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<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"> <html> <head> <title>The Political Graveyard: Pierce County, Wash.</title> <meta name="description" content="A database of political history and cemeteries, with brief biographical entries for 338,260 U.S. political figures, living and dead, from the 1700s to the present."> <meta name="keywords" content="political biography history genealogy cemeteries politics candidates congress senators legislators governors politicians biographies ancestors mayors birthplace geography elections"> <meta name="author" content="Lawrence Kestenbaum"> <script type="text/javascript"> var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'UA-7383562-1']); _gaq.push(['_trackPageview']); (function() { var ga = document.createElement('script'); ga.type = 'text/javascript'; ga.async = true; ga.src = ('https:' == document.location.protocol ? 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Ivey</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/kraschel-kreutzer.html#054.35.61">Elizabeth Kreiselmaier</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/nemanich-neveu.html#976.14.95">William Nerin</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/shien-shlaudeman.html#339.10.00">Raymond Shjerven</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/swanton-swede.html#603.76.23">Thomas A. Swayze</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/thornwell-thurlow.html#472.06.99">Mrs. Lee Thrash</a></td></tr> <tr><td width=10> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Graham: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/flagg-flake.html#244.94.97">Tamara Flaherty</a></td></tr> <tr><td width=10> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Lakewood: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/lawrence.html#992.74.04">Bob Lawrence</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/wheeler.html#551.19.21">Julian Wheeler</a></td></tr> <tr><td width=10> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Milton: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/simmons.html#857.37.48">Kenneth H. Simmons</a></td></tr> <tr><td width=10> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Puyallup: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/brouillard-browman.html#741.72.41">Frank Brouillet</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/cisco-clague.html#168.88.81">Nicholas Cizek</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/field-fielding.html#776.95.78">C. C. Field</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/freye-frimodig.html#590.85.71">Lillie Friese</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/gehant-geoghan.html#795.34.25">Jack N. Geiger</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mccartney-mccleery.html#295.10.94">Deryl McCarty</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/meeker.html#776.43.20">Ezra Meeker</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/patty-payn.html#353.71.09">W. H. Paulhamus</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/powell.html#750.74.39">Michael C. Powell</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/schroeder.html#251.50.80">Ted F. Schroeder</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/thompson5.html#751.02.16">John Thompson</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/wilson5.html#930.33.72">James F. Wilson</a></td></tr> <tr><td width=10> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Spanaway: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/berry.html#448.43.73">Frank Berry</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/berry.html#573.13.14">Pearl Berry</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/comstock.html#349.92.50">Mary Comstock</a></td></tr> <tr><td width=10> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Steilacoom: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mccullogh-mcdade.html#617.12.34">John T. McCutcheon</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/murfee-murphree.html#104.62.06">Dick Muri</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/wilsons-winford.html#826.26.46">Sharon V. Winesberry</a></td></tr> <tr><td width=10> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Sumner: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/boyle.html#292.65.07">Karen Boyle</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/davis4.html#902.67.73">George F. Davis</a></td></tr> <tr><td width=10> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Tacoma:</td></tr> <tr><td width=10> </td><td valign="top"><table width=100% align="left" cellpadding=5> <tr><td width=10> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=8 height=8> Tacoma, 1870-1879: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/ferriss-fieger.html#472.44.18">Clinton P. Ferry</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/walsworth-walther.html#936.44.00">Augustus Walters</a></td></tr> <tr><td width=10> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=8 height=8> Tacoma, 1880-1889: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/cohn-cokayne.html#358.29.81">Beverly W. Coiner</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/driver-dryzga.html#966.20.33">Henry Drum</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/ferriss-fieger.html#472.44.18">Clinton P. Ferry</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/foster.html#112.64.29">Addison G. Foster</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hoggard-holbrock.html#057.89.41">John D. Hogue</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hooker.html#272.30.79">Warren B. Hooker</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mann.html#667.25.04">Jacob Mann</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/parker3.html#789.51.94">Emmett N. Parker</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/sampson.html#073.98.71">Lammon E. Sampson</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/sears.html#800.00.26">Theodore C. Sears</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/sprague.html#200.41.40">John W. Sprague</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/thone-thornley.html#227.04.29">Alexander W. Thornely</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/toth-towns.html#258.87.54">Ira Town</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/wattson-weatherwax.html#856.61.33">John C. Weatherred</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/weinmann-weisman.html#452.27.53">Robert Jacob Weisbach</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/wheelock-whipp.html#682.70.05">Samuel Adams Wheelright</a></td></tr> <tr><td width=10> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=8 