John J. McGilvra papers, 1861-1926.

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John J. McGilvra papers, 1861-1926.

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Correspondence, court papers, and financial records relating to McGilvra's roles as United States attorney for Washington Territory, member of the territorial legislature, and activist for municipal improvement and civic reform in Seattle, 1861-1926. Includes material on his legal battle with the Northern Pacific Railroad and on civic matters such as the Lake Washington Ship Canal, Cedar River water line, and Republican politics. Major correspondents include Caroline McGilvra Burke, George Goss, and Oliver McGilvra. The collection also includes estate papers and papers of his wife, Elizabeth M. McGilvra, and other family members.

3.62 cubic ft. (9 boxes and 1 oversize v.)

University of Washington. Libraries

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SNAC Resource ID: 7762879

University of Washington. Libraries

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Republican Party (Wash.)

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McGilvra, Elizabeth M.

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McGilvra, Oliver C.

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McGilvra, Caroline Burke.

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McGilvra, John J. (John Jay), 1827-1903

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John J. McGilvra, a lawyer, businessman, politician, and Seattle pioneer, began his law career in Chicago, where he became friends with Abraham Lincoln. In 1861, Lincoln appointed him U.S. attorney for Washington Territory, at which time he relocated with his family to the Pacific Northwest. The McGilvras were the first settlers in what is now the Madison Park area of Seattle. From the description of John J. McGilvra family photograph collection, circa 1880s-1920s [graphic]. (Unknown...

Seattle & Walla Walla Railroad

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Goss, George Edward

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Northern Pacific Railroad Company

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These documents are duplicate copies from the papers of George A. Brackett, now part of the Northern Pacific Railroad collection at the Minnesota Historical Society. From the description of Papers. 1864-1914. (Tri-College Library). WorldCat record id: 18832082 Isaac "Ike" Gravelle was born in Canada in October 1871. He came to the United States in 1886. He was sent to the Montana State Prison in May 1891 on a conviction for horse stealing. After his release in 1893 he worked...