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Physician Politicians in Washington
including Surgeons and Osteopaths

Donald Black (born c.1889) — of Port Angeles, Clallam County, Wash. Born in Scotland, about 1889. Democrat. Physician; surgeon; member of Washington state senate 24th District, 1941-47. Scottish ancestry. Burial location unknown.   William Columbus Cox (1858-1931) — also known as William C. Cox — of Everett, Snohomish County, Wash. Born in Flinty Branch, Mitchell County, N.C., September 20, 1858. Physician; mayor of Everett, Wash., 1896-97. Died in Everett, Snohomish County, Wash., September 26, 1931 (age 73 years, 6 days). Burial location unknown.   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.   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   Liberty Park Mullinnix (1839-1913) — also known as Liberty P. Mullinnix — of Worthington, Greene County, Ind.; Astoria, Clatsop County, Ore. Born June 5, 1839. Democrat. Physician; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Indiana, 1888; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Oregon, 1892 (alternate), 1896. Died in Seattle, King County, Wash., April 10, 1913 (age 73 years, 309 days). Interment at Lake View Cemetery, Seattle, Wash.   Relatives: Son of David Mullinnix and Elleanor (Hurst) Mullinnix; married to Ella Vermillion.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   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.   Relatives: Son of James Hugh Newell and Eliza Des Saure (Hankinson) Newell.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Find-A-Grave memorial   John William Summers (1870-1937) — also known as John W. Summers — of Walla Walla, Walla Walla County, Wash. Born in Valeene, Orange County, Ind., April 29, 1870. Republican. Physician; farmer; member of Washington state house of representatives, 1917; U.S. Representative from Washington 4th District, 1919-33; defeated, 1932. Christian. Member, American Medical Association; Sons of the American Revolution; Knights of Pythias. Died in 1937 (age about 67 years). Interment at Mountain View Cemetery, Walla Walla, Wash.   Relatives: Son of James Monroe Summers and Sarah (Tower) Summers; married 1897 to Jennie B. Burks.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page   Ashman Henry Vandivert (1853-1927) — also known as A. H. Vandivert — of Bethany, Harrison County, Mo. Born in Muskingum County, Ohio, April 6, 1853. Republican. Physician; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Missouri, 1888. Christian. Member, Knights of Pythias; Odd Fellows. Died in Seattle, King County, Wash., October 19, 1927 (age 74 years, 196 days). Interment at Miriam Cemetery, Bethany, Mo.   Relatives: Son of Agnes Hanna (Berry) Vandivert and Robert Henry Vandivert; married 1878 to Rosa Templeman; married 1886 to Emma Buckles.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   W. L. White — of Pullman, Whitman County, Wash. Physician; mayor of Pullman, Wash., 1898-99. Burial location unknown.

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