height=8> Tacoma, 1890-1899: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/booher-boos.html#712.73.88">George E. Boomer</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/case.html#793.17.97">Alanson B. Case</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/cohn-cokayne.html#358.29.81">Beverly W. Coiner</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/cromwell.html#188.35.27">John B. Cromwell</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/delay-delwin.html#975.03.15">R. W. De Lion</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/donovon-dorilus.html#725.88.73">William H. Doolittle</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/faull-faxon.html#244.73.90">Angelo V. Fawcett</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/ferriss-fieger.html#472.44.18">Clinton P. Ferry</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/foster.html#112.64.29">Addison G. Foster</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/griffis-grim.html#700.03.23">Chauncey W. Griggs</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hayakawa-haydon.html#530.47.77">Obadiah B. Hayden</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hoggard-holbrock.html#057.89.41">John D. Hogue</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hurn-hutchin.html#143.45.62">Herbert Huson</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/kabzinski-kanczuzewski.html#083.50.97">George B. Kandle</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/nick-nikka.html#488.55.92">Johnson Nickeus</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/orr.html#338.92.41">Edward Orr</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/parker3.html#789.51.94">Emmett N. Parker</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/rice.html#188.35.76">Stuart Rice</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/sears.html#800.00.26">Theodore C. Sears</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/sprague.html#200.41.40">John W. Sprague</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/steck-steel.html#354.82.93">J. Tennant Steeb</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/sullivan7.html#953.65.90">Peter C. Sullivan</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/thone-thornley.html#227.04.29">Alexander W. Thornely</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/wheelock-whipp.html#682.70.05">Samuel Adams Wheelright</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/whitten-wickware.html#985.51.70">James Wickersham</a></td></tr> <tr><td width=10> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=8 height=8> Tacoma, 1900-1909: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/ashlock-athelston.html#529.86.47">J. M. Ashton</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/booher-boos.html#712.73.88">George E. Boomer</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/campbell6.html#091.09.26">Louis D. Campbell</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/cohn-cokayne.html#358.29.81">Beverly W. Coiner</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/crocker.html#925.26.70">Benjamin D. Crocker</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/cromwell.html#188.35.27">John B. Cromwell</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/cushingberry-cuthbertson.html#429.86.98">Francis W. Cushman</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/dennis.html#604.70.75">J. Charles Dennis</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/faull-faxon.html#244.73.90">Angelo V. Fawcett</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/ferriss-fieger.html#472.44.18">Clinton P. Ferry</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/griffis-grim.html#700.03.23">Chauncey W. Griggs</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/liggett-linblad.html#282.51.38">John Linck</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mccormick.html#832.53.78">R. L. McCormick</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/nick-nikka.html#488.55.92">Johnson Nickeus</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/parker3.html#789.51.94">Emmett N. Parker</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/steck-steel.html#354.82.93">J. Tennant Steeb</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/thone-thornley.html#227.04.29">Alexander W. Thornely</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/voorheis-vyzral.html#315.60.51">Henry L. Votaw</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/wright4.html#389.78.41">George P. Wright</a></td></tr> <tr><td width=10> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=8 height=8> Tacoma, 1910-1919: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/afan-aieta.html#457.47.98">C. E. Lucian Agassize</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bondurant-boog.html#691.31.01">Homer T. Bone</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/cohn-cokayne.html#358.29.81">Beverly W. Coiner</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/dennis.html#604.70.75">J. Charles Dennis</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/faull-faxon.html#244.73.90">Angelo V. Fawcett</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/fletcher.html#502.40.52">J. D. Fletcher</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/foster.html#789.13.02">Mrs. Harrison G. Foster</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/griffis-grim.html#700.03.23">Chauncey W. Griggs</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hartmann-harvell.html#215.89.39">Millard T. Hartson</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/jones9.html#104.65.70">William Jones</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/lange-lanham.html#361.31.01">Maurice A. Langhorne</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mckeegan-mckenty.html#251.15.99">Beecher A. McKensis</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/parker3.html#789.51.94">Emmett N. Parker</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/perkins.html#897.46.53">S. A. Perkins</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/richner-rider.html#464.33.68">Crocket M. Riddell</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/russen-ruther.html#102.24.25">W. R. Rust</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/scott4.html#402.16.16">Helen J. Scott</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/seymour.html#328.82.73">William W. Seymour</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/steck-steel.html#354.82.93">J. Tennant Steeb</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/stewart2.html#990.60.67">Calvin W. Stewart</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/stilgenbauer-stockslager.html#524.86.29">F. L. Stocking</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/voorheis-vyzral.html#315.60.51">Henry