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Congregationalist Politicians in Washington
(including United Church of Christ;
Evangelical and Reformed Church;
Congregational Christian Churches)

  Vernon Ensign Bradley (1912-1990) — also known as Vernon E. Bradley; Brad Bradley — of Springfield, Hampden County, Mass. Born in Olympia, Thurston County, Wash., September 27, 1912. Republican. Accountant; realtor; real estate developer; candidate for mayor of Springfield, Mass., 1949; candidate for U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 2nd District, 1954. United Church of Christ. Member, Civitan. Died, of arteriosclerosis, in a hospital at Indianapolis, Marion County, Ind., September 7, 1990 (age 77 years, 345 days). Cremated; ashes interred at Hillcrest Cemetery, Springfield, Mass.
  Norris Brown (1863-1960) — of Kearney, Buffalo County, Neb.; Omaha, Douglas County, Neb.; Seattle, King County, Wash. Born in Maquoketa, Jackson County, Iowa, May 2, 1863. Republican. Lawyer; Buffalo County Prosecuting Attorney, 1892-96; Nebraska state attorney general, 1905-07; U.S. Senator from Nebraska, 1907-13; delegate to Republican National Convention from Nebraska, 1908, 1928 (member, Committee on Rules and Order of Business; member, Resolutions Committee); law partner of Irving F. Baxter. Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons. Died, in a rest home at Seattle, King County, Wash., January 5, 1960 (age 96 years, 248 days). Interment at Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Omaha, Neb.
  Relatives: Son of William Henry Harrison Brown and Eliza Ann (Phelps) Brown; married, November 28, 1885, to Lula K. Beeler; married, February 5, 1927, to Ann L. Howland.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  David Marston Clough (1846-1924) — also known as David M. Clough — of Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minn.; Everett, Snohomish County, Wash. Born in Lyme, Grafton County, N.H., December 27, 1846. Republican. Lumberman; member of Minnesota state senate 28th District, 1887-90; Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota, 1893-95; Governor of Minnesota, 1895-99. Congregationalist. Welsh ancestry. Member, Freemasons. Died August 28, 1924 (age 77 years, 245 days). Interment at Evergreen Cemetery, Everett, Wash.
  Relatives: Son of Elbridge Gerry Clough and Sarah (Brown) Clough; married 1868 to Addie Barton; father of Nina M. Clough (who married Roland Hill Hartley); fourth cousin once removed of William Bradbury Small, George W. Clough, Harlan Page Andrews, Darvin Pratt Clough and William Rockwell Clough.
  Political families: Clough family of New Hampshire; Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial — Minnesota Legislator record
  Earl S. Coe (b. 1892) — of Bingen, Klickitat County, Wash.; Olympia, Thurston County, Wash. Born in Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minn., September 12, 1892. Democrat. Fruit grower; lumberman; member of Washington state house of representatives, 1939-44; member of Washington state senate 16th District, 1945-47; candidate for U.S. Representative from Washington 4th District, 1946; Washington Democratic state chair, 1946-48; secretary of state of Washington, 1947-57; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Washington, 1948; director of conservation, State of Washington, 1957. Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons; Scottish Rite Masons; Shriners; Elks; Eagles. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Scott Coe and Cora (Harvell) Coe; married, November 20, 1912, to Byrdie Miller.
  George Fletcher Cotterill (1865-1958) — also known as George F. Cotterill — of Seattle, King County, Wash. Born in Oxford, England, November 18, 1865. Democrat. Engineer; candidate for U.S. Representative from Washington, 1902 (at-large), 1916 (1st District); member of Washington state senate, 1907-11; mayor of Seattle, Wash., 1912-14; defeated, 1900; candidate for U.S. Senator from Washington, 1920; commissioner, Port of Seattle, 1922-34. Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners. Died in Seattle, King County, Wash., October 13, 1958 (age 92 years, 329 days). Interment at Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, Seattle, Wash.
  Relatives: Son of Robert Cotterill and Alice (Smith) Cotterill; married, February 19, 1890, to Cora Rowena Gormley.
  Epitaph: "Pioneers of Washington."
