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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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Henry H. Anderson (1908-1973) —
of Libby, Lincoln
County, Mont.
Born in Wright
County, Iowa, May 9,
1908.
Democrat. Chiropractor;
mayor of Libby, Mont., 1951-54; member of Montana
state senate, 1955-60; candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Montana, 1960; Montana
state treasurer, 1965-69.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Spokane, Spokane
County, Wash., August
24, 1973 (age 65 years, 107
days).
Interment at Libby Cemetery, Libby, Mont.
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John H. Anderson (1905-1974) —
of Tacoma, Pierce
County, Wash.
Born in Auburn, Cayuga
County, N.Y., October
18, 1905.
Building
contractor; mayor of
Tacoma, Wash., 1950-54, 1956-58.
Member, Kappa
Sigma; Elks; Moose;
Freemasons; Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners.
Died in November, 1974
(age 69
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Eddy M. Anderson and Alice E. (Rawlinson) Anderson; married, June 15,
1928, to Caroline Parsons. |
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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.
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Relatives: Son
of Fred Lee Andrews and Ada Lou (Stoner) Andrews; married, June 28,
1942, to Winnie Mae Drake. |
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William David Askren —
also known as William D. Askren —
of Seattle, King
County, Wash.
Republican. Lawyer;
superior court judge in Washington, 1921-24; justice of
Washington state supreme court, 1925-28; resigned 1928.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons; Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William Wirt Askren and Nettie Eleanor (Lawhead) Askren; married,
June
5, 1907, to Bessie Frances Caldwell. |
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Russell Anderson Austin Jr. —
also known as Russell A. Austin, Jr. —
of Aberdeen, Grays
Harbor County, Wash.; Seattle, King
County, Wash.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from
Washington, 1968,
1972;
member of Washington
Republican State Committee, 1970-73.
Protestant.
Member, Order of
the Coif; Alpha
Delta Phi; Phi
Alpha Delta; American Bar
Association; Association
of Trial Lawyers of America; Freemasons; Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners.
Still living as of 1973.
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Relatives: Son
of Russell Anderson Austin and Amanda (Ficks) Austin; married, June 23,
1953, to Barbara Fortnum. |
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Loomis Baldrey (1882-1954) —
of Bellingham, Whatcom
County, Wash.
Born in Camden, Camden
County, N.J., May 19,
1882.
Republican. Lawyer; Whatcom
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1918-23; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Washington, 1940
(alternate), 1944.
Member, Phi
Delta Phi; Freemasons; Scottish
Rite Masons; Kiwanis.
Died in 1954
(age about
72 years).
Interment at Greenacres
Memorial Park, Ferndale, Wash.
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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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Walter Burges Beals (b. 1876) —
also known as Walter B. Beals —
of Seattle, King
County, Wash.; Olympia, Thurston
County, Wash.
Born in St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn., July 21,
1876.
Republican. Lawyer;
major in the U.S. Army during World War I; superior court judge in
Washington, 1926-28; justice of
Washington state supreme court, 1928-36; appointed 1928.
Member, Sons of
the American Revolution; Loyal
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of James Burrill Beals and Katharine (McMillan) Beals; married, July 14,
1904, to Othilla Gertrude Carroll. |
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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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Lloyd Llewellyn Black (1889-1950) —
also known as Lloyd L. Black —
of Everett, Snohomish
County, Wash.; Seattle, King
County, Wash.
Born in Leavenworth, Leavenworth
County, Kan., March
15, 1889.
Democrat. Lawyer; Snohomish
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1917-19; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Washington 2nd District, 1924; superior court
judge in Washington, 1936-39; U.S.
District Judge for the Western District of Washington, 1939-50;
died in office 1950.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Beta Kappa; American
Legion; Freemasons; Elks; Eagles;
Redmen.
Died August
23, 1950 (age 61 years, 161
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Acacia
Memorial Park, Lake Forest Park, Wash.
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George Hugo Boldt (1903-1984) —
of Seattle, King
County, Wash.; Tacoma, Pierce
County, Wash.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., December
28, 1903.
Lawyer;
colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II; U.S.
District Judge for the Western District of Washington, 1953-71;
took senior status 1971.
Presbyterian.
Member, Sigma
Chi; Phi
Delta Phi; American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Freemasons; Shriners.
Died March
18, 1984 (age 80 years, 81
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of George F. Boldt and Christine (Carstensen) Boldt; married, November
17, 1928, to Eloise Baird. |
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John Clyde Bowen (1888-1978) —
of Washington.
Born in Newbern, Dyer
County, Tenn., May 12,
1888.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of Washington
state senate, 1931; legal advisor to Gov. Clarence
D. Martin, 1933; U.S.
District Judge for the Western District of Washington, 1934-61;
took senior status 1961.
