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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.
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; resigned 1979; U.S.
Senator from Washington, 1987-93; speaker, Democratic National Convention, 1988 ;
in 1992, he was accused
by eight women of sexual
misconduct including sexual
harassment and rape;
he denied the allegations, and no charges were ever brought, but the
scandal
ended his political career.
Episcopalian. Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Beta Kappa; Federal
Bar Association.
Died, from Parkinson's
disease, in Stevensville, Queen
Anne's County, Md., September
10, 2004 (age 77 years, 241
days).
Interment at Broad
Creek Cemetery, Stevensville, Md.
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Niel Richardson Allen (b. 1894) —
also known as Niel R. Allen —
of Grants Pass, Josephine
County, Ore.
Born in Pullman, Whitman
County, Wash., May 1,
1894.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; Oregon
Republican state chair, 1941-46; alternate delegate to Republican
National Convention from Oregon, 1944;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Oregon.
Episcopalian. Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Sons of
the American Revolution; Sons
of Union Veterans; Rotary;
Izaak
Walton League; Elks; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Burial location unknown.
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Joseph R. Baxter (1903-1962) —
also known as Joe R. Baxter —
of Renton, King
County, Wash.
Born in Renton, King
County, Wash., January
18, 1903.
Republican. Painting
contractor; motel
owner; mayor of
Renton, Wash., 1948-60.
Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Eagles.
Died in 1962
(age about
59 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Joseph H. Baxter and Mary (DeWinter) Baxter; married, September
5, 1929, to Sarah M. Laramie. |
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Burton Ellsworth Bennett (1863-1929) —
also known as Burton E. Bennett —
of Seattle, King
County, Wash.; Sitka,
Alaska.
Born in North Brookfield, Madison
County, N.Y., April
17, 1863.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for Alaska Territory, 1895-98.
Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons.
Died in 1929
(age about
66 years).
Interment at Evergreen-Washelli
Memorial Park, Seattle, Wash.
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Charles Edmund Boyle (1836-1888) —
also known as Charles E. Boyle —
of Uniontown, Fayette
County, Pa.
Born in Uniontown, Fayette
County, Pa., February
4, 1836.
Democrat. Newspaper
editor and publisher; lawyer; Fayette
County District Attorney, 1863-65; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives from Fayette County, 1866-67;
candidate for Pennsylvania
state auditor general, 1868; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Pennsylvania, 1876,
1880,
1888;
U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 21st District, 1883-87;
territorial court judge in Washington, 1888; died in office 1888.
Episcopalian.
Died, of pneumonia,
in the Occidental Hotel,
Seattle, King
County, Wash., December
15, 1888 (age 52 years, 315
days).
Interment at Oak
Grove Cemetery, South Union Township, Fayette County, Pa.
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Harry Pulliam Cain (1906-1979) —
also known as Harry P. Cain —
of Tacoma, Pierce
County, Wash.
Born in Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn., January
10, 1906.
Republican. Mayor of
Tacoma, Wash., 1940; served in the U.S. Army during World War II;
U.S.
Senator from Washington, 1946-53; defeated, 1944.
Episcopalian. Member, American
Legion; Amvets;
Phi
Delta Theta; Eagles;
Elks; Kiwanis.
Died in Miami Lakes, Miami-Dade
County, Fla., March 3,
1979 (age 73 years, 52
days).
Cremated;
ashes scattered.
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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.
Republican. Lawyer; mayor
of Seattle, Wash., 1920-22.
Episcopalian. Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Sigma Kappa; American
Legion; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Thomas M. Caldwell and Jane (Kearsley) Caldwell; married, October
21, 1903, to Sarah Smith Howard. |
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Stephen Fowler Chadwick (b. 1894) —
also known as Stephen F. Chadwick —
of Seattle, King
County, Wash.
Born in Colfax, Whitman
County, Wash., August
14, 1894.
Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Democratic candidate for
U.S.
Representative from Washington 1st District, 1926; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Washington, 1928;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Washington, 1932 (Democratic primary), 1940
(Republican).
