928. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons; Elks. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• 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, Seattle, Wash.
  
  
• Walter Burges Beals (b. 1876) — also known as Walter B. Beals — of Seattle, King County, Wash.; Olympia, Thurston County, Wash. Born in St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minn., July 21, 1876. Son of James Burrill Beals and Katharine (McMillan) Beals; married, July 14, 1904, to Othilla Gertrude Carroll. Republican. Lawyer; major in the U.S. Army during World War I; superior court judge in Washington, 1926-28; justice of Washington state supreme court, 1928-36. Member, American Legion; Loyal Legion; Sons of the American Revolution; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Freemasons. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• William Trulock Beeks (1906-1988) — of Washington. Born in El Reno, Canadian County, Okla., May 6, 1906. Lawyer; colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II; U.S. District Judge for the Western District of Washington, 1961-73; took senior status 1973. Died in Seattle, King County, Wash., December 30, 1988. Burial location unknown.
  • See also: federal judicial profile.
  
  
• Robert R. Beezer (b. 1928) — of Washington. Born in Seattle, King County, Wash., July 21, 1928. Lawyer; municipal judge in Washington, 1962-76; Judge of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit, 1984-96; took senior status 1996. Still living as of 2000.
  • See also: federal judicial profile.
  
  
• Ben Bettridge (1952-2000) — of Washington. Born in Tacoma, Pierce County, Wash., 1952. Son of Patricia Bettridge. Republican. Lawyer; chair of Pierce County Republican Party, 1981-92; delegate to Republican National Convention from Washington, 1992; Washington Republican state chair, 1992. Member, Phi Beta Kappa. Died, of brain cancer, in Tacoma, Pierce County, Wash., October 5, 2000. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Lloyd Llewellyn Black (1889-1950) — also known as Lloyd L. Black — of Everett, Snohomish County, Wash.; Seattle, King County, Wash. Born in Leavenworth, Leavenworth County, Kan., March 15, 1889. Son of William Wilson Black and Mollie (Neil) Black; married, April 6, 1917, to Gladys Statler. Democrat. Lawyer; Snohomish County Prosecuting Attorney, 1917-19; candidate for U.S. Representative from Washington 2nd District, 1924; superior court judge in Washington, 1936-39; U.S. District Judge for the Western District of Washington, 1939-50; died in office 1950. Methodist. Member, American Bar Association; American Legion; Freemasons; Eagles; Elks; Redmen; Phi Beta Kappa. Died August 23, 1950. Burial location unknown.
  • See also: federal judicial profile.
  
  
• 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; married, November 17, 1928, to Eloise Baird. 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, American Bar Association; American Judicature Society; Freemasons; Shriners; Phi Delta Phi; Sigma Chi. Died March 18, 1984. Burial location unknown.
  • See also: federal judicial profile.
  
  
• Homer Truett Bone (1883-1970) — also known as Homer T. Bone — of Tacoma, Pierce County, Wash. Born in Franklin, Johnson County, Ind., January 25, 1883. Lawyer; Farmer-Labor candidate for U.S. Representative from Washington 3rd District, 1920; member of Washington state house of representatives, 1923-24; U.S. Senator from Washington, 1933-44; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Washington, 1940; Judge of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit, 1944-56; took senior status 1956. Member, Order of the Coif; Gamma Eta Gamma. Died in Tacoma, Pierce County, Wash., March 11, 1970. Cremated; ashes interred at Oakwood Cemetery, Tacoma, Wash.
  • See also: congressional biography; federal judicial profile.
  
  
• John Clyde Bowen (1888-1978) — of Washington. Born in Newbern, Dyer County, Tenn., May 12, 1888. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; member of Washington state senate, 1931; U.S. District Judge for the Western District of Washington, 1934-61; took senior status 1961. Died April 27, 1978. Burial location unknown.
  • See also: federal judicial profile.
  
  
• Robert F. Brachtenbach (1931-2008) — Born in Sydney (unknown county), Neb., January 28, 1931. Son of Henry Brachtenbach and Elizabeth Brachtenbach; married to Nancy Blair (divorced). Republican. Lawyer; member of Washington state house of representatives, 1962-66; justice of Washington state supreme court, 1972-94. Died, of throat cancer, in Cottage Grove, Lane County, Ore., May 2, 2008. Burial location unknown.
  • See also: Wikipedia article; NNDB dossier.
  
