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Farmer Politicians in Washington
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  Herman Carl Andersen (1897-1978) — also known as H. Carl Andersen — of Tyler, Lincoln County, Minn. Born in Newcastle, King County, Wash., January 27, 1897. Republican. Farmer; livestock breeder; civil engineer; member of Minnesota state house of representatives District 12, 1935-36; U.S. Representative from Minnesota 7th District, 1939-63; delegate to Republican National Convention from Minnesota, 1960. Lutheran. Died in Arlington, Arlington County, Va., July 26, 1978 (age 81 years, 180 days). Cremated; ashes interred at Danebod Lutheran Cemetery, Tyler, Minn.
  Relatives: Son of C. C. Andersen and Lorena (Nielsen) Andersen; married, May 17, 1927, to Martha Elder.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Minnesota Legislator record
  Lloyd Joel Andrews (b. 1920) — also known as Lloyd J. Andrews — of Spokane, Spokane County, Wash. Born in Dutton, Teton County, Mont., August 26, 1920. Republican. School teacher; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; fruit grower; member of Washington state senate, 1953-57; Washington superintendent of public instruction, 1957-61; candidate for Governor of Washington, 1960; candidate for U.S. Senator from Washington, 1964. Methodist. Member, American Legion; Freemasons. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Fred Lee Andrews and Ada Lou (Stoner) Andrews; married, June 28, 1942, to Winnie Mae Drake.
  Albert Francis Appleton (1850-1914) — also known as Albert F. Appleton — of Crystal, Pembina County, N.Dak. Born in Yorkshire, England, January 14, 1850. Farmer; banker; delegate to North Dakota state constitutional convention from Pembina County, 1889; member of North Dakota state senate, 1890. Catholic. Died in Seattle, King County, Wash., October 1, 1914 (age 64 years, 260 days). Cremated; ashes interred at Wright Crematory and Columbarium, Seattle, Wash.
  Relatives: Son of Thomas Joseph Appleton and Jane Ann (Horner) Appleton; married to Martha Tay.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Samuel Prescott Calef (1865-1952) — also known as Samuel P. Calef — of Middletown, Middlesex County, Conn.; Santa Barbara County, Calif. Born in Middletown, Middlesex County, Conn., November 1, 1865. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Connecticut, 1900; rancher. Died in Medical Lake, Spokane County, Wash., March 12, 1952 (age 86 years, 132 days). Interment at Santa Barbara Cemetery, Santa Barbara, Calif.
  Relatives: Son of Arthur Benjamin Calef and Hannah Foster (Woodman) Calef; brother of Arthur Benjamin Calef Jr..
  Political family: Calef family of Middletown, Connecticut.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  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 near Hillsboro, Lee County, Iowa, May 15, 1848. 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 (age 71 years, 186 days). Interment at Ocean View Cemetery, Port Angeles, Wash.
  Relatives: Son of Hugh F. Cochran and Lucy (Hammond) Cochran; married, October 11, 1877, to Mary Louise Beecher.
  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.
  Henry J. Copeland (born c.1885) — of Walla Walla, Walla Walla County, Wash. Born in Washington, about 1885. Republican. Farmer; member of Washington state house of representatives, 1935; member of Washington state senate 11th District, 1937-47. Burial location unknown.
  David Henry Cox (1865-1924) — also known as David H. Cox; D. H. Cox — of Walla Walla, Walla Walla County, Wash. Born in December, 1865. Republican. Farmer; grocer; hardware dealer; grain buyer; insurance business; member of Washington state senate, 1908-11, 1917-24; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Washington, 1924. Methodist. Died in Walla Walla, Walla Walla County, Wash., September 2, 1924 (age 58 years, 0 days). Interment at Mountain View Cemetery, Walla Walla, Wash.
  Relatives: Son of Elbert Sevier Cox and Mary Louise (Byers) Cox; married, November 19, 1890, to Decima Ellen 'Dessie' Yeend; second great-grandson of John Sevier; second cousin twice removed of Ambrose Hundley Sevier.
  Political family: Conway-Norvell-Johnson-Carroll family.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  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.
  Relatives: Son of A. E. Edwards and Margaret (Hansen) Edwards; married, August 13, 1959, to Dorothy Birchall.
  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.
  E. J. Flanagan (born c.1883) — of Wapato, Yakima County, Wash. Born in Wisconsin, about 1883. Republican. Rancher; member of Washington state senate 15th District, 1943-47. Burial location unknown.
  Walter Franklin Horan (1898-1966) — also known as Walt Horan — of Wenatchee, Chelan County, Wash. Born in Wenatchee, Chelan County, Wash., October 15, 1898. Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; engaged in fruit growing, packing, storing, and shipping; U.S. Representative from Washington 5th District, 1943-65. Died in Manila, Philippines, December 19, 1966 (age 68 years, 65 days). Interment at Wenatchee Cemetery, Wenatchee, Wash.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Ernest C. Huntley (born c.1891) — of Colfax, Whitman County, Wash. Born in Washington, about 1891. Republican. Farmer; member of Washington state senate 9th District, 1941-47. Burial location unknown.