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Kenneth Allen Cox (b. 1916) — also known as Kenneth A. Cox — of Seattle, King County, Wash. Born in Topeka, Shawnee County, Kan., December 7, 1916. Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member, Federal Communications Commission, 1963-70. Congregationalist. Member, Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Delta Phi; Order of the Coif; American Bar Association. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Seth Leroy Cox and Jean (Sears) Cox; married, January 1, 1943, to Nona Beth Fumerton.
  Daniel Jackson Evans (b. 1925) — also known as Daniel J. Evans — of Seattle, King County, Wash. Born in Seattle, King County, Wash., October 16, 1925. Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; civil engineer; served in the U.S. Navy during the Korean conflict; member of Washington state house of representatives, 1956-64; Governor of Washington, 1965-77; delegate to Republican National Convention from Washington, 1968, 1972 (delegation chair); U.S. Senator from Washington, 1983-89. Congregationalist. Member, Sigma Nu; Jaycees. Still living as of 2014.
  Relatives: Son of Daniel L. Evans and Irma (Ide) Evans; married, June 6, 1959, to Nancy Bell.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — NNDB dossier
  John Abbot Fancher (1855-1931) — also known as John Fancher; Jack Fancher — of Espanola, Spokane County, Wash.; Spokane, Spokane County, Wash. Born in Ogle County, Ill., December 28, 1855. Farmer; postmaster; member of Washington state house of representatives, 1905-09. Congregationalist. Died in Spokane, Spokane County, Wash., April 2, 1931 (age 75 years, 95 days). Interment at Riverside Memorial Park, Spokane, Wash.
  Relatives: Son of John Fancher and Sarah (Johnson) Fancher; married, February 20, 1884, to Nellie Thompson; father of John Thomas Fancher.
  Richard B. Hassell (1852-1942) — of Everett, Snohomish County, Wash. Born in Illinois, November 3, 1852. Congregationalist minister; mayor of Everett, Wash., 1912. Congregationalist. Died in Everett, Snohomish County, Wash., September 26, 1942 (age 89 years, 327 days). Burial location unknown.
  Lyman Enos Knapp (1837-1904) — also known as Lyman E. Knapp — of Middlebury, Addison County, Vt. Born in Somerset, Windham County, Vt., November 5, 1837. Colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; newspaper editor; lawyer; probate judge in Vermont, 1879-82; member of Vermont state house of representatives, 1884-85; Governor of Alaska District, 1889-93. Congregationalist. Member, Anti-Saloon League; Delta Upsilon; Phi Beta Kappa; Grand Army of the Republic. Died in Seattle, King County, Wash., October 9, 1904 (age 66 years, 339 days). Interment at Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, Seattle, Wash.
  Relatives: Married to Martha A. Severance.
  See also NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Bertha Knight Landes (1868-1943) — also known as Bertha Knight — of Seattle, King County, Wash. Born in Ware, Hampshire County, Mass., October 19, 1868. 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.
  Relatives: Daughter of Charles Sanford Knight and Cordelia (Cutter) Knight; married, January 2, 1894, to Henry Landes.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Books about Bertha Knight Landes: Sandra Haarsager, Bertha Knight Landes of Seattle : Big-City Mayor
  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-. Congregationalist. Member, American Bar Association; Order of the Coif; Freemasons. Burial location unknown.
  Thomas P. Revelle (b. 1868) — of Seattle, King County, Wash. Born in Fairmount, Somerset County, Md., May 16, 1868. Republican. U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Washington, 1921-28; candidate for Governor of Washington, 1924. Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Woodmen; Moose. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of George Henry Revelle and Mary Elizabeth (Ford) Revelle; married, June 8, 1899, to Eliza Jefferson.
  James Marion Tadlock (b. 1866) — of Logan, Phillips County, Kan.; Phillipsburg, Phillips County, Kan.; El Reno, Canadian County, Okla.; Seattle, King County, Wash.; Monroe, Snohomish County, Wash.; Raymond, Pacific County, Wash.; Olympia, Thurston County, Wash.; Eureka, Humboldt County, Calif. Born in Crawford County, Ind., November 2, 1866. Democrat. School teacher; superintendent of schools; newspaper editor; candidate for secretary of state of Washington, 1916; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Washington, 1920; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1940. Congregationalist. Member, Rotary. Burial location unknown.
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