Episcopalian. Member, Forty and
Eight; American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Phi
Delta Phi; Kappa
Sigma; Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Stephen James Chadwick and Emma (Plummer) Chadwick; married, July 2,
1919, to Margaret Gardiner Tyler. |
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Harry Van Custer (b. 1894) —
also known as Harry V. Custer —
of Pasco, Franklin
County, Wash.
Born in Hillsboro, Highland
County, Ohio, December
14, 1894.
Railway
station agent; mayor of
Pasco, Wash., 1953-58.
Episcopalian.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Charles T. Custer and Sally J. (Harmon) Custer; married, August
17, 1913, to Bernice K. Lake. |
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Clarence A. Dahle (1894-1949) —
also known as "Whiff" —
of Duluth, St. Louis
County, Minn.
Born in Spokane, Spokane
County, Wash., January
22, 1894.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of Minnesota
state house of representatives District 57, 1933-36; member of
Minnesota
state senate 57th District, 1937-49; died in office 1949.
Episcopalian. Member, Delta
Tau Delta; Freemasons;
Elks.
During a fishing
trip, he drowned
while swimming
off an island in Lake Kabetogama, St. Louis
County, Minn., July 26,
1949 (age 55 years, 185
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Joseph Charles Dennis (b. 1877) —
also known as J. Charles Dennis —
of Tacoma, Pierce
County, Wash.
Born in Worcester, Worcester
County, Mass., March 9,
1877.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for the Western District of Washington, 1934-53.
Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Eagles.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William H. Dennis and Annie (Broadbent) Dennis; married, July 17,
1912, to Eley Miles. |
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Jennifer Blackburn Dunn (1941-2007) —
also known as Jennifer Dunn —
of Bellevue, King
County, Wash.
Born in Seattle, King
County, Wash., July 29,
1941.
Republican. Washington
Republican state chair, 1981-92; U.S.
Representative from Washington 8th District, 1993-2005; delegate
to Republican National Convention from Washington, 2004.
Female.
Episcopalian.
Died, from a pulmonary
embolism, in Alexandria,
Va., September
5, 2007 (age 66 years, 38
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Albert Edwin Edwards (b. 1879) —
also known as A. E. Edwards —
of Bellingham, Whatcom
County, Wash.; Deming, Whatcom
County, Wash.
Born in Victoria, British
Columbia, September
10, 1879.
Democrat. Midshipman, English merchant marine; sailor, U.S. merchant
marine; officer and captain, Yukon River steamboats;
merchant;
miner;
rancher;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Washington, 1928
(alternate), 1948;
member of Washington
state house of representatives, 1933-36, 1955-63; member of Washington
state senate 41st District, 1937-52.
Episcopalian. Member, Lions; Elks; Eagles;
Knights
of Pythias; Odd
Fellows; Grange;
Freemasons;
Shriners.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of A. E. Edwards and Margaret (Hansen) Edwards; married, August
13, 1959, to Dorothy Birchall. |
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Neal Randolph Fosseen (1908-2004) —
also known as Neal R. Fosseen —
of Spokane, Spokane
County, Wash.
Born in Yakima, Yakima
County, Wash., November
27, 1908.
Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; brick and clay
tile products manufacturer; mayor
of Spokane, Wash., 1960-67.
Episcopalian. Member, Alpha
Kappa Psi; Beta
Theta Pi; American
Legion; Military
Order of the World Wars; Reserve
Officers Association.
Died July 21,
2004 (age 95 years, 237
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Abe McGregor Goff (1899-1984) —
of Moscow, Latah
County, Idaho.
Born in Colfax, Whitman
County, Wash., December
21, 1899.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; Latah
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1926-34; member of Idaho
state senate, 1941-42; colonel in the U.S. Army during World War
II; U.S.
Representative from Idaho 1st District, 1947-49; defeated, 1948;
member, Interstate Commerce Commission, 1958-67.
Episcopalian. Member, Beta
Theta Pi; Federal
Bar Association; American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Elks; Freemasons.
Died in Moscow, Latah
County, Idaho, November
23, 1984 (age 84 years, 338
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Moscow
Cemetery, Moscow, Idaho.
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Thomas Slade Gorton III (b. 1928) —
also known as Slade Gorton —
of Olympia, Thurston
County, Wash.; Clyde Hill, King
County, Wash.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., January
8, 1928.
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; delegate to Republican National Convention from Washington, 2008.
