The Political Graveyard: Moriarty-Minor family of Seattle, Washington

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Moriarty-Minor family of Seattle, Washington

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Thomas Taylor Minor (1844-1889) — also known as Thomas T. Minor — of Port Townsend, Jefferson County, Wash.; Seattle, King County, Wash. Born, of American parents, in Manepy, Ceylon (now Sri Lanka), February 20, 1844. Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; physician; one of the founders of the Seattle, Lake Shore and Eastern Railroad; delegate to Republican National Convention from Washington Territory, 1880; mayor of Port Townsend, Wash., 1880-83; mayor of Seattle, Wash., 1887-88. Member, Freemasons. Last seen traveling by canoe to Whidbey Island, with others, on a duck huting trip, and was never heard from again; presumed drowned in a watercraft accident, in Puget Sound, December 2, 1889 (age 45 years, 285 days). His canoe was recovered, but his remains were not found.

		Relatives: Son of Eastman Strong Minor and Judith (Manchester) Minor; married, August 20, 1872, to Sarah Montgomery; grandfather of Thomas Minor Pelly.
		Political family: Moriarty-Minor family of Seattle, Washington.
		The T.T. Minor School (built 1890, demolished 1940, rebuilt 1941, closed 2010, renovated and reopened 2016), in Seattle, Washington, is named for him. — Minor Avenue, in Seattle, Washington, is named for him.
		See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial

Charles P. Moriarty — of Washington. U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Washington, 1953-61. Interment somewhere in Bainbridge Island, Wash.

		Relatives: Father of Charles Moriarty Jr..
		Political family: Moriarty-Minor family of Seattle, Washington.

Thomas Minor Pelly (1902-1973) — also known as Tom Pelly — of Port Blakely, Bainbridge Island, Kitsap County, Wash.; Seattle, King County, Wash. Born in Seattle, King County, Wash., August 22, 1902. Republican. U.S. Representative from Washington 1st District, 1953-73. Died in Ojai, Ventura County, Calif., November 21, 1973 (age 71 years, 91 days). Interment at Evergreen-Washelli Memorial Park, Seattle, Wash.

		Relatives: Son of Bernard Pelly and Elizabeth (Minor) Pelly; married, May 24, 1926, to Mary Taylor; father-in-law of Charles Moriarty Jr.; grandson of Thomas Taylor Minor.
		Political family: Moriarty-Minor family of Seattle, Washington.
		See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article

Charles Moriarty Jr. (c.1928-1999) — of Washington. Born in Seattle, King County, Wash., about 1928. 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 (age about 71 years). Burial location unknown.

		Relatives: Son-in-law of Thomas Minor Pelly; son of Charles P. Moriarty.
		Political family: Moriarty-Minor family of Seattle, Washington.

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