  
• Elijah Voorhees Brookshire (1856-1936) — of Indiana. Born near Ladoga, Montgomery County, Ind., August 15, 1856. Democrat. School teacher; lawyer; U.S. Representative from Indiana 8th District, 1889-95. Died in Seattle, King County, Wash., April 14, 1936. Interment at Harshbarger Cemetery, Near Ladoga, Montgomery County, Ind.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Norris Brown (1863-1960) — of Kearney, Buffalo County, Neb. Born in Maquoketa, Jackson County, Iowa, May 2, 1863. Son of William Henry Harrison Brown and Eliza Ann (Phelps) Brown; married, November 28, 1885, to Lula K. Beeler (died 1925); married, February 5, 1927, to Ann L. Howland (died 1939). Republican. Lawyer; Nebraska state attorney general, 1905-07; U.S. Senator from Nebraska, 1907-13; delegate to Republican National Convention from Nebraska, 1908; law partner of Irving F. Baxter. Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons. Died in Seattle, King County, Wash., January 5, 1960. Interment at Forest Lawn Cemetery, Omaha, Neb.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• James Wesley Bryan (1874-1956) — also known as James W. Bryan — of Bremerton, Kitsap County, Wash. Born in Lake Charles, Calcasieu Parish, La., March 11, 1874. Son of James Wesley Bryan and Delia K. (Singleton) Bryan; married, March 26, 1899, to Lorena Kearse; father of James Wesley Bryan, Jr.; grandfather of Robert Jensen Bryan. Progressive. Lawyer; member of Washington state senate, 1908-12; U.S. Representative from Washington at-large, 1913-15; Kitsap County Prosecuting Attorney. Died in Bremerton, Kitsap County, Wash., August 26, 1956. Interment at Forest Lawn Cemetery, Bremerton, Wash.
  • See also Bryan family of Washington
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• James Wesley Bryan, Jr. (b. 1901) — of Bremerton, Kitsap County, Wash. Born in Lake Charles, Calcasieu Parish, La., October 31, 1901. Son of James Wesley Bryan and Lorena (Kearse) Bryan; married, June 16, 1929, to Vena Jensen (1904-2003); father of Robert Jensen Bryan. Republican. School teacher; athletic coach; lawyer; Kitsap County Prosecuting Attorney, 1931-32; candidate for Washington state senate, 1956. Protestant. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Eagles; Elks; Lions; Phi Delta Phi; Phi Gamma Delta. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  • See also Bryan family of Washington
  
  
• Robert Jensen Bryan (b. 1934) — also known as Robert J. Bryan — of Bremerton, Kitsap County, Wash. Born in Bremerton, Kitsap County, Wash., October 29, 1934. Grandson of James Wesley Bryan; son of James Wesley Bryan, Jr. and Vena (Jensen) Bryan (1904-2003); married, June 14, 1958, to Cathy Ann Welander. Republican. Lawyer; chair of Kitsap County Republican Party, 1961-62; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Washington, 1964; superior court judge in Washington, 1967-84; U.S. District Judge for the Western District of Washington, 1986-2000; took senior status 2000. Member, American Bar Association; Eagles; Jaycees; Lions; Delta Upsilon; Phi Delta Phi. Still living as of 2000.
  • See also Bryan family of Washington
  • See also: federal judicial profile.
  
  
• Franklin D. Burgess (b. 1935) — Born in Eudora, Chicot County, Ark., 1935. Lawyer; U.S. District Judge for the Western District of Washington, 1994-2005; took senior status 2005. Black. Still living as of 2005.
  • See also: federal judicial profile.
  
  
• 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; married, October 21, 1903, to Sarah Smith Howard. Republican. Lawyer; mayor of Seattle, Wash., 1920-22. Episcopalian. Member, American Bar Association; American Legion; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Phi Sigma Kappa. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• William H. Clay (1863-1931) — of Everett, Snohomish County, Wash. Born in Willow, Jo Daviess County, Ill., April 23, 1863. Lawyer; mayor of Everett, Wash., 1914-16, 1920-24. Died in Everett, Snohomish County, Wash., April 21, 1931. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• 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 H. Clinton and Gladys (Hall) Clinton; married, December 19, 1942, to Florence H. Vayhinger. Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer; mayor of Seattle, Wash., 1956-64. Methodist. Member, American Judicature Society; Freemasons; Shriners; Phi Delta Phi; Pi Sigma Alpha. Still living as of 1964.
  
  
• James Edwin Cochran (1848-1919) — also known as James E. Cochran — of McCook, Red Willow County, Neb.; St. Anthony, Fremont County, Idaho; Port Angeles, Clallam County, Wash. Born in Hillsboro, Lee County, Iowa, May 15, 1848. Son of Hugh F. Cochran and Lucy (Hammond) Cochran; married, October 11, 1877, to Mary Louise Beecher. Farmer; school teacher; superintendent of schools; lawyer; district judge in Nebraska, 1887-92; appointed 1887; Fremont County Prosecuting Attorney. Died in Port Angeles, Clallam County, Wash., November 17, 1919. Interment at Ocean View Cemetery, Port Angeles, Wash.
  
  
• 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. Democrat. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from Washington 6th District, 1937-47; defeated, 1946; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Washington, 1940. Unitarian. Member, American Bar Association; Grange; Freemasons; Eagles; Elks. Died June 3, 1983. Cremated; ashes scattered.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Grant Degginger — of Bellevue, King County, Wash. Lawyer; mayor of Bellevue, Wash., 2006-. Still living as of 2006.
  
  
• Norman DeValois Dicks (b. 1940) — also known as Norman D. Dicks — of Port Orchard, Kitsap County, Wash.; Belfair, Mason County, Wash. Born in Washington, December 16, 1940. Democrat. Lawyer; legislative and administrative assistant to U.S. Senator Warren G. Magnuson, 1968-76; U.S. Representative from Washington 6th District, 1977-; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Washington, 2000, 2004. Lutheran. Still living as of 2004.
  • See also: congressional biography; votes in Congress from the Washington Post.
  