L. Votaw</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/wallace.html#048.89.80">Hugh Campbell Wallace</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/walsh.html#828.72.92">E. J. Walsh</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/williams2.html#608.77.01">David J. Williams</a></td></tr> <tr><td width=10> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=8 height=8> Tacoma, 1920-1929: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/backus.html#706.45.98">Clyde J. Backus</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bondurant-boog.html#691.31.01">Homer T. Bone</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/burgess.html#791.11.42">David Burgess</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/cleveland.html#300.21.38">Hattie B. Cleveland</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/dennis.html#604.70.75">J. Charles Dennis</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/evans7.html#847.84.65">Robert E. Evans</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/fischman-fishburne.html#905.01.81">George P. Fishburne</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/haskell.html#159.41.74">Frances M. Haskell</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/jonez-joplin.html#545.40.73">Hinton D. Jonez</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/lange-lanham.html#361.31.01">Maurice A. Langhorne</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/linnan-littell.html#818.91.92">Mrs. Ernest Lister</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/metaker-meyenborg.html#746.33.69">Ralph Metcalf</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/nevin-newel.html#102.06.18">James G. Newbegin</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/oman-onearm.html#409.58.09">J. R. Oman</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/parker3.html#789.51.94">Emmett N. Parker</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/plunket-poilek.html#952.52.23">Burns Poe</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/richner-rider.html#464.33.68">Crocket M. Riddell</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/stewart2.html#990.60.67">Calvin W. Stewart</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/templeton-terrill.html#345.52.38">Melvin G. Tennent</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/timmons-tittmann.html#437.75.02">A. R. Titlow</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/wallace.html#048.89.80">Hugh Campbell Wallace</a></td></tr> <tr><td width=10> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=8 height=8> Tacoma, 1930-1939: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/backus.html#706.45.98">Clyde J. Backus</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bondurant-boog.html#691.31.01">Homer T. Bone</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/carlsmith-carlson.html#048.52.17">Edwin Carlson</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/cord-corneliusen.html#055.35.43">John W. Corliss</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/corsentino-costas.html#020.59.44">Ralph Cory</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/dennis.html#604.70.75">J. Charles Dennis</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/ellison-ellsberry.html#400.37.58">V. M. Ellison</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/fischman-fishburne.html#905.01.81">George P. Fishburne</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/fort-fossum.html#929.31.02">Henry Foss</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/galland-gallman.html#057.43.55">W. F. Gallivan</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/guess-gunderman.html#867.15.10">Bernard Gufler</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/johnson4.html#369.26.32">Hans Johnson</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/johnson6.html#255.80.05">Lee H. Johnson</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/jones7.html#262.51.74">Paul I. Jones</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/jonez-joplin.html#545.40.73">Hinton D. Jonez</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/kaufman.html#657.80.54">J. J. Kaufman</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/kerrey-keydel.html#358.12.14">G. B. Kerstetter</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/lloyd.html#369.89.95">Wesley Lloyd</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/nevin-newel.html#102.06.18">James G. Newbegin</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/plunket-poilek.html#952.52.23">Burns Poe</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/rae-raines.html#979.47.48">Marie B. Rae</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/rankin.html#812.54.33">A. A. Rankin</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/seeligson-selby.html#768.28.39">John C. Seigle</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/smithberger-smyser.html#385.54.69">George A. Smitley</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/templeton-terrill.html#345.52.38">Melvin G. Tennent</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/wheelock-whipp.html#423.28.58">Walter W. Whetstone</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/wiley.html#743.98.57">Bessie Wiley</a></td></tr> <tr><td width=10> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=8 height=8> Tacoma, 1940-1949: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/asbjornson-ashlay.html#989.61.08">Emory Asbury</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bola-bonbright.html#229.76.75">George Hugo Boldt</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bondurant-boog.html#691.31.01">Homer T. Bone</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/britton.html#680.10.82">Ben Britton</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/cain.html#433.14.32">Harry P. Cain</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/coffee-coffield.html#334.93.21">John M. Coffee</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/davis3.html#327.39.17">Frankie Niles Davis</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/dixon.html#199.35.91">Gerald G. Dixon</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/faull-faxon.html#626.56.84">C. Val Fawcett</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/fischman-fishburne.html#905.01.81">George P. Fishburne</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/fort-fossum.html#929.31.02">Henry Foss</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hansen.html#749.35.08">Fred Hansen</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/jackson4.html#541.11.47">H. N. 