Baptist.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Freemasons; Eagles.
Died April
27, 1978 (age 89 years, 350
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William Allen Bowen and Maryette (Featherston)
Bowen. |
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James D'Orma Braman (1901-1980) —
also known as Dorm Braman —
of Seattle, King
County, Wash.
Born in Lorimor, Union
County, Iowa, December
23, 1901.
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; mayor
of Seattle, Wash., 1964-69; resigned 1969; Assistant U.S.
Secretary of Transportation, 1969.
Christian
Scientist. Member, Freemasons; Kiwanis;
Elks; American
Legion.
Died in August, 1980
(age 78
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Frank Buster Brouillet (1928-2001) —
also known as Frank Brouillet;
"Buster" —
of Puyallup, Pierce
County, Wash.
Born in Puyallup, Pierce
County, Wash., May 18,
1928.
Democrat. School
teacher; athletic
coach; member of Washington
state house of representatives 25th District, 1957-73; Washington
superintendent of public instruction, 1973-89.
Presbyterian.
Member, Sigma
Chi; Grange;
Elks;
Freemasons; Shriners.
Died, of complications from leukemia,
in Tacoma, Pierce
County, Wash., January
20, 2001 (age 72 years, 247
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Vern Brouillet and Doris (Darr) Brouillet; married 1956 to Marge
E. Sarsten. |
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Norris Brown (1863-1960) —
of Kearney, Buffalo
County, Neb.; Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb.; Seattle, King
County, Wash.
Born in Maquoketa, Jackson
County, Iowa, May 2,
1863.
Republican. Lawyer; Buffalo
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1892-96; Nebraska
state attorney general, 1905-07; U.S.
Senator from Nebraska, 1907-13; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Nebraska, 1908,
1928
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business; member, Resolutions
Committee); law partner of Irving
F. Baxter.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons.
Died, in a rest
home at Seattle, King
County, Wash., January
5, 1960 (age 96 years, 248
days).
Interment at Forest
Lawn Memorial Park, Omaha, Neb.
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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.
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George Burnham (1868-1939) —
of Jackson, Jackson
County, Minn.; Spokane, Spokane
County, Wash.; San Diego, San Diego
County, Calif.; Coronado, San Diego
County, Calif.
Born in London, England,
December
28, 1868.
Republican. Naturalized U.S. citizen; retail shoe
business; real estate
business; banker; U.S.
Representative from California 20th District, 1933-37; delegate
to Republican National Convention from California, 1936.
Member, Freemasons; Knights
Templar.
Died in San Diego, San Diego
County, Calif., June 28,
1939 (age 70 years, 182
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Greenwood
Memorial Park, San Diego, Calif.
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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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Johnston B. Campbell (b. 1868) —
of Duluth, St. Louis
County, Minn.; Moorhead, Clay
County, Minn.; Spokane, Spokane
County, Wash.
Born in Stillwater, Washington
County, Minn., August
5, 1868.
Republican. Lawyer;
member, Interstate Commerce Commission, 1921-30.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Hugh Campbell and Lucinda (Fee) Campbell; married, September
13, 1893, to Martha Shearer. |
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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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Gordon Stanley Clinton (1920-2011) —
also known as Gordon S. Clinton —
of Seattle, King
County, Wash.
Born in Medicine Hat, Alberta,
April
13, 1920.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; FBI
special agent; lawyer; mayor
of Seattle, Wash., 1956-64.
Methodist.
Member, Phi
Delta Phi; Pi
Sigma Alpha; American
Judicature Society; Freemasons; Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners.
Died November
19, 2011 (age 91 years, 220
days).
Burial location unknown.
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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.
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David Courtney Coates (1868-1933) —
also known as David C. Coates —
of Pueblo, Pueblo
County, Colo.; Washington.
Born in Brandon, England,
August
9, 1868.
Socialist. Lieutenant
Governor of Colorado, 1901-02; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Washington 3rd District, 1910.
Member, Freemasons.
Played role at founding convention of I.W.W.
Died in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., January
28, 1933 (age 64 years, 172
days).
Interment at Hollywood
Forever Cemetery, Hollywood, Los Angeles, Calif.
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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.
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John Main Coffee (1897-1983) —
also known as John M. Coffee —
of Tacoma, Pierce
County, Wash.
Born in Tacoma, Pierce
County, Wash., January
23, 1897.
Democrat. Lawyer;
secretary to U.S. Sen. C.
C. Dill, 1923-24; U.S.
Representative from Washington 6th District, 1937-47; defeated,
1946; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Washington, 1940.
Unitarian.
Member, Elks; Eagles;
Grange;
Freemasons; Scottish
Rite Masons; American Bar
Association; Federal
Bar Association; Alpha
Sigma Phi; Sigma
Upsilon.
