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Politician members in Washington

  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.
  Relatives: Married, September 14, 1918, to Evelyn Marie Carey.
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Eddy M. Anderson and Alice E. (Rawlinson) Anderson; married, June 15, 1928, to Caroline Parsons.
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Russell Anderson Austin and Amanda (Ficks) Austin; married, June 23, 1953, to Barbara Fortnum.
  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.
  Relatives: Son of George F. Boldt and Christine (Carstensen) Boldt; married, November 17, 1928, to Eloise Baird.
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Vern Brouillet and Doris (Darr) Brouillet; married 1956 to Marge E. Sarsten.
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Thomas M. Caldwell and Jane (Kearsley) Caldwell; married, October 21, 1903, to Sarah Smith Howard.
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Hugh Campbell and Lucinda (Fee) Campbell; married, September 13, 1893, to Martha Shearer.
  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.
  Relatives: Son of John Henry Clinton and Gladys (Hall) Clinton; married, December 19, 1942, to Florence H. Vayhinger.
  See also Wikipedia article
  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.
  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.
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Robert Cotterill and Alice (Smith) Cotterill; married, February 19, 1890, to Cora Rowena Gormley.
  Epitaph: "Pioneers of Washington."
  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.
Warren G. Harding 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.
  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
  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
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Thomas P. Jeffrey and Sarah (Crossfield) Jeffrey; married, November 13, 1919, to Ray Rose.
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Davis Rufus King and Elizabeth (Estes) King; married, December 6, 1892, to L. Myrtle King.
  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.
  Relatives: Married 1947 to Margaret Higgins.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  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.
  Relatives: Married to Louella Hiett.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  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.
  Relatives: Son of George Henry Revelle and Mary Elizabeth (Ford) Revelle; married, June 8, 1899, to Eliza Jefferson.
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Floyd Samuels and Isabelle (Jenkins) Samuels; married, December 25, 1892, to Iona Snyder; married, February 27, 1905, to Ada Marie Jenkins; grandson of Henry Jenkins.
  See also Wikipedia article
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Christian Tollefson and Bertha (Jacobson) Tollefson; married, November 24, 1934, to Eva M. Keuss.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  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.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
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