'Barney' Jackson</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/jonez-joplin.html#545.40.73">Hinton D. Jonez</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/kaufman.html#657.80.54">J. J. Kaufman</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/malster-manly.html#045.80.16">Kathryn E. Malstrom</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mcmillen-mcmullin.html#934.54.86">John P. McMonagle</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/odem-oestreicher.html#296.11.54">Reno Odlin</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/olson.html#267.91.49">Ernest Thor Olson</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/olson.html#877.18.27">Mrs. Paul Olson</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/olson.html#497.00.77">Paul A. Olson</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/patty-payn.html#172.45.25">Mrs. W. H. Paul</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/pettitt-pezzulo.html#348.56.40">Edward L. Pettus</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/plunket-poilek.html#334.47.18">Elsie Mae Poe</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/rowland.html#800.28.44">DeWitt Rowland</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/sproat-staebler.html#634.94.97">Clark Squire</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/thompson1.html#654.71.65">A. N. Thompson</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/vandyne-vanmeter.html#298.61.41">Z. A. Vane</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/wadhams-waggy.html#581.43.28">Paul Wagley</a></td></tr> <tr><td width=10> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=8 height=8> Tacoma, 1950-1959: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/anderson5.html#600.12.99">John H. Anderson</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/barlow.html#777.59.75">Russell C. Barlow</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bola-bonbright.html#229.76.75">George Hugo Boldt</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/coffee-coffield.html#334.93.21">John M. Coffee</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/comeau-compromiser.html#501.72.25">A. B. Comfort</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/easton-easum.html#034.67.49">Donald W. Eastvold</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/eichelroth-elcan.html#538.33.16">Lucille Eisenhower</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/elliot.html#562.00.91">Ada Elliot</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/faull-faxon.html#626.56.84">C. Val Fawcett</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hansford-hanzl.html#294.73.53">Ben Hanson</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hobbs.html#170.66.70">Maude Hobbs</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hodge.html#947.12.37">Richard R. Hodge</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/jones4.html#343.37.88">Harvey L. Jones</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mcmillen-mcmullin.html#934.54.86">John P. McMonagle</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/odem-oestreicher.html#296.11.54">Reno Odlin</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/olson.html#497.00.77">Paul A. Olson</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/patty-payn.html#503.33.28">Arthur Paulsen</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/plunket-poilek.html#334.47.18">Elsie Mae Poe</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/rugh-rusch.html#915.19.61">George Rupp</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/sproat-staebler.html#634.94.97">Clark Squire</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/sproat-staebler.html#408.23.89">James Stack</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/tanner.html#803.06.41">Jack Edward Tanner</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/todhunter-tomlin.html#301.45.58">Harold M. Tollefson</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/todhunter-tomlin.html#297.07.97">Thor C. Tollefson</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/urbahns-uttley.html#858.65.45">Vernon A. Utzinger</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/whitten-wickware.html#776.97.59">Mrs. J. R. Wiborg</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/wyche-wyvell.html#908.62.19">Dick Wynne</a></td></tr> <tr><td width=10> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=8 height=8> Tacoma, 1960-1969: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/anderson5.html#600.12.99">John H. Anderson</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bola-bonbright.html#229.76.75">George Hugo Boldt</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/coffee-coffield.html#334.93.21">John M. Coffee</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/comeau-compromiser.html#704.40.63">Pat Comfort</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/cooper.html#584.25.80">Frank Cooper</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hansford-hanzl.html#294.73.53">Ben Hanson</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hicks.html#962.65.62">Floyd Verne Hicks</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/jamieson-jarstad.html#522.76.75">John O. W. Jarstad</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/johnson-johnston.html#529.84.39">Gordon Johnston</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/jones4.html#343.37.88">Harvey L. Jones</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mcmillen-mcmullin.html#934.54.86">John P. McMonagle</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/murray8.html#830.09.08">Tom Murray, Jr.</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/ramsay-randal.html#509.21.65">Mrs. James V. Ramsdell</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/ransome-rattliff.html#948.51.59">A. L. 'Slim' Rasmussen</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/tanner.html#803.06.41">Jack Edward Tanner</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/todhunter-tomlin.html#301.45.58">Harold M. Tollefson</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/todhunter-tomlin.html#297.07.97">Thor C. Tollefson</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/walsworth-walther.html#623.64.51">William Y. Walter</a></td></tr> <tr><td width=10> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=8 height=8> Tacoma, 1970-1979: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/anderson5.html#600.12.99">John H. Anderson</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/coffee-coffield.html#334.93.21">John M. Coffee</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/jamieson-jarstad.html#522.76.75">John O. W. Jarstad</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/johnson-johnston.html#529.84.39">Gordon Johnston</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mcmillen-mcmullin.html#934.54.86">John P. McMonagle</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/neff-nelsey.html#787.62.99">Betty Jo Neils</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/parker6.html#302.92.99">Mike Parker</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/schwartzenburg-scotland.html#160.93.25">V. A. 