  
• 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. 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; U.S. Senator from Washington, 1923-35. Methodist or Unitarian. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Elks; Moose; Odd Fellows; Redmen; Woodmen; Phi Kappa Psi. Instrumental in developing Grand Coulee Dam. Died in Spokane, Spokane County, Wash., January 14, 1978. Interment at Fairmount Memorial Park, Spokane, Wash.
  • Cross-reference: Frank Bell
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• John F. Dore (1881-1938) — of Seattle, King County, Wash. Born in Charlestown, Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., December 11, 1881. Son of John F. Dore and Mary E. (Hudson) Dore; married, December 22, 1911, to Marian Neal. Newspaper work; lawyer; mayor of Seattle, Wash., 1932-34, 1936-38. Died April 18, 1938. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• William Orville Douglas (1898-1980) — also known as William O. Douglas — of New Haven, New Haven County, Conn.; Yakima County, Wash. Born in Maine, Otter Tail County, Minn., October 16, 1898. Son of William Douglas and Julia Bickford (Fiske) Douglas; married, August 16, 1923, to Mildred M. Riddle. Democrat. Lawyer; law professor; member, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission; Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1939-75. Presbyterian. Member, American Bar Association; United World Federalists; Freemasons; Beta Theta Pi; Delta Sigma Rho; Phi Alpha Delta; Phi Beta Kappa. Died in Washington, D.C., January 19, 1980. Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
  • Cross-reference: Warren Christopher
  • Books by William O. Douglas: Of Men and Mountains (1982); My wilderness: east to Katahdin (1961); Go East, Young Man (1974); The Court Years, 1939 to 1975: The Autobiography of William O. Douglas (1980)
  • Books about William O. Douglas: Bruce Allen Murphy, Wild Bill : The Legend and Life of William O. Douglas; Howard Ball & Phillip J. Cooper, Of Power and Right: Hugo Black, William O. Douglas, and America's Constitutional Revolution; James F. Simon, Independent Journey: The Life of William O. Douglas
  
  
• 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; married to Alice Elizabeth 'Bette' Mohrmann. 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. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Ralph O. Dunbar (b. 1845) — of Goldendale, Klickitat County, Wash. Born in Schuyler County, Ill., April 26, 1845. Married, October 18, 1873, to Clara White. Republican. Lawyer; member of Washington territorial legislature, 1879; delegate to Washington state constitutional convention, 1889; justice of Washington state supreme court, 1889-1901. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• William Henry Dunphy (b. 1860) — of Walla Walla, Walla Walla County, Wash. Born in Aurora, Kane County, Ill., June 29, 1860. Son of Robert Dunphy and Catharine Dunphy; married, November 4, 1896, to Mary Helen Lyons. Democrat. Locomotive engineer; lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Washington, 1892, 1900; member of Democratic National Committee from Washington, 1900-01. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Thomas Stephen Foley (b. 1929) — also known as Thomas S. Foley — of Spokane, Spokane County, Wash. Born in Spokane, Spokane County, Wash., March 26, 1929. Democrat. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from Washington 5th District, 1965-95; defeated, 1994; Speaker of the U.S. House, 1989-95; U.S. Ambassador to Japan, 1997-; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Washington, 2000, 2004. Member, Grange; Council on Foreign Relations; Trilateral Commission. Still living as of 2004.
  • See also: congressional biography; votes in Congress from the Washington Post; Wikipedia article.
  • Books about Thomas S. Foley: Jeffrey R. Biggs, Honor in the House : Speaker Tom Foley
  
  
• David E. Giles (born c.1950) — of Washington. Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for U.S. Representative from Washington 8th District, 1986, 1990. Convicted in June 2000 of child rape. Still living as of 2000.
  
  
• Alfred Theodore Goodwin (b. 1923) — also known as Alfred T. Goodwin — of Salem, Marion County, Ore. Born in Bellingham, Whatcom County, Wash., June 29, 1923. Son of Alonzo Theodore Goodwin and Miriam Hazel (Williams) Goodwin; married, December 23, 1943, to Marjorie Elizabeth Major (divorced 1948); married, December 23, 1949, to Mary Ellin Handelin. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; newspaper reporter; lawyer; circuit judge in Oregon, 1955-60; justice of Oregon state supreme court, 1960-69; U.S. District Judge for Oregon, 1969. Presbyterian. Member, American Bar Association; American Judicature Society; Order of the Coif; Alpha Tau Omega; Phi Delta Phi; Sigma Delta Chi. Still living as of 1970.
  
  
• Thomas Slade Gorton III (b. 1928) — also known as Slade Gorton — of Olympia, Thurston County, Wash. Born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., January 8, 1928. Son of Thomas Slade Gorton and Ruth (Israel) Gorton; married, June 28, 1958, to Sally Jean Clark. Republican. Lawyer; member of Washington state house of representatives, 1959-69; Washington state attorney general, 1969-81; U.S. Senator from Washington, 1981-87, 1989-2001; defeated, 1986, 2000. Episcopalian. Member, American Bar Association; Phi Beta Kappa. Still living as of 2001.
  • See also: congressional biography; votes in Congress from the Washington Post.
  
