Papers, 1896-1954.

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Papers, 1896-1954.

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Gubernatorial papers, including political and official correspondence, financial records, reports, election materials, legislative files, speeches, photographs, and scrapbooks. Also family correspondence, particularly with his three sons: William F., Clarence D. Jr., and Frank M. Also business correspondence concerning the F.M. Martin Grain and Milling Company of Cheney. Principal correspondents include: business manager Elizabeth Goerling, friend and state official M.W. Conway, attorney E.W. Robinson, state official Charles F. Ernst, Senator C.C. Dill, attorney Ben Kizer, and legislator George Gannon.

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Washington State University, Holland and Terrell Libraries

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Washington State University, Holland and Terrell Libraries

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Martin, Frank L. (Frank Lionel), 1915-1998

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F.M. Martin Grain and Milling Company.

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Washington (State). Governor (1933-1941 : Martin)

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Clarence Martin was the first native son of Washington to become its governor. He wan born in Cheney in 1886 and graduated from Cheney Normal School in 1903. He went on to attend the University of Washington, then went into business with his father in reorganizing the F.M. Martin flour mills. In 1928 he entered politics and was elected mayor of Cheney. He also served as chairman of the Democratic State Central Committee. By the early 1930s it was becoming apparent that Governor Hart...

Robinson, E. W. (Ebenezer Weeks), 1812-1869

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Conway, Marinus Wilett, 1888-

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Martin, Clarence Daniel, 1916-1976

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Under Secretary of Commerce for Transportation, 1961-1965. From the description of Papers, 1916-1976. (Washington State University). WorldCat record id: 29853795 Clarence Daniel Martin was born in Cheney, Washington, on June 29, 1886. His parents, Francies M. & Philena Martin, emigrated to eastern Washington from Ohio by way of Portland in the early 1880s. Martin was educated in the Cheney public schools and graduated from the State Normal School at Cheney i...

Martin, William J. (William Jules), 1910-

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Gannon, George Henry, 1893-

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Dill, Clarence C. (Clarence Cleveland), 1884-1978

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Clarence Dill came to Spokane in 1908. He taught at Lewis and Clark High School for two years then established a law practice. Dill became secretary to Washington governor Ernest Lister in 1913, and was elected as a Democrat to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1914. He served as senator, 1922-1935. During that time he was instrumental in securing support for the construction of Grand Coulee Dam. An autobiographical book, Where Water Falls (1970), details his lobbying efforts for the dam. Dil...

Martin, Clarence D. (Clarence Daniel), 1886-1955

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Governor of Washington State, 1933-1941. From the description of Papers, 1896-1954. (Washington State University). WorldCat record id: 29852659 ...

Kizer, Benjamin H. (Benjamin Hamilton), 1878-1978

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Benjamin Kizer, Spokane attorney, was born in Ohio, but came to Spokane with his family in 1890. He never finished high school, but after working at a variety of jobs, went to the University of Michigan Law School and was admitted to the bar in 1902. He maintained his law practice until his death at the age of 99. He was active in public affairs and from 1944 to 1946, served as the United National Relief and Rehabilitation Administration director in China. He advocated relations with China in th...

Ernst, Charles F., 1886-

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