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<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"> <html> <head> <title>The Political Graveyard: Mayors and Postmasters of Everett, Washington</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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Walling</a> 1894-95 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/humphries-hunsinger.html#521.59.79">Jacob Hunsaker</a> 1895-96 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/cox.html#926.32.63">William C. Cox</a> 1896-97 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/faircloth-farleigh.html#704.48.11">Jacob Falconer</a> 1897-99 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/whitman.html#827.74.15">J. O. Whitmarsh</a> 1899-1900 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bell.html#085.19.19">James E. Bell</a> 1900-01 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/greenaway-greenhut.html#179.12.52">Charles K. Greene</a> 1901-02 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/templeton-terrill.html#863.17.36">William E. Terrill</a> 1902-03 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/humphries-hunsinger.html#521.59.79">Jacob Hunsaker</a> 1903-04 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/headden-healey.html#006.18.28">Thomas E. Headlee</a> 1904-06 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mitchell5.html#501.07.89">James H. Mitchell</a> 1906-07 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/jones6.html#817.96.25">Newton Jones</a> 1907-10 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/harte-hartling.html#630.43.43">Roland H. Hartley</a> 1910-12 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/haskill-hastie.html#164.83.08">Richard B. Hassell</a> 1912 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/christenson-christianson.html#983.70.12">Christian Christenson</a> 1912-14 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/kelly8.html#559.33.02">Thomas J. Kelly</a> 1914 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/clarken-claytee.html#882.23.82">William H. Clay</a> 1914-16 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/merrill.html#566.44.66">Dennis D. Merrill</a> 1916-20 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/clarken-claytee.html#882.23.82">William H. Clay</a> 1920-24 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/smith5.html#720.22.40">John H. Smith</a> 1924-28 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/martin6.html#766.42.23">Nelson D. Martin</a> 1928-32 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/edwards1.html#305.90.83">Arthur C. Edwards</a> 1932-40 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/spencer.html#353.32.24">S. Frank Spencer</a> 1940-42 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/williams5.html#959.14.18">Jack Williams</a> 1942-43 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/archibald-armstead.html#271.38.76">Henry Arends</a> 1944-52 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/unger-upfold.html#738.60.18">Louis H. Unzelman</a> 1952-54 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/johnson2.html#233.05.40">C. Arvid Johnson</a> 1954-56 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/culler-culpepper.html#849.34.95">George N. Culmback</a> 1956-60 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/gayle-geerlings.html#153.38.28">George Gebert</a> 1960-64 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/alexander.html#749.07.92">Arthur F. Alexander</a> 1964-68 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/anderson7.html#496.60.51">Robert C. Anderson</a> 1968-77 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/eberhart-eddleman.html#295.53.14">Joyce M. Ebert</a> 1977 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/moore9.html#147.41.79">William E. Moore</a> 1977-90 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/kimbark-kinery.html#419.54.07">Pete Kinch</a> 1990-94 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hansen.html#150.69.13">Edward D. Hansen</a> 1994-2002 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/anderson3.html#534.19.85">Frank E. Anderson</a> 2002-03 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/steiwer-stephen.html#482.65.81">Ray Stephanson</a> 2003- Events and Candidates (may be incomplete!) <li> 1893 Apr 27: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/dwyer.html#656.66.25">Thomas Dwyer</a>, elected. <li> 1893 Dec 5: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/wallach-walser.html#357.20.39">Norton D. Walling</a>, elected. <li> 1894 Dec 4: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/humphries-hunsinger.html#521.59.79">Jacob Hunsaker</a>, elected. <li> 1895 Dec 3: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/cox.html#926.32.63">William C. Cox</a>, elected. <li> 1896 Dec 8: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/faircloth-farleigh.html#704.48.11">Jacob Falconer</a>, elected. <li> 1897 Dec 7: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/faircloth-farleigh.html#704.48.11">Jacob Falconer</a>, elected. <li> 1898 Dec 6: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/whitman.html#827.74.15">J. O. Whitmarsh</a>, elected. <li> 1899 Dec 5: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bell.html#085.19.19">James E. Bell</a>, elected. <li> 1900 Dec 4: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/greenaway-greenhut.html#179.12.52">Charles K. Greene</a>, elected. <li> 1901 Dec 3: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/templeton-terrill.html#863.17.36">William E. Terrill</a>, elected. <li> 1902 Dec 2: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/humphries-hunsinger.html#521.59.79">Jacob Hunsaker</a>, elected. <li> 1903 Dec 1: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/headden-healey.html#006.18.28">Thomas E. Headlee</a>, elected. <li> 1904 Dec 6: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/headden-healey.html#006.18.28">Thomas