Died June 3,
1983 (age 86 years, 131
days).
Cremated;
ashes scattered in Puget Sound.
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Beverly Waugh Coiner (b. 1857) —
also known as Beverly W. Coiner —
of Mt. Pleasant, Henry
County, Iowa; Tacoma, Pierce
County, Wash.
Born in Leon, Decatur
County, Iowa, December
20, 1857.
Republican. Lawyer;
mayor of Mt. Pleasant, Iowa, 1882-84; Pierce
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1887-89, 1895-96; major in the U.S.
Army during the Spanish-American War; Washington
Republican state chair, 1910-12; U.S.
Attorney for the Western District of Washington, 1912-13.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons; Knights
Templar.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Erasmus Tully Coiner and Mary E. (Young) Coiner; married, November
1, 1880, to Ida Hare. |
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Richard William Condon (b. 1867) —
also known as Richard W. Condon —
of Port Gamble, Kitsap
County, Wash.
Born in Port Gamble, Kitsap
County, Wash., September
19, 1867.
Republican. Member of Washington
state senate, 1905-09, 1925-30; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Washington, 1912,
1920,
1924,
1940
(alternate); member of Republican
National Committee from Washington, 1928-32.
Member, Freemasons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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George Fletcher Cotterill (1865-1958) —
also known as George F. Cotterill —
of Seattle, King
County, Wash.
Born in Oxford, England,
November
18, 1865.
Democrat. Engineer;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Washington, 1902 (at-large), 1916 (1st
District); member of Washington
state senate, 1907-11; mayor
of Seattle, Wash., 1912-14; defeated, 1900; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Washington, 1920; commissioner, Port of Seattle,
1922-34.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons; Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Died in Seattle, King
County, Wash., October
13, 1958 (age 92 years, 329
days).
Interment at Mt.
Pleasant Cemetery, Seattle, Wash.
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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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Henry A. Davee (b. 1872) —
of Hoquiam, Grays
Harbor County, Wash.; Roseburg, Douglas
County, Ore.; Lewistown, Fergus
County, Mont.
Born in Martinsville, Morgan
County, Ind., July 29,
1872.
School
teacher and principal; superintendent
of schools; Montana
superintendent of public instruction, 1905-17.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Zachariah L. Davee and Elvira (King) Davee; married, December
24, 1902, to Mabel Flinders. |
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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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Clarence Cleveland Dill (1884-1978) —
also known as C. C. Dill; "Father of the Grand Coulee
Dam"; "Father of the Radio Act" —
of Spokane, Spokane
County, Wash.
Born near Fredericktown, Knox
County, Ohio, September
21, 1884.
Democrat. School
teacher; newspaper
reporter; lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Washington 5th District, 1915-19; defeated,
1918; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Washington, 1920,
1924,
1928;
U.S.
Senator from Washington, 1923-35.
Methodist
or Unitarian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Elks; Moose;
Freemasons; Odd
Fellows; Redmen;
Woodmen;
Phi
Kappa Psi.
Instrumental in developing Grand Coulee Dam.
Died in Spokane, Spokane
County, Wash., January
14, 1978 (age 93 years, 115
days).
Interment at Fairmount
Memorial Park, Spokane, Wash.
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William Orville Douglas (1898-1980) —
also known as William O. Douglas —
of New Haven, New Haven
County, Conn.; Goose Prairie, Yakima
County, Wash.
Born in Maine, Otter Tail
County, Minn., October
16, 1898.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; law
professor; member, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission,
1936-39; chair, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, 1937-39; Associate
Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1939-75; candidate for Democratic
nomination for President, 1948.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons; United
World Federalists; American Bar
Association; Beta
Theta Pi; Phi
Alpha Delta; Delta
Sigma Rho; Phi
Beta Kappa.
Died in Washington,
D.C., January
19, 1980 (age 81 years, 95
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Relatives: Son
of William Douglas and Julia Bickford (Fiske) Douglas; married, August
16, 1923, to Mildred M. Riddle; married 1966 to
Kathleen Heffernan. |
| | | Cross-reference: Warren
Christopher — William
A. Norris |
| | | See also Wikipedia
article — NNDB
dossier — Arlington National
Cemetery unofficial website |
| | | Books by William O. Douglas: Of
Men and Mountains (1982) — My
wilderness: east to Katahdin (1961) — Go
East, Young Man (1974) — The
Court Years, 1939 to 1975: The Autobiography of William O.