  
• McQuown F. Gose (1859-1942) — also known as Mack F. Gose — of Pomeroy, Garfield County, Wash.; Olympia, Thurston County, Wash. Born in Sullivan County, Mo., July 8, 1859. Republican. Lawyer; justice of Washington state supreme court; delegate to Republican National Convention from Washington, 1932. Died, from bronchial asthma and bronchiectasis, in Pomeroy, Garfield County, Wash., January 31, 1942. Interment somewhere in Pomeroy, Wash.
  
  
• Roger Sherman Greene (1840-1930) — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill.; Seattle, King County, Wash.; Oakland, Alameda County, Calif. Born in Roxbury, Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., December 14, 1840. Great-grandson of Roger Sherman; son of Rev. David Greene and Mary (Evarts) Greene; nephew of William Maxwell Evarts; married, August 17, 1866, to Grace Wooster (died 1917); married, August 4, 1918, to May (Collins) Jones (died 1929); second cousin of Simeon Eben Baldwin, Rockwood Hoar, Sherman Hoar and Roger Kent; uncle of Henry Sherman Boutell and Roger Sherman Greene II; first cousin of Maxwell Evarts. Lawyer; served in the Union Army during the Civil War; justice of Washington territorial supreme court, 1870-79; chief justice of Washington territorial supreme court, 1879-87; Prohibition candidate for U.S. Representative from Washington, 1888; Prohibition candidate for Governor of Washington, 1890. Baptist. Member, Grand Army of the Republic; Loyal Legion. Died in Seattle, King County, Wash., February 17, 1930. Burial location unknown.
  • See also Hoar-Baldwin-Foster-Sherman family of Massachusetts
  
  
• R. R. Grieve (1919-2004) — also known as Bob Grieve — of Seattle, King County, Wash. Born in Washington, 1919. Democrat. Broker; lawyer; member of Washington state senate 34th District, 1947-74. Catholic. Died, of Parkinson's disease, in Seattle, King County, Wash., July 1, 2004. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Lindley Hoag Hadley (1861-1948) — also known as Lindley H. Hadley — of Bellingham, Whatcom County, Wash. Born near Sylvania, Parke County, Ind., June 19, 1861. Son of Jonathan Hadley and Martha (McCoy) Hadley; married, June 1, 1887, to Lavalette Cross. Republican. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from Washington 2nd District, 1915-33; defeated, 1932. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Knights Templar. Died in Wallingford, New Haven County, Conn., November 4, 1948. Interment at St. Matthew's Cemetery, Wilton, Conn.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• James Monroe Hale (1865-1906) — of Caldwell, Burleson County, Tex. Born in Gay Hill, Washington County, Tex., September 5, 1865. Son of James Calvin Hale and Eliza Rose Hale; married, December 28, 1888, to Sarah Parker Mundine (daughter of F. M. Mundine; niece of T. H. Mundine). Lawyer; member of Texas state senate 19th District, 1903-04. Member, Freemasons. Died in Seattle, King County, Wash., May 23, 1906. Interment at Masonic Cemetery, Caldwell, Tex.
  • See also Mundine family of Texas
  
  
• 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, Seattle, Wash.
  
  
• Louis Folwell Hart (1862-1929) — also known as Louis F. Hart — of Washington. Born in High Point, Moniteau County, Mo., January 4, 1862. Son of Thomas J. Hart and Harriet (Van Artsdalin) Hart; married 1881 to Ella James. Republican. Lawyer; fire insurance business; Lieutenant Governor of Washington, 1913-19; Governor of Washington, 1919-25. Methodist. Member, Sons of the American Revolution; Freemasons; Elks; Odd Fellows; Redmen. Died December 5, 1929. Burial location unknown.
  • See also: National Governors Association biography.
  
  
• Paul Gerhart Hatfield (1928-2000) — also known as Paul G. Hatfield — of Montana. Born in Great Falls, Cascade County, Mont., April 29, 1928. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict; lawyer; district judge in Montana, 1960-76; chief justice of Montana state supreme court, 1977-78; U.S. Senator from Montana, 1978; U.S. District Judge for Montana, 1979-96. Died of a heart attack, in Great Falls, Cascade County, Mont., July 3, 2000. Interment at Riverside Memorial Park, Spokane, Wash.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Thomas E. Headlee (1867-1929) — also known as Tom Headlee — of Everett, Snohomish County, Wash. Born in What Cheer, Keokuk County, Iowa, September 1, 1867. Democrat. Lawyer; mayor of Everett, Wash., 1904-06. Died in 1929. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Patricia Louise Herbold (b. 1940) — also known as Patricia L. Herbold; Pat Herbold; Patricia Louise Kruse — of Montgomery, Hamilton County, Ohio; Bellevue, King County, Wash. Born in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, September 24, 1940. Daughter of William J. Kruse and Mary Louise Kruse; married to Robert J. Herbold (chief operating officer, Microsoft, 1994-2001). Republican. Chemist; lawyer; mayor of Montgomery, Ohio, 1986; chair of King County Republican Party, 2002-04; delegate to Republican National Convention from Washington, 2004; U.S. Ambassador to Singapore, 2005-. Female. Still living as of 2007.
  • See also: Wikipedia article; NNDB dossier.
  