E. Headlee</a>, elected. <li> 1905 Dec 5: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mitchell5.html#501.07.89">James H. Mitchell</a>, elected. <li> 1906 Dec 4: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/jones6.html#817.96.25">Newton Jones</a>, elected. <li> 1907 Nov 26: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/jones6.html#817.96.25">Newton Jones</a>, elected. <li> 1909 Nov 2: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/harte-hartling.html#630.43.43">Roland H. Hartley</a>, elected. <li> 1911 Nov 7: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/haskill-hastie.html#164.83.08">Richard B. Hassell</a>, elected. <li> 1931 Dec 5: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/edwards1.html#305.90.83">Arthur C. Edwards</a>, elected. <li> 1935 Dec 7: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/edwards1.html#305.90.83">Arthur C. Edwards</a>, elected. <li> 1942 Nov 18: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/spencer.html#353.32.24">S. Frank Spencer</a>, resigned. <li> 1954 May 21: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/unger-upfold.html#738.60.18">Louis H. Unzelman</a>, died in office. <li> 1960 Jul 6: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/culler-culpepper.html#849.34.95">George N. Culmback</a>, died in office. <li> 1968 Nov 5: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/anderson7.html#496.60.51">Robert C. Anderson</a>, elected. <li> 1973 Nov 6: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/anderson7.html#496.60.51">Robert C. Anderson</a>, elected. <li> 1977 Oct 10: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/anderson7.html#496.60.51">Robert C. Anderson</a>, resigned. <li> 1977 Nov 8: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/moore9.html#147.41.79">William E. Moore</a>, elected. <li> 1981 Nov 3: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/moore9.html#147.41.79">William E. Moore</a>, elected. <li> 1985 Nov 5: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/moore9.html#147.41.79">William E. Moore</a>, elected. <li> 1989 Nov 7: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/kimbark-kinery.html#419.54.07">Pete Kinch</a>, elected. <li> 1993 Nov 2: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hansen.html#150.69.13">Edward D. Hansen</a>, elected. <li> 1997 Nov 4: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hansen.html#150.69.13">Edward D. Hansen</a>, elected unopposed. <li> 2001 Nov 6: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hansen.html#150.69.13">Edward D. Hansen</a>, elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/sherman.html#279.28.43">David Sherman</a>, defeated. <li> 2002 Jun 30: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hansen.html#150.69.13">Edward D. Hansen</a>, resigned. <li> 2003 Nov 4: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/steiwer-stephen.html#482.65.81">Ray Stephanson</a>, elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/anderson3.html#534.19.85">Frank E. Anderson</a>, defeated. <a name=2><hr></a> Postmasters at Everett, 1901 (may be incomplete!) <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/verna-vigorito.html#495.41.45">J. M. Vernon</a> as of 1901 </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. Founded in 1996, it is the Internet's most comprehensive free source for American political biography, listing 338,260 politicians, living and dead.</td></tr> <tr><td colspan=3> </td></tr> <tr><td width=32 align="right" valign="top"> </td> <td valign="top"> <img src="rd.gif" width=10 height=10> The coverage of this site includes (1) the President, Vice President, members of Congress, elected state and territorial officeholders in all fifty states, the District of Columbia, and U.S. territories; and the chief elected official, typically the mayor, of qualifying municipalities; (2) candidates at election, including primaries, for any of the above; (3) all federal judges and all state appellate judges; (4) certain federal officials, including the federal cabinet, diplomatic chiefs of mission, consuls, U.S. district attorneys, collectors of customs and internal revenue, members of major federal commissions; and political appointee (pre-1969) postmasters of qualifying communities; (5) state and national political party officials, including delegates, alternate delegates, and other participants in national party nominating conventions; (6) Americans who served as "honorary" consuls for other nations before 1950. Note: municipalities or communities "qualify", for Political Graveyard purposes, if they have at least half a million person-years of history, inclusive of predecessor, successor, and merged entities.</td> <td width=100 align="right" valign="top"> </td></tr> <tr><td width=32 align="right" valign="top"> </td> <td valign="top"> <img src="rd.gif" width=10 height=10> The listings are incomplete; development of the database is a continually ongoing project.</td> <td width=100 align="right" valign="top"> </td></tr> <tr><td width=32 align="right" valign="top"> </td> <td valign="top"> <img src="rd.gif" width=10 height=10> Information on this page — and on all other pages of this site — is believed to be accurate, but is not guaranteed. 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See <a href="https://politicaldictionary.com/words/political-graveyard">Political Dictionary</a>; <a href="https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=political%20graveyard">Urban Dictionary</a>.</td></tr> <tr><td colspan=3 align="left" valign="top"> Site information: The Political Graveyard is created and maintained by Lawrence Kestenbaum, who is solely responsible for its structure and content. — The mailing address is The Political Graveyard, P.O. Box 2563, Ann Arbor MI 48106. — This site is hosted by <a href="https://www.hdlmi.com">HDLmi.com</a>. — The Political Graveyard opened on July 1, 1996; the last full revision was done on February 17, 2025. </td></tr> </table> </body> </html>