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Politicians in the Lumber and Timber Business in Washington

Elmer T. Allison (1883-1982) — of Seattle, King County, Wash.; Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio; Manhattan, New York County, N.Y.; Bethel, Fairfield County, Conn.; Washington. Born in Houstonia, Pettis County, Mo., December 5, 1883. Communist. Sawmill worker; arrested in Cleveland, 1919, on charges of violating the state's criminal syndicalism law; Workers candidate for New York state senate 14th District, 1926; poet. Member, Industrial Workers of the World. Died in Olympia, Thurston County, Wash., July 18, 1982 (age 98 years, 225 days). Interment at Woodbine Cemetery, Puyallup, Wash.   Relatives: Son of Nathaniel Allison and Mattie (Johnson) Allison; brother of Hortense Allison (who married Alfred Wagenknecht); married 1908 to Anna Theresa Swanson; married 1922 to Rose Rosen; uncle of Helen Allison Winter (who married Carl Winter).   Political family: Winter-Wagenknecht family.   See also Wikipedia article   Image source: Marxists Internet Archive   Frank DeWitt Black (1854-1919) — also known as Frank D. Black — of Seattle, King County, Wash. Born in McConnelsville, Morgan County, Ohio, 1854. Republican. Banker; president, Wallace Lumber Company; vice-president, Sterling Ship Company; director, Seattle Hardware Company; mayor of Seattle, Wash., 1896; resigned 1896. Died in Seattle, King County, Wash., July 11, 1919 (age about 65 years). Interment at Evergreen-Washelli Memorial Park, Seattle, Wash.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   Clyde C. Chittenden (1860-1953) — of Cadillac, Wexford County, Mich.; Lake City (now part of Seattle), King County, Wash. Born in New York, 1860. Republican. Lawyer; sawmill owner; real estate business; member of Michigan state senate 27th District, 1895-96; circuit judge in Michigan 28th Circuit, 1900-09. Died in Lake City (now part of Seattle), King County, Wash., April 12, 1953 (age about 92 years). Cremated; ashes interred at Acacia Memorial Park, Lake Forest Park, Wash.   Relatives: Son of William Fletcher Chittenden and Mary Jane (Wheeler) Chittenden; married to Grace Guild.   See also 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.   John Collins (1835-1903) — of Seattle, King County, Wash. Born in Ireland, 1835. Democrat. Lumber business; mayor of Seattle, Wash., 1873-74. Died in Seattle, King County, Wash., April 22, 1903 (age about 67 years). Interment at Calvary Cemetery, Seattle, Wash.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   Alston Fairservice (1864-1938) — of Port Townsend, Jefferson County, Wash.; Clallam Bay, Clallam County, Wash.; Seattle, King County, Wash. Born in Quebec, October 24, 1864. Republican. Merchant; lumber and timber business; banker; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Washington, 1920. Died, in Providence Hospital, Seattle, King County, Wash., August 9, 1938 (age 73 years, 289 days). Entombed in mausoleum at Acacia Memorial Park, Lake Forest Park, Wash.   Relatives: Married to Lulu Keltner.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   Addison Gardner Foster (1837-1917) — also known as Addison G. Foster — of Wabasha County, Minn.; Tacoma, Pierce County, Wash. Born in Belchertown, Hampshire County, Mass., January 28, 1837. Republican. Lumber business; railroad builder; U.S. Senator from Washington, 1899-1905. Died in Tacoma, Pierce County, Wash., January 16, 1917 (age 79 years, 354 days). Interment at Tacoma Cemetery, Tacoma, Wash.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial   Roland Hill Hartley (1864-1952) — also known as Roland H. Hartley — of Everett, Snohomish County, Wash. Born in Shogomoc, New Brunswick, June 26, 1864. Republican. Lumber business; mayor of Everett, Wash., 1910-12; member of Washington state house of representatives, 1915-16; Governor of Washington, 1925-33. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Elks. Died in Seattle, King County, Wash., September 21, 1952 (age 88 years, 87 days). Interment at Evergreen Cemetery, Everett, Wash.   Relatives: Son of Rev. Edward Hartley and Rebecca Barker (Whitehead) Hartley; married 1888 to Nina M. Clough (daughter of David Marston Clough).   Political family: Clough family of New Hampshire (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   See also National Governors Association biography — Find-A-Grave memorial   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.   Harry Wall (born c.1894) — of Chelan, Chelan County, Wash. Born in Wisconsin, about 1894. Republican. Lumberman; member of Washington state senate 12th District, 1941-47; delegate to Republican National Convention from Washington, 1944 (alternate), 1948, 1952 (alternate). Burial location unknown.   Henry L. Yesler (1810-1892) — of Massillon, Stark County, Ohio; Seattle, King County, Wash. Born in Washington County, Md., November 30, 1810. Republican. Carpenter; millwright; mayor of Seattle, Wash., 1874-75, 1885-86. Died in Seattle, King County, Wash., December 16, 1892 (age 82 years, 16 days). Interment at Lake View Cemetery, Seattle, Wash.   Yesler Way, a street in downtown Seattle, Washington, is named for him.   See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial

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