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Merchant Politicians in Washington
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John Purvis Duthie (1865-1953) — of Pullman, Whitman County, Wash. Born in Wisconsin, October 1, 1865. Merchant; mayor of Pullman, Wash., 1931-36. Died in Pullman, Whitman County, Wash., October 29, 1953 (age 88 years, 28 days). Interment at Odd Fellows Cemetery, Pullman, Wash.   Relatives: Married to Ida Belle Gibson.   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.   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   Bernard Anthony Gufler (1903-1973) — also known as Bernard Gufler — of Tacoma, Pierce County, Wash. Born in Lawrence, Douglas County, Kan., June 1, 1903. Wholesale merchant; school teacher; Foreign Service officer; U.S. Vice Consul in Vancouver, 1929-30; Riga, 1930-33; U.S. Ambassador to Ceylon, 1959-61; Finland, 1961-63. Died in 1973 (age about 70 years). Cremated.   See also U.S. State Dept career summary   Marion E. Hay (1865-1933) — of Wilbur, Lincoln County, Wash.; Spokane, Spokane County, Wash. Born in Adams County, Wis., December 9, 1865. Republican. Merchant; chair of Lincoln County Republican Party, 1898-1902; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Washington, 1900; Lieutenant Governor of Washington, 1909; Governor of Washington, 1909-13; defeated, 1912. Presbyterian. Died in Spokane, Spokane County, Wash., November 21, 1933 (age 67 years, 347 days). Entombed in mausoleum at Riverside Memorial Park, Spokane, Wash.   Relatives: Son of Edward Murry Hay and Mary L. (Coming) Hay; married, January 16, 1887, to Lizzie L. Muir.   See also National Governors Association biography — Find-A-Grave memorial   Miles Conway Moore (1845-1920) — of Walla Walla, Walla Walla County, Wash. Born in Rix Mills, Muskingum County, Ohio, April 17, 1845. Republican. Merchant; banker; mayor of Walla Walla, Wash., 1877; Governor of Washington Territory, 1889. Died in Walla Walla, Walla Walla County, Wash., December 18, 1920 (age 75 years, 245 days). Interment at Mountain View Cemetery, Walla Walla, Wash.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   Robert R. Ray (born c.1903) — of Amboy, Clark County, Wash. Born in North Dakota, about 1903. Democrat. Merchant; member of Washington state senate 17th District, 1941-47. Burial location unknown.   Ted F. Schroeder (born c.1903) — of Puyallup, Pierce County, Wash. Born in Washington, about 1903. Democrat. Merchant; member of Washington state house of representatives, 1935; member of Washington state senate 25th District, 1939-47. Burial location unknown.   William Harrison Waterman (1813-1867) — also known as William H. Waterman — of Racine, Racine County, Wis. Born in Johnson, Lamoille County, Vt., September 7, 1813. Merchant; mayor of Racine, Wis., 1851. Died in Olympia, Thurston County, Wash., January 18, 1867 (age 53 years, 133 days). Burial location unknown.   Relatives: Son of Thomas Waterman; married, September 5, 1842, to Caroline Ainsworth; second cousin twice removed of David Waterman, Luther Waterman and Sterry Robinson Waterman; third cousin once removed of Elisha Waterman, Thomas Glasby Waterman, Alexander Hamilton Waterman and Robert Whitney Waterman.   Political families: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York; Fiero-Waterman family of New York; Otis family of Connecticut (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).

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