  
• Samuel Billingsley Hill (1875-1958) — also known as Samuel B. Hill; Sam B. Hill — of Waterville, Douglas County, Wash. Born in Arkansas, 1875. Democrat. Lawyer; superior court judge in Washington, 1917-23; U.S. Representative from Washington 5th District, 1923-36; defeated, 1922. Died in 1958. Interment at Rock Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Clarence Leland Holcomb (1871-c.1942) — of Washington. Born in Gibson County, Ind., October 15, 1871. Son of Silas Mercer Holcomb; first cousin of Silas Alexander Holcombe; brother of Oscar Raymond Holcomb. Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Washington, 1932. Died in Kennewick, Benton County, Wash. Burial location unknown.
  • See also Holcomb family of Indiana
  
  
• Oscar Raymond Holcomb (b. 1867) — also known as O. R. Holcomb — of Ritzville, Adams County, Wash. Born in Gibson County, Ind., December 31, 1867. Son of Silas Mercer Holcomb; first cousin of Silas Alexander Holcombe; brother of Clarence Leland Holcomb. Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for U.S. Representative from Washington at-large, 1902; superior court judge in Washington, 1909-15; justice of Washington state supreme court, 1915-27, 1927-31; chief justice of Washington state supreme court, 1919-21. Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons; Knights of Pythias; Odd Fellows. Burial location unknown.
  • See also Holcomb family of Indiana
  
  
• William Harrison Hornibrook (1884-1946) — also known as William H. Hornibrook — of Condon, Gilliam County, Ore.; Twin Falls, Twin Falls County, Idaho; Vancouver, Clark County, Wash.; Utah. Born in Cherokee, Cherokee County, Iowa, July 6, 1884. Son of Dr. Edward Hornibrook and Rosina Hornibrook; married, November 23, 1906, to Yolande Wilson. Democrat. Lawyer; newspaper publisher; member of Idaho state senate, 1910-12; member of Oregon Democratic State Central Committee, 1913-15; U.S. Minister to Siam, 1915; Persia, 1933-36; Afghanistan, 1935-36; Costa Rica, 1937-41; member of Democratic National Committee from Oregon, 1918-19. Episcopalian. Died in 1946. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• 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, Kent, Wash.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Thomas J. Humes (d. 1905) — of Seattle, King County, Wash. Republican. Lawyer; mayor of Seattle, Wash., 1897-1904. Died in 1905. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Jay Robert Inslee (b. 1951) — also known as Jay Inslee — of Selah, Yakima County, Wash.; Bainbridge Island, Kitsap County, Wash. Born in Washington, February 9, 1951. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Washington state house of representatives, 1988-92; U.S. Representative from Washington, 1993-95, 1999- (4th District 1993-95, 1st District 1999-2006); defeated, 1994; candidate in primary for Governor of Washington, 1996; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Washington, 2000, 2004. Still living as of 2006.
  • See also: congressional biography; votes in Congress from the Washington Post.
  
  
• Henry Martin Jackson (1912-1983) — also known as Henry M. Jackson; "Scoop" — of Everett, Snohomish County, Wash. Born in Everett, Snohomish County, Wash., May 31, 1912. Son of Peter Jackson and Marie (Anderson) Jackson; married, December 16, 1961, to Helen E. Hardin. Democrat. Lawyer; Snohomish County Prosecuting Attorney, 1938-40; U.S. Representative from Washington 2nd District, 1941-53; U.S. Senator from Washington, 1953-83; died in office 1983; Chairman of Democratic National Committee, 1960-61; candidate for Democratic nomination for President, 1972, 1976. Presbyterian. Member, Elks; Delta Chi; Phi Delta Phi. Awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom posthumously in 1984. Died in Everett, Snohomish County, Wash., September 1, 1983. Interment at Evergreen Cemetery, Everett, Wash.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  • Books about Henry M. Jackson: Robert Gordon Kaufman, Henry M. Jackson : A Life in Politics; William W. Prochnau, A Certain Democrat : Senator Henry M. Jackson, a political biography
  