Episcopalian. Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Beta Kappa.
Still living as of 2014.
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Oscar Raymond Holcomb (b. 1867) —
also known as O. R. Holcomb —
of Ritzville, Adams
County, Wash.
Born in Gibson
County, Ind., December
31, 1867.
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, Odd
Fellows; Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias.
Burial location unknown.
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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.
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, 1915-16; Persia, 1933-36; Afghanistan, 1935-36; Costa Rica, 1937-41; member of Democratic
National Committee from Oregon, 1918-19.
Episcopalian.
Died in 1946
(age about
61 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Russell Vernon Mack (1891-1960) —
also known as Russell V. Mack —
of Hoquiam, Grays
Harbor County, Wash.
Born in Hillman, Montmorency
County, Mich., June 13,
1891.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; newspaper
publisher; U.S.
Representative from Washington 3rd District, 1947-60; died in
office 1960.
Episcopalian. Member, American
Legion; Elks.
Died suddenly, from a coronary
occlusion, on the floor of the U.S. House of
Representatives, in the U.S.
Capitol Building, Washington,
D.C., March
28, 1960 (age 68 years, 289
days).
Interment at Fern
Hill Cemetery, Aberdeen, Wash.
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Catherine Dean Barnes May (1914-2004) —
also known as Catherine Dean May; Catherine Dean
Barnes; Mrs. James O. May —
of Yakima, Yakima
County, Wash.
Born in Yakima, Yakima
County, Wash., May 18,
1914.
Republican. School
teacher; radio
writer and commentator; member of Washington
state house of representatives 14th District, 1952-58; U.S.
Representative from Washington 4th District, 1959-71; defeated,
1970.
Female.
Episcopalian.
Died in Rancho Mirage, Riverside
County, Calif., May 28,
2004 (age 90 years, 10
days).
Burial location unknown.
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James A. McDermott (b. 1936) —
also known as Jim McDermott —
of Seattle, King
County, Wash.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., December
28, 1936.
Democrat. Psychiatrist;
member of Washington
state house of representatives, 1971-72; Democratic candidate for
Governor
of Washington, 1972 (primary), 1980, 1984 (primary); member of Washington
state senate, 1975-87; U.S.
Representative from Washington 7th District, 1989-; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Washington, 1996,
2000,
2004,
2008.
Episcopalian.
Still living as of 2014.
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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 (age about 72
years).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Will H. Parry (1864-1917) —
of Seattle, King
County, Wash.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., June 29,
1864.
Newspaper
editor and publisher; treasurer and manager, Moran Shipbuilding
Co., 1900-15; member, Federal Trade Commission, 1915-17; died in
office 1917.
Episcopalian. Member, American
Academy of Political and Social Science; Union
League.
Died, in a hospital
at Washington,
D.C., April
21, 1917 (age 52 years, 296
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William M. Parry and Elizabeth (Gillette) Parry; married, January
15, 1891, to Harriet Phelps. |
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Robert Chancellor Saunders Jr. (1864-1922) —
also known as Robert C. Saunders —
of Pine
County, Minn.; Seattle, King
County, Wash.
Born in Campbell
County, Va., December
24, 1864.
Pine
County Attorney, 1893-95, 1897-99; candidate for Minnesota
state attorney general, 1898; U.S.
Attorney for the Western District of Washington, 1918-21.
Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons.
Died in St.
Louis, Mo., January
31, 1922 (age 57 years, 38
days).
Interment at Evergreen-Washelli
Memorial Park, Seattle, Wash.
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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; lawyer; chair of
King County Democratic Party, 1928-30; candidate for Governor of
Washington, 1932; U.S.
Senator from Washington, 1935-40; U.S.
District Judge for the Eastern District of Washington, 1940-45;
resigned 1945; U.S.
Secretary of Labor, 1945-48; died in office 1948.
Episcopalian. Member, American
Legion; American
Society for International Law; American
Academy of Political and Social Science; American Bar
Association; Rotary;
Elks; Eagles.
Died in Walter
Reed Hospital, Washington,
D.C., June 10,
1948 (age 53 years, 264
days).
Interment at Evergreen-Washelli
Memorial Park, Seattle, Wash.
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