Douglas (1980) |
| | | Books about William O. Douglas: Bruce
Allen Murphy, Wild
Bill : The Legend and Life of William O. Douglas —
Howard Ball & Phillip J. Cooper, Of
Power and Right: Hugo Black, William O. Douglas, and America's
Constitutional Revolution — James F. Simon, Independent
Journey: The Life of William O. Douglas |
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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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Glenn N. Felton (b. 1906) —
of Kennewick, Benton
County, Wash.
Born in Bellingham, Whatcom
County, Wash., October
28, 1906.
Republican. Truck
driver; oil
distributor; fertilizer
dealer; board member, Kennewick General Hospital;
mayor
of Kennewick, Wash., 1960-62, 1967-69.
Lutheran.
Member, Freemasons; Scottish
Rite Masons; Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of W. L. Felton and Leora (Lambert) Felton; married, September
7, 1942, to Margaret Abken. |
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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.
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Nicholas E. J. Gentry (1860-1944) —
of Pullman, Whitman
County, Wash.
Born February
18, 1860.
Mayor
of Pullman, Wash., 1919-22.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons.
Died September
23, 1944 (age 84 years, 218
days).
Interment at Associated
Order of United Workers Cemetery, Pullman, Wash.
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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 Eugene Grady (1880-1974) —
also known as Thomas E. Grady —
of Olympia, Thurston
County, Wash.
Born in Chippewa Falls, Chippewa
County, Wis., November
19, 1880.
Lawyer;
superior court judge in Washington, 1911-17; justice of
Washington state supreme court, 1942-45, 1949-.
Member, Freemasons; Scottish
Rite Masons; Elks.
Died in Yakima
County, Wash., April 5,
1974 (age 93 years, 137
days).
Interment at Tahoma Cemetery, Yakima, Wash.
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Percy Warren Green (b. 1889) —
also known as P. Warren Green —
of Pullman, Whitman
County, Wash.; Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del.
Born in Booth's Corner, Delaware
County, Pa., August
18, 1889.
Republican. College
professor; lawyer; Delaware
state attorney general, 1933-39; appointed 1933.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Charles Green and Elizabeth Ellen (Talley) Green; married, December
17, 1931, to Maria Ellen Reynolds. |
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Lindley Hoag Hadley (1861-1948) —
also known as Lindley H. Hadley —
of Bellingham, Whatcom
County, Wash.
Born near Sylvania, Parke
County, Ind., June 19,
1861.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Washington 2nd District, 1915-33; defeated,
1932.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons; Knights
Templar.
Died in Wallingford, New Haven
County, Conn., November
4, 1948 (age 87 years, 138
days).
Interment at St.
Matthew's Cemetery, Wilton, Conn.
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James Monroe Hale (1865-1906) —
of Caldwell, Burleson
County, Tex.
Born in Gay Hill, Washington
County, Tex., September
5, 1865.
Lawyer;
member of Texas
state senate 19th District, 1903-05.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Seattle, King
County, Wash., May 23,
1906 (age 40 years, 260
days).
Interment at Masonic
Cemetery, Caldwell, Tex.
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Ralph Scott Hamilton (1879-1960) —
also known as Ralph S. Hamilton —
of Lind, Adams
County, Wash.; Bend, Deschutes
County, Ore.; Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore.
Born in East Palestine, Columbiana
County, Ohio, December
6, 1879.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Oregon
state house of representatives, 1925-31; Speaker of
the Oregon State House of Representatives, 1929.
Member, Elks; Knights
of Pythias; Freemasons.
Died May 31,
1960 (age 80 years, 177
days).
Interment at Pilot Butte Cemetery, Bend, Ore.
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Ole Hanson (1874-1940) —
of Seattle, King
County, Wash.; Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Union Grove, Racine
County, Wis., January
6, 1874.
Progressive. Member of Washington
state house of representatives, 1908-09; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Washington, 1914; mayor
of Seattle, Wash., 1918-19; resigned 1919.
Member, Freemasons; Elks.
Real
estate developer who created San Clemente and Twentynine Palms,
California.
Died, following a heart
attack, in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., July 6,
1940 (age 66 years, 182
days).
Interment at Inglewood
Park Cemetery, Inglewood, Calif.
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Warren Gamaliel Harding (1865-1923) —
also known as Warren G. Harding —
of Marion, Marion
County, Ohio.
Born in Blooming Grove, Morrow
County, Ohio, November
2, 1865.
Republican. Newspaper
publisher; member of Ohio
state senate 13th District, 1901-03; Lieutenant
Governor of Ohio, 1904-06; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Ohio, 1904
(alternate), 1912,
1916
(Temporary
Chair; Permanent
Chair; speaker);
candidate for Governor of
Ohio, 1910; U.S.
Senator from Ohio, 1915-21; President
of the United States, 1921-23; died in office 1923.
Baptist.
English
ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Elks; Moose; Knights
of Pythias; Phi
Alpha Delta.
