Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1889-11-29
WHOLE NUMBER 1850.

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of his principal, the County Commits
sioners appointed him to fill the va
cancy which he occupied until 1887,
when he was returned to the position
by the people for another two years.
In 1883 he was married to the daugh-
ter of DIR. John Boswell, of Colfax.
He twice refused the nomination for
Representative in the County Con-
ventiOn, and was nominated in spite
OF his protests. He is Il conservative
man in political ideas, pronounced
temperance man although not cem-
mitted to prohibition, Methodist in
religious views, and man whose gen.
orally sterling qualities are we'll
known and appreciated in his home
county, as evidenced by his rousing
majority. He is a son of Rev. w. S.
Turner, well known in Eastern Wash
ington, and brother of Professor w.
b. Turner, of Spokane Falls, member
of the Territorial Board of Education.
This is his first Legislative experience.
A. H. wEATHERFoRD,
The Democratic member from Colun-
bia county, is native of Putnam coun-
ty, Mo-, where he was born in 1852. He
came to Oregon in 1864, and from
there to Washington in 1871. Re-
sided in Columbia county, formerly a
part of Walla Walla county, until
1880, when he removed to Wasco
county, Oregon. Resided there until
1880, and while there was County
Commissioner; after the county was
divided was appointed Commissioner
of Gillian county by Governor Moody. |
Returned to his old home in Columbia
county in 1883 and has resided on his
farm since that time Was elected a |
Representative from Columbia county
to the Territorial Legislature in 1888
]. A. KUHN
The newly elected Representative
whose election was decided by spe-
cial vote October 2Sth, is a Democrat
and a noted lawyer; has been a men,
Der of the Territorial Legislature sew
eral terms; was born in Pennsylvania,
and has been in the Territory for up-
wards of twenty years. He is about
4S years old.
JOHN M'REAvY.
The Democratic Representative from
Mason county, John McReavy, was a
member OF the Constitutional Con-
vention, and is popular man in his
county. He was born in the State of
Maine, forty-nine years ago, and has
been in the Territory for several years
Mr.. McReavy is engaged in general
merchandising, and lives at Skoko-
mish. He is solid looking citizen
with dark beard streaked with gray.
D. B. MINKLER.
The Representative from Skagit
county, was born in Wisconsin in
lS49; lived on farm until q years of
age. He came to the Territory in
1874; lived in Skagit county since
1877. He is engaged in numbering
and merchandise.
| G. W. MORSE.
The Island county Representative.
lives on farm at Oak Harbor; has
resided there for five years, and been
in the Territory, off and on, for a
quarter OF a century; is SO years of
age, born in Brunswick, Me-, and fol-
lowed the sea as shipmaster most of
his life. His father was ship-builder.
Mr.. Morse has sailed all over the
world with cargoes of lumber, iron
ore, general merchandise, etc. been
through Oregon, Washington and Cal
iiornia with pack trains, helped build
the schooner General Harnev. one of
the first vessels built on Puget Sound
ran vessel from Olympia to Alaska
in trading business is married, and
raised two sons and three daughters.
1T. PERSON.
One of the Representatives from
Whitman county, was born in White
county, Tennessee, June Is, 1856, and
emigrated with his parents to Mis-
souri, i'll 1859. His father volunteered
in the United States service in 1862,
serving until the close of the war.
Mr.. Person spent the early part of his
life on a farm and emigrated to Wash
ington in 1881, settling at Endicott,
Whitman county, where he has been
engaged in mercantile business ever
| since.
A. b. BULL.
The Clallam county Representative.
is physician, resides at Port Angeles,
where he is engaged in practicing his
profession. He claims to be an indie
pendent in politics.