Chadwick, Stephen Fowler, 1894-1975

Stephen James Chadwick, civic leader and judge, was born in Roseberg, Oregon, in 1863, moving to Colfax, Washington, in approximately 1885. Chadwick was a judge of the Superior Court of Whitman County from 1900 to 1908; judge of the Supreme Court of the State of Washington from 1908 to 1919; and chief justice in 1918 and 1919. He ran in the Washington Democratic gubernatorial primary in 1926 but lost to A. Scott Bullitt. Judge Chadwick then resumed the practice of law in Seattle in partnership with his son, Stephen Fowler Chadwick. Judge Chadwick was also an active member of the Freemasons. He died on November 19, 1931.

From the guide to the Stephen James Chadwick papers, 1910-1932, (University of Washington Libraries Special Collections)

Stephen Fowler Chadwick (December 25, 1825-January 15, 1895) served as the fifth Governor of Oregon from 1877 to 1878.

From the description of Stephen Fowler Chadwick collection [manuscripts], 1864-1895. (Oregon Historical Society Research Library). WorldCat record id: 671492426

From the guide to the Stephen Fowler Chadwick collection, 1864-1895, (Oregon Historical Society Research Library)

Stephen Fowler Chadwick was born in Washington State in 1894, the son of Stephen J. Chadwick, a judge of the supreme court of the state. Stephen F. Chadwick attended the University of Washington, 1911-1912, and received his law degree in 1915, entering the practice of law in Seattle in 1915. Chadwick served in the U.S. Army, 1917-1919, and then resumed his law practice in Seattle. Chadwick was active in veteran's associations, particularly the American Legion, serving as the legion's national commander from 1938 to 1939. He was also a member of the operating committee of the United Service Organization and the chair of the Council on Services to Armed Forces (United Service Organization Council) in Seattle. Chadwick was a member of a number of other civic commissions and committees, and was a trustee of the Seattle Chamber of Commerce. He ran unsuccessfully as a Democrat for Congress in 1926, for the Senate in 1932, and as an anti-New Deal Democrat who broke with the party in 1940 to run as a Republican for the United States Senate. Stephen F. Chadwick died in 1975.

From the description of Stephen Fowler Chadwick papers, 1917-1974. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 76790570