Homer T. Bone Papers, 1903-1944.

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Homer T. Bone Papers, 1903-1944.

This collection documents Homer T. Bone's political career, his role in the development of public electrical power in the Pacific Northwest, and regional politics. This collection contains documents, clippings, scrapbooks, artifacts, photographs and two large ledgers. This collection contains documents, clippings, scrapbooks, artifacts, photographs and two large ledgers.

132 linear feet (132 boxes, 3 cartons, and folders)

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University of Puget Sound. Archives.

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Bone, Homer Truett, 1883-1970

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Homer Truett Bone (1883-1970) was the son of James Milton and Margaret Jane Demaree Bone, and was born near Indianapolis, Indiana. He married Blanche Sly. The Bones moved to Tacoma, Washington, in 1899, and there he had a law practice. In the early 1920s, Bone served as an attorney for Tacoma City Light, the city’s municipally owned utility. He was a Democrat; U.S. Senator, 1932-1944; judge, U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit, San Francisco, 1945-1954. He was best known for his involve...