Austin E. Griffiths papers 1891-1952

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Austin E. Griffiths papers 1891-1952

Papers of a lawyer, civic leader, and politician of Seattle, Washington.

11.73 cubic feet, 25 boxes; 1 microfilm reel

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SNAC Resource ID: 6374670

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Griffiths, Austin E. (Austin Edwards), 1863-1952

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Lawyer, civic leader, politician, judge, columnist, Seattle city councilman, chief of police (1914), founder of Seattle Playground Association (1908), and supporter of League of Nations. From the description of Papers, 1891-1952; (bulk 1904-1920). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122457147 Austin Edward Griffiths was a lawyer, civic leader, politician, judge, columnist, Seattle city councilman, chief of police (1914), founder of Seattle Playground Association (1908), and suppo...

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Poindexter, Miles, 1868-1946

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U.S. senator and representative of Washington, lawyer, and jurist. From the description of Letters of Miles Poindexter, 1923-1928. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71068226 Miles Poindexter came to Spokane in 1897 to practice law. In 1904 he was elected Superior Court judge and in 1911 to the U.S. Senate as a Republican. Poindexter was one of the foremost opponents of the Unites States entry into the League of Nations in 1919. An unsuccessful attempt for Senate office in 1927 ...

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Hutcheson, J. A.

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