First
president ever to have his voice broadcast on the radio, June 14,
1922.
Died, probably from a heart
attack, in a room at the Palace Hotel, San
Francisco, Calif., August
2, 1923 (age 57 years, 273
days). The claim that he was poisoned by his wife is not accepted
by historians.
Originally entombed at Marion
Cemetery, Marion, Ohio; reinterment in 1927 at Harding
Memorial Park, Marion, Ohio; memorial monument (now gone) at Woodland Park, Seattle, Wash.
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Relatives: Son
of Phoebe Elizabeth (Dickerson) Harding and George Tryon Harding;
married, July 8,
1891, to Florence
Harding. |
| | | Harding County,
N.M. is named for him. |
| | | Harding High
School, in Bridgeport,
Connecticut, is named for
him. — Warren G. Harding High
School, in Warren,
Ohio, is named for
him. — Warren G. Harding Middle
School, in Frankford,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, is named for
him. — The community
of Harding
Township, New Jersey (created 1922) is named for
him. — Warren Street,
G Street,
and Harding Street
(now Boardwalk), in Ketchikan,
Alaska, were all named for
him. — Harding Mountain,
in Chelan
County, Washington, is named for
him. — Mount
Harding, in Skagway,
Alaska, is named for
him. |
| | | Personal motto: "Remember there are two
sides to every question. Get both." |
| | | Campaign slogan (1920): "Back to
normalcy with Harding." |
| | | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — Wikipedia article — NNDB
dossier — Internet Movie Database
profile — Find-A-Grave
memorial — OurCampaigns
candidate detail |
| | | Books about Warren G. Harding: Francis
Russell, The
Shadow of Blooming Grove : Warren G. Harding In His
Times — Robert K. Murray, The
Harding Era : Warren G. Harding and His
Administration — Eugene P. Trani & David L. Wilson, The
Presidency of Warren G. Harding — Harry M. Daugherty,
Inside
Story of the Harding Tragedy — Charles L. Mee, The
Ohio Gang : The World of Warren G. Harding — John W.
Dean, Warren
G. Harding — Robert H. Ferrell, The
Strange Deaths of President Harding — Russell Roberts,
Warren
G. Harding (for young readers) |
| | | Critical books about Warren G. Harding:
Nathan Miller, Star-Spangled
Men : America's Ten Worst Presidents |
| | | Image source: Library of
Congress |
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Louis Folwell Hart (1862-1929) —
also known as Louis F. Hart —
of Washington.
Born in High Point, Moniteau
County, Mo., January
4, 1862.
Republican. Lawyer; fire
insurance business; Lieutenant
Governor of Washington, 1913-19; Governor of
Washington, 1919-25.
Methodist.
Member, Odd
Fellows; Sons of
the American Revolution; Freemasons; Elks; Redmen.
Died December
5, 1929 (age 67 years, 335
days).
Interment at Masonic
Memorial Park, Tumwater, Wash.
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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.
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Knute Hill (1876-1963) —
also known as "Little Giant" —
of Prosser, Benton
County, Wash.
Born near Creston, Ogle
County, Ill., July 31,
1876.
Member of Washington
state house of representatives, 1927-32; U.S.
Representative from Washington 4th District, 1933-43; defeated,
1920 (Farmer-Labor, 4th District), 1924 (Farmer-Labor, 4th District),
1946 (Independent Progressive, 5th District).
Norwegian
ancestry. Member, Grange;
Freemasons; Order of the
Eastern Star.
Died in Desert Hot Springs, Riverside
County, Calif., December
3, 1963 (age 87 years, 125
days).
Interment at Yakima
Calvary Cemetery, Yakima, Wash.
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Samuel Billingsley Hill (1875-1958) —
also known as Samuel B. Hill; Sam B. Hill —
of Waterville, Douglas
County, Wash.
Born in Franklin, Izard
County, Ark., April 2,
1875.
Democrat. Lawyer; Douglas
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1907-11; superior court judge in
Washington, 1917-23; U.S.
Representative from Washington 5th District, 1923-36; defeated,
1922; judge, U.S. Board of Tax Appeals (Tax Court), 1936-53.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., March
16, 1958 (age 82 years, 348
days).
Interment at Rock
Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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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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Clyde Garfield Jeffers (1881-1956) —
also known as Clyde G. Jeffers —
Born in Hampton, Franklin
County, Iowa, July 2,
1881.
Lawyer;
Grant
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1913-17; superior court judge in
Washington, 1923-39; justice of
Washington state supreme court, 1939-48.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons; Sigma
Alpha Epsilon.
Died in Olympia, Thurston
County, Wash., February
16, 1956 (age 74 years, 229
days).
Interment at Claquato Cemetery, Chehalis, Wash.
