Ernest Lister, Governor, Democratic candidate for re-election, circa 1916.

  1. Resources
  2. View Resource

ArchivalResource

Ernest Lister, Governor, Democratic candidate for re-election, circa 1916.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/227005154

This is a poster for the re-election campaign of Gov. Ernest Lister of Washington State. He was running for re-election in 1916.

1 binder (2 posters)

Washington State Library, Office of Secretary of State

Information

SNAC Resource ID: 7081809

Washington State Library, Office of Secretary of State

Related Entities

There are 2 Entities related to this resource.

Washington (State). Governor (1913-1919 : Lister)

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w62v66zc (corporateBody)

Lister, Ernest, 1870-1919

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6nk3dz7 (person)

Ernest Lister was born in Halifax, England on June 15, 1870. His family immigrated to the United States in 1884 to be near Lister's uncle, who was Mayor of Tacoma, WA. Lister operated a foundry and woodworking shop in Tacoma and won election to the Tacoma City Council in 1894 as a Populist. After managing John Rogers' successful gubernatorial campaign, he was appointed chairman of the State Board of Control, giving him authority over the State's welfare institutions. He and Rogers both joined th...