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Politician members in Washington

  James Wesley Bryan Jr. (1901-1969) — of Bremerton, Kitsap County, Wash. Born in Lake Charles, Calcasieu Parish, La., October 31, 1901. Republican. School teacher; athletic coach; lawyer; Kitsap County Prosecuting Attorney, 1931-32; candidate for Washington state senate, 1956. Protestant. Member, Phi Gamma Delta; Phi Delta Phi; American Bar Association; Eagles; Lions; Freemasons; Elks. Died in December, 1969 (age 68 years, 0 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of James Wesley Bryan and Lorena (Kearse) Bryan; married, June 16, 1929, to Vena Jensen; father of Robert Jensen Bryan.
  Political family: Bryan family of Bremerton, Washington.
  Robert Jensen Bryan (b. 1934) — also known as Robert J. Bryan — of Bremerton, Kitsap County, Wash. Born in Bremerton, Kitsap County, Wash., October 29, 1934. Republican. Lawyer; chair of Kitsap County Republican Party, 1961-62; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Washington, 1964; superior court judge in Washington, 1967-84; U.S. District Judge for the Western District of Washington, 1986-2000; took senior status 2000. Member, Phi Delta Phi; Delta Upsilon; American Bar Association; Eagles; Lions; Jaycees. Still living as of 2000.
  Relatives: Son of James Wesley Bryan Jr. and Vena (Jensen) Bryan; married, June 14, 1958, to Cathy Ann Welander; grandson of James Wesley Bryan.
  Political family: Bryan family of Bremerton, Washington.
  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.
  Robert T. Hunter (1907-2000) — of Grand Coulee, Grant County, Wash. Born in Lawton, Comanche County, Okla., September 29, 1907. Superior court judge in Washington, 1946; justice of Washington state supreme court, 1957-77; chief justice of Washington state supreme court, 1969-71. Member, Odd Fellows; Lions. Successfully advocated the creation of an intermediate Court of Appeals for Washington state. Died in Laguna Hills, Orange County, Calif., September 17, 2000 (age 92 years, 354 days). Interment at Ascension Cemetery, Lake Forest, Calif.
  Frank Hughes Murkowski (b. 1933) — also known as Frank H. Murkowski — of Fairbanks, Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska. Born in Seattle, King County, Wash., March 28, 1933. Republican. Banker; candidate for U.S. Representative from Alaska at-large, 1970; U.S. Senator from Alaska, 1981-2002; resigned 2002; Governor of Alaska, 2002-06; defeated in primary, 2006. Catholic. Polish ancestry. Member, Elks; Lions; National Rifle Association; Rotary; American Legion. Still living as of 2014.
  Relatives: Son of Frank Michael Murkowski and Helen (Hughes) Murkowski; married to Nancy Rena Gore; father of Lisa Murkowski.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier
  Roy Arthur Taylor (1910-1995) — also known as Roy A. Taylor — of Black Mountain, Buncombe County, N.C. Born in Vader, Lewis County, Wash., January 31, 1910. Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of North Carolina state house of representatives, 1947-53; U.S. Representative from North Carolina, 1960-77 (12th District 1960-63, 11th District 1963-77). Baptist. Member, Lions. Died in Black Mountain, Buncombe County, N.C., February 28, 1995 (age 85 years, 28 days). Interment at Mountain View Memorial Park, Black Mountain, N.C.
  Relatives: Son of Arthur A. Taylor and Lola (Morgan) Taylor; married, May 8, 1932, to Evelyn Reeves.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
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