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Frank Rumer Jeffrey (b. 1889) —
also known as Frank R. Jeffrey —
of Seattle, King
County, Wash.
Born in Parkersburg, Wood
County, W.Va., October
22, 1889.
Republican. Newspaper
reporter; private secretary to U.S. Sen. Wesley
L. Jones; lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington, 1921-25.
Presbyterian.
Member, American
Legion; Delta
Sigma Rho; Sigma
Phi Epsilon; Freemasons; Shriners;
Jesters;
Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Thomas P. Jeffrey and Sarah (Crossfield) Jeffrey; married, November
13, 1919, to Ray Rose. |
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Albert Johnson (1869-1957) —
of Hoquiam, Grays
Harbor County, Wash.
Born in Springfield, Sangamon
County, Ill., March 5,
1869.
Republican. Newspaper
editor; U.S.
Representative from Washington, 1913-33 (2nd District 1913-15,
3rd District 1915-33); defeated, 1932.
Member, Loyal
Legion; Sons of
the American Revolution; Freemasons; Knights
Templar.
Died in the American Lake veterans hospital,
Fort Lewis, Pierce
County, Wash., January
17, 1957 (age 87 years, 318
days).
Interment at Sunset
Memorial Park, Hoquiam, Wash.
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William Rufus King (b. 1864) —
also known as William R. King; Will R.
King —
of Baker City, Baker
County, Ore.; Ontario, Malheur
County, Ore.
Born in Walla Walla
County, Wash., October
3, 1864.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Oregon
state house of representatives, 1892-94; member of Oregon
state senate, 1894-98; candidate for Governor of
Oregon, 1898; justice of
Oregon state supreme court, 1909-10; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Oregon, 1912
(speaker),
1916
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee), 1920;
member of Democratic
National Committee from Oregon, 1912-16.
Unitarian.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners;
Elks; Knights
of Pythias.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Davis Rufus King and Elizabeth (Estes) King; married, December
6, 1892, to L. Myrtle King. |
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Wesley Lloyd (1883-1936) —
of Tacoma, Pierce
County, Wash.
Born in Arvonia, Osage
County, Kan., July 24,
1883.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Washington 6th District, 1933-36; died in
office 1936.
Member, Freemasons; Eagles;
Elks.
Died of a heart
attack in Washington,
D.C., January
10, 1936 (age 52 years, 170
days).
Interment at Tacoma
Cemetery, Tacoma, Wash.
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John Fleming Main (b. 1864) —
also known as John F. Main —
of Seattle, King
County, Wash.
Born in Mercer
County, Ill., September
10, 1864.
Republican. Lawyer; law
professor; superior court judge in Washington, 1910-12; justice of
Washington state supreme court, 1912-31; chief
justice of Washington state supreme court, 1923-26.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William R. Main and Sarah M. (Fleming) Main; married, June 29,
1892, to Mary G. Crouch. |
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O. Gaylord Marsh (b. 1879) —
of Wenatchee, Chelan
County, Wash.; Manila, Philippines;
Buchanan, Berrien
County, Mich.
Born in Buchanan, Berrien
County, Mich., January
7, 1879.
Lawyer;
U.S. Consul in Ottawa, 1915-17; Progreso, 1917-24; Montevideo, 1924-27; Sydney, 1927-32; Seoul, as of 1938.
Member, Kappa
Sigma; Pi Gamma
Mu; Freemasons; Woodmen;
Rotary.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Edward Marsh and Huldah Rude (Dunning) Marsh; married 1905 to Tella
Dorothy Swem. |
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Newton Whitfield McConnell (1832-1915) —
also known as Newton W. McConnell —
of Helena, Lewis and
Clark County, Mont.; Seattle, King
County, Wash.; Topeka, Shawnee
County, Kan.
Born in Bedford County (part now in Marshall
County), Tenn., May 22,
1832.
Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; lawyer;
member of Tennessee
state senate, 1870; circuit judge in Tennessee, 1870; chief
justice of Montana territorial supreme court, 1887-89.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Potwin, Butler
County, Kan., December
22, 1915 (age 83 years, 214
days).
Interment at Forestvale
Cemetery, Helena, Mont.
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Mike McCormack (b. 1921) —
of Richland, Benton
County, Wash.
Born in Basil, Fairfield
County, Ohio, December
14, 1921.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Washington
state house of representatives, 1957-60; member of Washington
state senate, 1961-70; U.S.
Representative from Washington 4th District, 1971-81; defeated,
1980.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Freemasons; Shriners;
Grange.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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John Stafford McMillin (1855-1936) —
also known as John S. McMillin —
of Roche Harbor, San Juan
County, Wash.
Born near Sugar Grove, Harrison
County, Ind., October
28, 1855.