  
• Wesley Livsey Jones (1863-1932) — also known as Wesley L. Jones — of North Yakima, Yakima County, Wash.; Seattle, King County, Wash. Born near Bethany, Moultrie County, Ill., October 9, 1863. Son of Wesley Jones and Phoebe (McKay) Jones; married, October 13, 1886, to Minda Nelson. Republican. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from Washington at-large, 1899-1909; U.S. Senator from Washington, 1909-32; died in office 1932. Died November 19, 1932. Cremated.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Montgomery Oliver Koelsch (1912-1992) — Born in Boise, Ada County, Idaho, March 5, 1912. Son of Charles F. Koelsch. Lawyer; district judge in Idaho 3rd District, 1951-59; Judge of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit, 1959-76; took senior status 1976. Died in Seattle, King County, Wash., September 1, 1992. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• E. H. Kohlhase (born c.1870) — of Kelso, Cowlitz County, Wash. Born in Germany. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Washington state senate 18th District, 1945-47. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• James Hamilton Lewis (1863-1939) — also known as J. Hamilton Lewis; "Pink Whiskers" — of Seattle, King County, Wash.; Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Born in Danville, Va., May 18, 1863. Son of John Cable Lewis (Major in Confederate Army in Civil War; died from war wounds); married 1896 to Rose Lawton Douglas. Lawyer; member of Washington territorial legislature, 1887-88; candidate for Governor of Washington, 1892; U.S. Representative from Washington at-large, 1897-99; defeated (People's), 1898; colonel in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; candidate for Democratic nomination for Vice President, 1900, 1920; candidate for Governor of Illinois, 1908, 1920 (Democratic); U.S. Senator from Illinois, 1913-19, 1931-39; defeated (Democratic), 1918; died in office 1939; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1928, 1936. Died, of coronary thrombosis, at Garfield Hospital, Washington, D.C., April 9, 1939. Originally entombed at Abbey Mausoleum (which no longer exists), Arlington, Va.; reinterment to unknown location.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Kenneth Mackintosh (b. 1875) — of Seattle, King County, Wash. Born in Seattle, King County, Wash., October 25, 1875. Son of Angus Mackintosh and Elizabeth (Peebles) Mackintosh; married, November 18, 1908, to Francisca Arques. Republican. Lawyer; King County Prosecuting Attorney, 1905-09; superior court judge in Washington, 1912-18; justice of Washington state supreme court, 1918-28; resigned 1928; chief justice of Washington state supreme court, 1927-28; resigned 1928. Methodist. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• 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, Seattle, Wash.
  • Cross-reference: Norman D. Dicks
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• John Fleming Main (b. 1864) — also known as John F. Main — of Seattle, King County, Wash. Born in Mercer County, Ill., September 10, 1864. Son of William R. Main and Sarah M. (Fleming) Main; married, June 29, 1892, to Mary G. Crouch. Republican. Lawyer; law professor; superior court judge in Washington, 1910-12; justice of Washington state supreme court, 1912-31; chief justice of Washington state supreme court, 1923-26. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• O. Gaylord Marsh (b. 1879) — of Wenatchee, Chelan County, Wash.; Manila, Philippines; Buchanan, Berrien County, Mich. Born in Buchanan, Berrien County, Mich., January 7, 1879. Son of Edward Marsh and Huldah Rude (Dunning) Marsh; married 1905 to Tella Dorothy Swem. Lawyer; U.S. Consul in Ottawa, 1915-17; Progreso, 1917-24; Montevideo, 1924-27; Sydney, 1927-32; Seoul, 1938. Member, Freemasons; Rotary; Woodmen; Kappa Sigma; Pi Gamma Mu. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Thomas Ellsworth Martin (1893-1971) — also known as Thomas E. Martin — of Iowa City, Johnson County, Iowa. Born in Melrose, Monroe County, Iowa, January 18, 1893. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; accountant; lawyer; candidate for Iowa railroad commission, 1932, 1934; mayor of Iowa City, Iowa, 1935-37; U.S. Representative from Iowa 1st District, 1939-55; U.S. Senator from Iowa, 1955-61; delegate to Republican National Convention from Iowa, 1956. Member, American Bar Association; Order of the Coif. Died in Seattle, King County, Wash., June 27, 1971. Interment at Willamette National Cemetery, Portland, Ore.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Salathiel Charles Masterson (1911-1990) — also known as S. C. Masterson; "Brick" — of Richmond, Contra Costa County, Calif.; El Sobrante, Contra Costa County, Calif. Born in Touchet, Walla Walla County, Wash., December 23, 1911. Nephew of Charles W. Masterson; son of S. C. Masterson; married to Marjorie Bried (1911-1985). Democrat. Lawyer; member of California Democratic State Central Committee, 1944; delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1948; municipal judge in California, 1950; member of California state assembly, 1953-60; defeated, 1934; superior court judge in California, 1960-72. Protestant. Member, Eagles; Elks; Exchange Club; Moose; Delta Sigma Rho. Died, from complications of diabetes, in Santa Rosa, Sonoma County, Calif., 1990. His body was donated to the University of California for medical research.
  
  
• John T. McCutcheon (born c.1893) — of Steilacoom, Pierce County, Wash. Born in Washington. Republican. Lawyer; candidate for U.S. Representative from Washington 6th District, 1932; member of Washington state house of representatives, 1941; member of Washington state senate 26th District, 1943-47. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Michael D. McKay (born c.1951) — also known as Mike McKay — of Seattle, King County, Wash. Republican. Lawyer; U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Washington, 1989-93; delegate to Republican National Convention from Washington, 2004. Still living as of 2004.
  