  Athill E. Irving (1856-1927) — of Presque Isle, Aroostook County, Maine. Born in Woodstock, New Brunswick, May 1, 1856. Republican. Naturalized U.S. citizen; farmer; horse dealer; delegate to Republican National Convention from Maine, 1912. Scotch-Irish ancestry. Died in Seattle, King County, Wash., April 26, 1927 (age 70 years, 360 days). Interment at Mountain View Memorial Park, Lakewood, Wash.
  Relatives: Married to Elizabeth Beacom.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  William Leroy LaFollette (1860-1934) — also known as William L. LaFollette — of Pullman, Whitman County, Wash. Born in Thorntown, Boone County, Ind., November 30, 1860. Republican. Farmer; member of Washington state house of representatives, 1899-1901; U.S. Representative from Washington, 1911-19 (3rd District 1911-15, 4th District 1915-19). Died December 20, 1934 (age 74 years, 20 days). Interment at Colfax Cemetery, Colfax, Wash.
  Relatives: Son of Harvey M. LaFollette and Susan C. (Fullenwider) LaFollette; married, September 14, 1886, to Mary Tabor.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  John Tyndall McCutcheon (1892-1971) — also known as John T. McCutcheon — of Chehalis, Lewis County, Wash.; Steilacoom, Pierce County, Wash. Born in Tacoma, Pierce County, Wash., March 23, 1892. Republican. Farmer; U.S. Vice Consul in Bordeaux, 1916-17; Marseille, 1917-18; Geneva, 1918; Beirut, 1919-20; 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. Died in Steilacoom, Pierce County, Wash., August 9, 1971 (age 79 years, 139 days). Interment at Tacoma Cemetery, Tacoma, Wash.
  Relatives: Son of John W. McCutcheon and Jane Tweed (Dandy) McCutcheon; married to Tima Mary Gregg.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Leslie V. Morgan (born c.1892) — of Yakima, Yakima County, Wash. Born in Washington, about 1892. Republican. Farmer; member of Washington state house of representatives, 1935; member of Washington state senate 14th District, 1945-47. Burial location unknown.
  J. H. Robertson (born c.1900) — of Creston, Lincoln County, Wash. Born in Washington, about 1900. Republican. Farmer; member of Washington state senate 8th District, 1943-47. Burial location unknown.
  Howard Roup (born c.1884) — of Asotin, Asotin County, Wash. Born in North Carolina, about 1884. Democrat. Farmer; member of Washington state senate 10th District, 1937-39, 1947. Burial location unknown.
  R. L. Rutter Jr. (born c.1896) — of Ellensburg, Kittitas County, Wash. Born in Washington, about 1896. Republican. Farmer; member of Washington state senate 13th District, 1947. Burial location unknown.
  Jess V. Sapp (born c.1899) — of Sedro-Woolley, Skagit County, Wash. Born in North Carolina, about 1899. Democrat. Farmer; member of Washington state senate 40th District, 1945-47. Burial location unknown.
  Charles Horace Stranahan (1845-1944) — also known as Horace C. Stranahan — of Hood River County, Ore. Born in Potsdam, St. Lawrence County, N.Y., February 15, 1845. Republican. Farmer; member of Oregon state house of representatives, 1913. Died, in Vancouver General Hospital, Vancouver, Clark County, Wash., November 7, 1944 (age 99 years, 266 days). Interment at Idlewild Cemetery, Hood River, Ore.
  Relatives: Son of James K. Stranahan and Permelia A. (Reynolds) Stranahan; married, November 11, 1869, to Margaret Anne McKinley.
  John William Summers (1870-1937) — also known as John W. Summers — of Walla Walla, Walla Walla County, Wash. Born in Valeene, Orange County, Ind., April 29, 1870. Republican. Physician; farmer; member of Washington state house of representatives, 1917; U.S. Representative from Washington 4th District, 1919-33; defeated, 1932. Christian. Member, American Medical Association; Sons of the American Revolution; Knights of Pythias. Died in 1937 (age about 67 years). Interment at Mountain View Cemetery, Walla Walla, Wash.
  Relatives: Son of James Monroe Summers and Sarah (Tower) Summers; married 1897 to Jennie B. Burks.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  William Walter Warner (1879-1980) — also known as W. W. Warner — of Onida, Sully County, S.Dak. Born in Oakdale, Antelope County, Neb., November 20, 1879. Republican. Rancher; superintendent of schools; banker; Sully County Auditor, 1933-36; South Dakota state auditor, 1939-45. Died in Seattle, King County, Wash., November 7, 1980 (age 100 years, 353 days). Interment at Riverside Cemetery, Pierre, S.Dak.
  Relatives: Son of Thomas Warner and Mary Elizabeth (Love) Warner; married to Claudia R. Getchell.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
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