Republican. Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Washington, 1924,
1932.
Methodist.
Member, Sigma
Chi; Freemasons; Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Died November
3, 1936 (age 81 years, 6
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Afterglow
Vista Mausoleum, Roche Harbor, Wash.
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Thomas Taylor Minor (1844-1889) —
also known as Thomas T. Minor —
of Port Townsend, Jefferson
County, Wash.; Seattle, King
County, Wash.
Born, of American parents, in Manepy, Ceylon (now Sri
Lanka), February
20, 1844.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; physician;
one of the founders of the Seattle, Lake Shore and Eastern Railroad;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Washington Territory,
1880;
mayor
of Port Townsend, Wash., 1880-83; mayor
of Seattle, Wash., 1887-88.
Member, Freemasons.
Last seen traveling by canoe to Whidbey Island, with others, on a duck huting
trip, and was never
heard from again; presumed drowned
in a watercraft
accident, in Puget
Sound, December
2, 1889 (age 45 years, 285
days). His canoe was recovered, but his remains were not
found.
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Relatives: Son
of Eastman Strong Minor and Judith (Manchester) Minor; married, August
20, 1872, to Sarah Montgomery; grandfather of Thomas
Minor Pelly. |
| | | Political family: Moriarty-Minor
family of Seattle, Washington. |
| | | The T.T. Minor School
(built 1890, demolished 1940, rebuilt 1941, closed 2010, renovated
and reopened 2016), in Seattle,
Washington, is named for
him. — Minor Avenue,
in Seattle,
Washington, is named for
him. |
| | | See also Wikipedia
article — Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Jeremiah Neterer (b. 1862) —
of Bellingham, Whatcom
County, Wash.; Seattle, King
County, Wash.
Born near Goshen, Elkhart
County, Ind., 1862.
Democrat. Lawyer;
superior court judge in Washington, 1900; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Washington, 1912;
U.S.
District Judge for the Western District of Washington, 1913-.
Congregationalist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Order of
the Coif; Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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William Augustus Newell (1817-1901) —
also known as William A. Newell —
of Allentown, Monmouth
County, N.J.
Born in Franklin, Warren
County, Ohio, September
5, 1817.
Republican. Physician;
U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 2nd District, 1847-51, 1865-67;
defeated, 1866; Governor of
New Jersey, 1857-60; defeated, 1877; delegate to Republican
National Convention from New Jersey, 1864;
Governor
of Washington Territory, 1880-84.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Allentown, Monmouth
County, N.J., August
8, 1901 (age 83 years, 337
days).
Interment at Allentown
Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Allentown, N.J.
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George Elmer Outland (1906-1981) —
also known as George E. Outland —
of Santa Barbara, Santa
Barbara County, Calif.; San Fernando, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Santa Paula, Ventura
County, Calif., October
8, 1906.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from California 11th District, 1943-47; defeated,
1946, 1948; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
California, 1944
(alternate), 1948.
Member, American
Association of University Professors; American
Academy of Political and Social Science; Freemasons.
Died in Anacortes, Skagit
County, Wash., March 2,
1981 (age 74 years, 145
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Santa
Paula Cemetery, Santa Paula, Calif.
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John Pattison (b. 1859) —
of Colfax, Whitman
County, Wash.; Spokane, Spokane
County, Wash.
Born in Albany, Albany
County, N.Y., January
13, 1859.
Democrat. Lawyer;
candidate for Governor of
Washington, 1908; member of Democratic
National Committee from Washington, 1912-16.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John Pattison and Elizabeth (Stormont) Pattison; married 1885 to Mary
G. Cairns. |
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Thomas P. Revelle (b. 1868) —
of Seattle, King
County, Wash.
Born in Fairmount, Somerset
County, Md., May 16,
1868.
Republican. U.S.
Attorney for the Western District of Washington, 1921-28;
candidate for Governor of
Washington, 1924.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners;
Woodmen;
Moose.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of George Henry Revelle and Mary Elizabeth (Ford) Revelle; married,
June
8, 1899, to Eliza Jefferson. |
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Henry Floyd Samuels (1869-1948) —
also known as H. F. Samuels —
of Wallace, Shoshone
County, Idaho.
Born in Washington
County, Miss., April 4,
1869.
Lawyer;
Shoshone
County Attorney, 1898-1900; developed zinc, lead and silver mining in
Idaho; built the Samuels Hotel in
1907; banker;
candidate for Governor of
Idaho, 1918 (Democratic), 1922 (Progressive), 1924 (Progressive);
Progressive candidate for U.S.
Senator from Idaho, 1926.
Member, Freemasons; Scottish
Rite Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Elks; Knights
of Pythias.
Died in 1948
(age about
79 years).