'Bud' Schwarz</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/tanner.html#803.06.41">Jack Edward Tanner</a></td></tr> <tr><td width=10> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=8 height=8> Tacoma, 1980-1989: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/coffee-coffield.html#334.93.21">John M. Coffee</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hyde.html#223.97.83">Jack Hyde</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/lane.html#332.33.50">Lyle Franklin Lane</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/parker6.html#302.92.99">Mike Parker</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/sumners-sutliff.html#185.37.55">Doug Sutherland</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/verna-vigorito.html#992.14.07">Karen Vialle</a></td></tr> <tr><td width=10> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=8 height=8> Tacoma, 1990-1999: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/berryhill-betz.html#497.84.91">Ben Bettridge</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/brandow-branstrom.html#635.50.96">Kristopher Brannon</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/brown7.html#775.78.54">Rhonda Brown</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/conrey-coogan.html#456.03.95">Steve Conway</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/dorsh-dougher.html#677.11.49">Carol Dotlich</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/eberhart-eddleman.html#540.22.26">Brian Ebersole</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hill3.html#398.77.76">Eleanor Hill</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hyde.html#223.97.83">Jack Hyde</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/moss.html#496.78.25">Harold Moss</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/rodgers-rodriguez.html#984.08.06">Ralph Rodriguez</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/schwartz.html#902.15.55">Guz Schwartz</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/verna-vigorito.html#992.14.07">Karen Vialle</a></td></tr> <tr><td width=10> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=8 height=8> Tacoma, 2000-2009: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/andochick-andrew.html#559.36.66">Dean S. Ando</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/b-babbush.html#621.41.70">Bill Baarsma</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bismarck-bjorseth.html#353.22.94">Julie Bjornsson</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/crowley-crowly.html#305.71.92">Mike Crowley</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/donalda-donivan.html#643.45.23">Susan Dones</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/eberhart-eddleman.html#540.22.26">Brian Ebersole</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/franklin.html#012.08.60">Rosa Franklin</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/frazier-frechette.html#300.06.31">John L. Frazier</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hays.html#052.25.54">Alex Hays</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hillings-hinerman.html#512.06.63">Tom L. Hilyard</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/kaneaster-karns.html#998.33.29">Christopher Karnes</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/robertson.html#302.28.03">Joan Robertson</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/smith1.html#735.08.05">Adam Smith</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/strickland.html#789.02.49">Marilyn Strickland</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/terryll-thaxton.html#672.40.66">Yvette Terui</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/wells.html#033.06.45">Marvin Wells</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/woody-worthey.html#657.41.48">Kim Woolhouse</a></td></tr> <tr><td width=10> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=8 height=8> Tacoma, 2010-2025: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/elliott.html#447.88.71">Megan C. Elliott</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/herberts-herlong.html#043.18.84">Eric P. W. Herde</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/kirchdorfer-kirkby.html#041.37.78">Gail Kirk</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mills.html#958.76.20">John Mills</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/strickland.html#789.02.49">Marilyn Strickland</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/woodall-woodburn.html#141.06.59">Victoria Woodards</a></td></tr> </table></td></tr> <tr><td width=10> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Near Tacoma: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/reily-remsen.html#654.83.90">Mrs. Henry Relf</a></td></tr> <tr><td width=10> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> University Place: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/brooks.html#808.08.33">Harvey Brooks</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/buffum-bulloch.html#289.50.98">Bao Bui</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/miley-millender.html#794.21.54">Jane Milhans</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/sarig-saunder.html#570.67.40">Robert K. Satiacum</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/stephenson.html#739.87.26">Jennie Stephenson</a></td></tr> <tr><td width=10> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13>  See also <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WA/ZZ-lived.html">Washington areas not assigned to counties</a>. </table> </td> <td width=180 align="center" valign="center"> </td></tr></table> <hr> <table width=100%> <tr><td align="center"> "Enjoy the hospitable entertainment of a political graveyard." Henry L. Clinton, Apollo Hall, New York City, February 3, 1872</td> <td><a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/"> <img src="https://politicalgraveyard.com/images/tpgsub.gif" width=450 height=71 align="right" border=0 alt="The Political Graveyard"></a></td></tr></table> <table width=100% cellpadding=2> <tr><td colspan=3> <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/index.html">The Political Graveyard</a> is a web site about U.S. political history and cemeteries. 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