Litchman, Mark M., 1887-1960.
Lawyer, labor advocate, and socialist of Seattle, Washington.
Mark M. Litchman, born in 1887, was a Seattle lawyer. He defended prospective deportees from deportation (1918-1920, 1931); defended the Seattle Union Record newspaper against sedition charges (1919-1920); defended members of the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) incarcerated at Yakima (1933); and represented Haverty in International Stevedoring Company v. Haverty, leading to the abolition of the fellow-servant doctrine (1926). He was a member of the King County Housing Authority (from 1939) and the King County Social Security Board Advisory Committee (1937-39). Mark M. Litchman died in 1960. His son, Mark L. Litchman (b. 1925), was also a Seattle lawyer and served as a Washington State legislator.
From the description of Mark M. Litchman papers, 1901-1965. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 48690418
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| referencedIn | James G. Newbill research materials on Yakima Valley labor history, 1909-2001 | University of Washington Libraries Special Collections | |
| creatorOf | Litchman, Mark M., 1887-1960. Mark M. Litchman papers, 1901-1965. | University of Washington. Libraries | |
| referencedIn | Newbill, James G. James G. Newbill research materials on Yakima Valley labor history, 1909-2001. | University of Washington. Libraries | |
| referencedIn | American Civil Liberties Union of Washington records, circa 1942-1996 | University of Washington Libraries Special Collections |
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| associatedWith | American Civil Liberties Union of Washington | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Brannin, Carl, b. 1888. | person |
| associatedWith | King County (Wash.). Housing Authority | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Litchman, Mark, 1925- | person |
| associatedWith | National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials. Puget Sound Chapter | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Newbill, James G. | person |
| associatedWith | Newbill, James G. | person |
| associatedWith | Socialist Party (Wash.) | corporateBody |
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| Seattle (Wash.) | |||
| Washington (State)--Seattle |
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| General Strike, Seattle, Wash., 1919 |
| Jewish socialists |
| Labor movement |
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Birth 1887
Death 1960