Interment at Sequim
View Cemetery, Near Sequim, Clallam County, Wash.
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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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Ezra L. Smith (1837-1921) —
of El
Dorado County, Calif.; Olympia, Thurston
County, Wash.
Born in Vermont, 1837.
Member of California
state assembly 15th District, 1865-67.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore., January
22, 1921 (age about 83
years).
Cremated.
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Robin L. Taylor (b. 1943) —
of Ketchikan, Ketchikan
Gateway Borough, Alaska; Wrangell,
Alaska.
Born in Sedro-Woolley, Skagit
County, Wash., February
5, 1943.
Republican. Lawyer;
district judge in Alaska, 1977-82; member of Alaska
state house of representatives; elected 1984, 1986, 1988, 1990;
member of Alaska
state senate District A, 1992-; appointed 1992; Republican
candidate for Governor of
Alaska, 1998 (primary), 1998.
Member, American
Judicature Society; Elks; Moose; National Rifle
Association; Freemasons.
Still living as of 2001.
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Thor Carl Tollefson (1901-1982) —
also known as Thor C. Tollefson —
of Tacoma, Pierce
County, Wash.
Born in Perley, Norman
County, Minn., May 2,
1901.
Republican. Lawyer; Pierce
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1932-34, 1939-46; U.S.
Representative from Washington 6th District, 1947-65; defeated,
1944, 1964.
Lutheran.
Member, Phi
Delta Phi; Alpha
Sigma Phi; Freemasons; Shriners;
Elks; Moose; Kiwanis.
Died in Tacoma, Pierce
County, Wash., December
30, 1982 (age 81 years, 242
days).
Interment at Mountain
View Memorial Park, Lakewood, Wash.
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Wesley Carl Uhlman (b. 1935) —
also known as Wesley C. Uhlman; Wes Uhlman —
of Seattle, King
County, Wash.
Born in Cashmere, Chelan
County, Wash., March
13, 1935.
Member of Washington
state house of representatives, 1958-; mayor
of Seattle, Wash., 1969-78.
Methodist.
Member, Kiwanis;
Odd
Fellows; Freemasons.
Still living as of 1978.
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William Henson Wallace (1811-1879) —
Born in Troy, Miami
County, Ohio, July 19,
1811.
Lawyer;
member of Iowa
territorial House of Representatives, 1838; member
Iowa territorial council, 1842-43; candidate for Delegate
to U.S. Congress from Iowa Territory, 1843; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Iowa, 1848; member of Washington
territorial legislature, 1853; Delegate
to U.S. Congress from Washington Territory, 1861; defeated, 1854;
Governor
of Washington Territory, 1861; Governor
of Idaho Territory, 1863-64; appointed 1863; Delegate
to U.S. Congress from Idaho Territory, 1864; probate judge in
Washington, 1870.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Steilacoom, Pierce
County, Wash., February
7, 1879 (age 67 years, 203
days).
Interment at Western
State Hospital Memorial Cemetery, Steilacoom, Wash.
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Monrad Charles Wallgren (1891-1961) —
also known as Monrad C. Wallgren; Mon C.
Wallgren —
of Everett, Snohomish
County, Wash.
Born in Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa, April
17, 1891.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; jeweler;
optician;
U.S.
Representative from Washington 2nd District, 1933-40; U.S.
Senator from Washington, 1940-45; Governor of
Washington, 1945-49; chair, Federal Power Commission, 1950-51.
Member, American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Freemasons; Knights
Templar; Elks; Eagles;
Rotary.
Died, from injuries suffered in an automobile
accident, in Olympia, Thurston
County, Wash., September
18, 1961 (age 70 years, 154
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Everett, Wash.
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John Stanley Webster (1877-1962) —
also known as J. Stanley Webster —
of Spokane, Spokane
County, Wash.
Born in Cynthiana, Harrison
County, Ky., February
22, 1877.
Republican. Superior court judge in Washington, 1909-16; justice of
Washington state supreme court, 1916-18; U.S.
Representative from Washington 5th District, 1919-23; U.S.
District Judge for the Eastern District of Washington, 1923-39.
Disciples
of Christ. Member, Freemasons; Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias.
Died in Spokane, Spokane
County, Wash., December
24, 1962 (age 85 years, 305
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Oakesdale
Cemetery, Oakesdale, Wash.
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George Post Wheeler (1869-1956) —
also known as Post Wheeler —
Born in Owego, Tioga
County, N.Y., August
6, 1869.
Newspaper
editor; mining
business; author;
Foreign Service officer; U.S. Minister to Paraguay, 1930-33; Albania, 1933-34; poet.
Member, Loyal
Legion; Freemasons.
Died in 1956
(age about
86 years).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Hopkinsville, Ky.
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