  
• James Douglas McKevitt (1928-2000) — also known as James D. McKevitt; Mike McKevitt — of Denver, Colo. Born in Spokane, Spokane County, Wash., 1928. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict; lawyer; U.S. Representative from Colorado 1st District, 1971-73; defeated, 1972; delegate to Republican National Convention from Colorado, 1972. Episcopalian. Suffered a heart attack, and died at Sibley Memorial Hospital, Washington, D.C., September 28, 2000. Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Pat McMullen (c.1945-1999) — of Washington. Born in Seattle, King County, Wash. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Washington state house of representatives, 1983-87; member of Washington state senate, 1987-92. Died of cancer, in Mt. Vernon, Skagit County, Wash., November 12, 1999. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Lloyd Meeds (1927-2005) — of Everett, Snohomish County, Wash. Born in Dillon, Beaverhead County, Mont., December 11, 1927. Democrat. Gasoline station business; lawyer; Snohomish County Prosecuting Attorney, 1962-64; U.S. Representative from Washington 2nd District, 1965-79. Member, Eagles; Kiwanis. Died, of cancer, in Church Creek, Dorchester County, Md., August 17, 2005. Burial location unknown.
  • Cross-reference: Al Swift
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Charles Moriarty, Jr. (c.1928-1999) — of Washington. Born in Seattle, King County, Wash. Son of Charles P. Moriarty; son-in-law of Thomas Minor Pelly. Republican. Lawyer; member of Washington state house of representatives 36th District, 1957-59; member of Washington state senate, 1959-66. Died, of heart failure, May 21, 1999. Burial location unknown.
  • See also Moriarty family of Washington
  
  
• Jeremiah Neterer (b. 1862) — of Bellingham, Whatcom County, Wash.; Seattle, King County, Wash. Born near Goshen, Elkhart County, Ind., 1862. Democrat. Lawyer; superior court judge in Washington, 1900; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Washington, 1912; U.S. District Judge for the Western District of Washington, 1913-. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• George R. Nethercutt, Jr. (b. 1944) — of Spokane, Spokane County, Wash. Born in Spokane, Spokane County, Wash., October 7, 1944. Republican. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from Washington 5th District, 1995-. Still living as of 2004.
  • See also: congressional biography; votes in Congress from the Washington Post.
  
  
• Lester T. Parker (born c.1901) — of Aberdeen, Grays Harbor County, Wash. Born in Washington. Republican. Lawyer; member of Washington state senate 21st District, 1943-47. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Jay Andrew Rabinowitz (c.1927-2001) — also known as Jay A. Rabinowitz — of Fairbanks, Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska. Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa. Lawyer; superior court judge in Alaska, 1960-65; justice of Alaska state supreme court, 1965-97. Wrote the opinion which legalized private marijuana use in Alaska. Died, in a hospital at Seattle, King County, Wash., June 16, 2001. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Ralph Julian Rivers (1903-1976) — also known as Ralph J. Rivers — of Fairbanks, Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska. Born in Seattle, King County, Wash., May 23, 1903. Son of Julian Guy Rivers and Louisa (Lavoy) Rivers; married, December 17, 1928, to Lina Carol Caldwell; married, October 1, 1955, to Martha Wendling. Democrat. Lawyer; U.S. Attorney for the 4th District of Alaska Territory, 1933-44; Alaska territory attorney general, 1945-49; mayor of Fairbanks, Alaska, 1952-54; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Alaska Territory, 1952; member of Alaska territorial senate 4th District, 1955-56; delegate to Alaska state constitutional convention, 1955-56; U.S. Representative from Alaska at-large, 1959-67; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Alaska, 1960. Member, Sons of the American Revolution; Elks; Phi Alpha Delta; Sigma Chi. Died in Chehalis, Lewis County, Wash., August 14, 1976. Cremated; ashes interred at Sunset Memorial Gardens, Chehalis, Wash.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Albert Dean Rosellini (b. 1910) — also known as Albert D. Rosellini — of Seattle, King County, Wash. Born in Tacoma, Pierce County, Wash., January 21, 1910. Son of John Rosellini and Annunziata (Pagni) Rosellini; married, June 1, 1938, to Ethel McNeil. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Washington state senate 33rd District, 1939-47; Governor of Washington, 1957-65. Catholic. Member, Eagles; Elks; Kiwanis; Moose; Tau Kappa Epsilon. Still living as of 1994.
  • See also: National Governors Association biography.
  • Books about Albert D. Rosellini: Payton Smith, Rosellini: Immigrants' Son and Progressive Governor
  
  
• Henry Floyd Samuels (1869-1948) — also known as H. F. Samuels — of Wallace, Shoshone County, Idaho. Born in Washington County, Miss., April 4, 1869. Grandson of Henry Jenkins; son of Floyd Samuels and Isabelle (Jenkins) Samuels (died 1873); married, December 25, 1892, to Iona Snyder; married, February 27, 1905, to Ada Marie Jenkins (1876-1960). 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, Scottish Rite Masons; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Elks; Knights of Pythias. Died in 1948. Interment at Sequim View Cemetery, Near Sequim, Clallam County, Wash.
  
