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German ancestry Politicians in Washington

  Lynn David Ambrose (1882-1946) — also known as Lynn D. Ambrose — of Missoula, Missoula County, Mont. Born in Avalon, Livingston County, Mo., May 3, 1882. Republican. School teacher; delegate to Republican National Convention from Montana, 1920 (member, Resolutions Committee). German ancestry. Died in Ellensburg, Kittitas County, Wash., June 14, 1946 (age 64 years, 42 days). Interment at Odd Fellows Cemetery, Ellensburg, Wash.
  Relatives: Son of Jacob Glossbrenner Ambrose and Harriet Jane (Kapp) Ambrose; married, November 3, 1909, to Daisy Kellogg.
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  Gene C. Amondson (1943-2009) — of Vashon, King County, Wash. Born in Morton, Lewis County, Wash., October 15, 1943. Minister; Prohibition candidate for President of the United States, 2004, 2008. Methodist. Norwegian and German ancestry. Suffered a brain aneurism, and died soon after, at Harborview Medical Center, Seattle, King County, Wash., July 20, 2009 (age 65 years, 278 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Owen Amondson and Ruby Amondson; brother of Neil Amondson.
  Campaign slogan: "Prohibition was America's Greatest Thirteen Years."
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  Rudolph Walter De Lion (1838-1894) — also known as R. W. De Lion — of Port Townsend, Jefferson County, Wash.; Tacoma, Pierce County, Wash. Born in Bavaria, Germany, 1838. Ship captain; dry dock business; Consul for Chile in Port Townsend, Wash., 1885-92; mayor of Port Townsend, Wash., 1887; Consul for Chile in Tacoma, Wash., 1892-94. German ancestry. Died from a self-inflicted gunshot, in Seattle, King County, Wash., February 27, 1894 (age about 55 years). Interment at Laurel Grove Cemetery, Port Townsend, Wash.
  Relatives: Married to Louise Steffin.
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  Charles Eisenbeis (d. 1902) — also known as "The Baron" — of Port Townsend, Jefferson County, Wash. Born in Germany. Baker; mayor of Port Townsend, Wash., 1878-80. German ancestry. Died in Port Townsend, Jefferson County, Wash., March 10, 1902. Entombed at Laurel Grove Cemetery, Port Townsend, Wash.
  Relatives: Married to Elizabeth Barghemer and Katherine Elizabeth Marsh.
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  Ulysses Simon Fitzpatrick (1887-1938) — also known as Ulysses S. Fitzpatrick — of Spokane, Spokane County, Wash. Born in Orange, Orange County, Calif., September 2, 1887. Lawyer; U.S. Vice Consul in San Jose, 1916-19. Manx and German ancestry. Member, Freemasons. Died in California, January 12, 1938 (age 50 years, 132 days). Interment at Santa Ana Cemetery, Santa Ana, Calif.
  Relatives: Son of Emelia (Yanke) Fitzpatrick and Arthur Fitzpatrick; married, July 2, 1917, to Olga Fern Moser.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial — BillionGraves burial record
  Bailey Gatzert (1829-1893) — of Seattle, King County, Wash. Born in Germany, December 6, 1829. Banker; mayor of Seattle, Wash., 1875-76. Jewish. German ancestry. Died in Seattle, King County, Wash., April 19, 1893 (age 63 years, 134 days). Burial location unknown.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Emil M. Herman (1879-1928) — of Seattle, King County, Wash.; Everett, Snohomish County, Wash. Born in Kamnitz, Bohemia (now Kamienice, Czechia), August 22, 1879. Socialist. Socialist candidate for Seattle city council, 1904; candidate for U.S. Representative from Washington, 1906 (at-large), 1908 (2nd District), 1909 (2nd District); State Secretary, Socialist Party of Washington, 1916-18; arrested in 1918, and convicted under the Espionage Act; sentenced to ten years in prison; served three years and four months; candidate for Governor of Washington, 1924. German ancestry. Member, Industrial Workers of the World. Died October 10, 1928 (age 49 years, 49 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married to Ruby Herman.
  See also Wikipedia article
  William Elmendorf Rothery (1851-1932) — also known as William E. Rothery — of Portland, Multnomah County, Ore.; Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa.; Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif.; San Francisco, Calif.; Seattle, King County, Wash.; Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, N.C. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., March 25, 1851. Newspaper editor and publisher; Consul for Liberia in Philadelphia, Pa., 1888-95; manufacturers' agent; food broker. German ancestry. Died, following a heart attack, in St. Peter's Hospital, Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, N.C., July 8, 1932 (age 81 years, 105 days). Interment at Cataumet Cemetery, Bourne, Mass.
  Relatives: Married, July 14, 1907, to Olive Draper (Leach) Hoag.
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  Henry Rothschild (1863-1938) — of Port Townsend, Jefferson County, Wash. Born in Port Townsend, Jefferson County, Wash., 1863. Consular Agent for France in Port Townsend, Wash., 1886-95; shipbroker; stevedoring business; lumber exporter. German ancestry. Member, Elks. Died in Portland, Multnomah County, Ore., May 16, 1938 (age about 74 years). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of David Charles Henry Rothschild and Doretta (Hartung) Rothschild.
  Henry George Gordon Struve (1836-1905) — also known as Henry G. Struve — of Seattle, King County, Wash. Born in Westerstede, Germany, November 17, 1836. Republican. Lawyer; newspaper publisher; mayor of Seattle, Wash., 1882-84. German ancestry. Died in New York City (unknown county), N.Y., June 13, 1905 (age 68 years, 208 days). Interment at Lake View Cemetery, Seattle, Wash.
  Relatives: Son of Friedrich Georg Wilhelm von Struve and Maria (Claussen) von Struve; married 1863 to Lascelle Florence Knighton.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
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