  
• Anthony Savage (b. 1893) — of Seattle, King County, Wash. Born in Mahanoy City, Schuylkill County, Pa., December 25, 1893. Son of Lewis B. Savage and Anna (Tamosz) Savage; married, September 11, 1915, to Florence Hopkins. Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; lawyer; U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Washington, 1928-34. Catholic. Member, Order of the Coif; Delta Kappa Epsilon; Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Delta Phi. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Edward J. Schwartz (c.1913-2000) — of California. Born in Seattle, King County, Wash. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; municipal judge in California, 1959-63; superior court judge in California, 1963-68; U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of California, 1968-2000. Died, at Scripps Mercy Hospital, San Diego, San Diego County, Calif., March 22, 2000. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• 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, Seattle, Wash.
  • 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)
  
  
• Corwin Philip Shank (born c.1897) — of Kirkland, King County, Wash. Born in Washington. Republican. Lawyer; member of Washington state senate 46th District, 1947. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Adam Smith (b. 1965) — of Tacoma, Pierce County, Wash. Born in Washington, D.C., June 15, 1965. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Washington state senate, 1991-96; U.S. Representative from Washington 9th District, 1997-; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Washington, 2000, 2004. Christian. Still living as of 2004.
  • See also: congressional biography; votes in Congress from the Washington Post.
  
  
• Robin L. Taylor (b. 1943) — of Ketchikan, Ketchikan Gateway Borough, Alaska; Wrangell, Wrangell-Petersburg census area, Alaska. Born in Sedro Woolley, Skagit County, Wash., February 5, 1943. Republican. Lawyer; district judge in Alaska, 1977-82; member of Alaska state house of representatives; elected 1984, 1986, 1988, 1990; member of Alaska state senate District A, 1992-; appointed 1992; candidate for Governor of Alaska, 1998 (Republican primary), 1998. Member, American Judicature Society; National Rifle Association; Freemasons; Elks; Moose. Still living as of 2001.
  
  
• Roy Arthur Taylor (1910-1995) — also known as Roy A. Taylor — of Black Mountain, Buncombe County, N.C. Born in Vader, Lewis County, Wash., January 31, 1910. Son of Arthur A. Taylor and Lola (Morgan) Taylor; married, May 8, 1932, to Evelyn Reeves. Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of North Carolina state house of representatives, 1947-53; U.S. Representative from North Carolina, 1960-77 (12th District 1960-63, 11th District 1963-77). Baptist. Member, Lions. Died in Black Mountain, Buncombe County, N.C., February 28, 1995. Burial location unknown.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Warren Arthur Taylor (b. 1891) — also known as Warren A. Taylor — of Cordova, Valdez-Cordova census area, Alaska; Kodiak, Kodiak Island Borough, Alaska; Fairbanks, Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska. Born in Washington, 1891. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Alaska territorial House of Representatives, 1933-34, 1945-46, 1949-50, 1955-58 (3rd District 1933-34, 1945-46, 4th District 1949-50, 1955-58); delegate to Alaska state constitutional convention, 1955-56; member of Alaska state house of representatives, 1959-66; Speaker of the Alaska State House of Representatives, 1959-62. Baptist. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Elmer Ely Todd (b. 1873) — also known as Elmer E. Todd — of Seattle, King County, Wash. Born in Dixon, Lee County, Ill., May 7, 1873. Son of James Harvey Todd and Charlotte Thomas (Little) Todd; married, March 9, 1904, to Relura Pardee Hunt. Republican. Lawyer; member of Washington state house of representatives, 1905; U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Washington, 1907-12. Member, American Bar Association; Beta Theta Pi. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• 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; married, November 24, 1934, to Eva M. Keuss. Republican. Lawyer; Pierce County Prosecuting Attorney, 1932-34, 1939-46; U.S. Representative from Washington 6th District, 1947-65; defeated, 1944, 1964. Lutheran. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Elks; Kiwanis; Moose; Alpha Sigma Phi; Phi Delta Phi. Died in Tacoma, Pierce County, Wash., December 30, 1982. Interment at Mountain View Memorial Park, Tacoma, Wash.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Charles Stewart Voorhees (1853-1909) — also known as Charles S. Voorhees — of Terre Haute, Vigo County, Ind.; Colfax, Whitman County, Wash.; Spokane, Spokane County, Wash. Born in Covington, Fountain County, Ind., June 4, 1853. Son of Daniel Wolsey Voorhees. Lawyer; Whitman County Prosecuting Attorney, 1882-85; Delegate to U.S. Congress from Washington Territory, 1885-89. Died in Spokane, Spokane County, Wash., December 26, 1909. Interment at Greenwood Cemetery, Spokane, Wash.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• William Henson Wallace (1811-1879) — Born in Troy, Miami County, Ohio, July 19, 1811. Brother of David Wallace; uncle of Lewis Wallace. Lawyer; member of Iowa territorial House of Representatives, 1838; member Iowa territorial council, 1842-43; candidate for Delegate to U.S. Congress from Iowa Territory, 1843; candidate for U.S. Senator from Iowa, 1848; member of Washington territorial legislature, 1853; Delegate to U.S. Congress from Washington Territory, 1861; defeated, 1854; Governor of Washington Territory, 1861; Governor of Idaho Territory, 1863-64; appointed 1863;