Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1889-11-22
WHO THEY ARE.
The Representatives.
ALLEN.


list, was born in Scotland in 1912, and
was brought to this country in 1919,
settling in Wisconsin. He came to
Washington Territory in 1915, settling
at Port Madison. He then went TO
Seattle He is ship builder by trade,
and is now Superintendent of the Sc
attic Dry Dock Company. He served
in the Union army in the Twenty
fourth Wisconsin
Representative Bird, OF King county,
has been a locomotive engineer for
many years in the neighborhood of
Seattle, but is now engaged in manu-
featuring brick, is about 40 years old,
and has been in the Territory fifteen
years.
JOHN T. BLACKBURN.
Representative Blackburn, of King
county, lives at Vashon, on Vashon
Island, nearer Tacoma than Seattle
but in King county. He resides on
an eighty-acre farm there and was ap-
pointed postmaster OF the town in
1855 and notary public in 1887. He
was elected u member OF the legisla-
tnre in 1888, which never assembled.
Mr. Blackburn was born in Yorkshire,
England, August IA, 1874, and served
an apprenticeship as an horticulturist.
He emigrated to America in 1867, and
lived in Macoupin county, ILL.,, until
April, "a. In January, 1873, he mar
ried Miss J. P. Giddings, niece Of
Joshua Il. Giddings, the famous abo-
lition leader of Ohio, who represented
the Western Reserve district for many
years, afterward represented by the
lamented Garfield
C. T. BLACKFAN.
The Representative from Lincoln
county, though but Al years of age,
was in the Union army during the re-
bellion and was known as the baby of
Ben Harrison's brigade. He was born
in Illinois, has lived in the Territory
ten years and is farmer.
II. BLAIR.
DR.. Blair, of Klickitat, was born in
Polk county, Mo-, September 10, 1855,
on farm. The war ragged all around
the farm while he was a youth. He
lived there until 81 years of age, and
cast his vote for Hayes and Wheeler.
In May 1877, he came to Vancouver,
Clarke county, taught school and
worked at different kinds of labor,
studied medicine, graduated from the
medical department of the Willamette
University in 1883, and has practiced
his profession since, and has resided
at Bickleton since July, 1856.
GEORGE BoTHELL.
Representative Bothell, of King, was
born in the town of Indiana, Clarion
county, Pa, in 1874, and served during
the war of the rebellion in the 135th
Pennsylvania infantry and Fourteenth
Pennsylvania cavalry. He was cap
tured at Hagerstown by Early's forces
on the 4th OF July, 1864. He has been
in the Territory ten years, and is en-
gagged in logging with his brother at
BOthell, King county, at the head of
Lake Washington, where they have a
large shingle mill.
JOSlAH Z. BkOWN.
Josiah s. Brown, Representative of
Spokane county, born March 6, 1915,
in Parish of Burton, Sunbury county,
in British Province of New Brunswick.
Emigrated to Linneus. Aroostook
county, Maine, when nine years Of
age. Went to district school, cut
wood, dug potatoes, picked stones,
drove oxen, etc. July 2, 1861, enlisted
as private in the first company Or
ganizcd in Aroostook county, which
was Company A, Seventh Maine Volun-
teers, infantry. Served in Army of
the Potomac, McClellan's Peninsula
Campaign, Second Bull Run, Antie-
tam, C Charlottesville, Gettysburg, Mine
Run. December II, 1868, re-enlisted
in the field as a Veteran" for three
years or during the war, unless sooner
shot," was at Wilderness, Spottsylva-
MIA, North Anna, Cold Harbor, and
front of Petersburg. July, 1864,
helped repulse Breckenridge and Early
from front of Washington, ID. c. Was
was Sheridan at Opequon, Winchester,
and Cedar Greek, March, 1884 was back
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,ous , .ne i1cels anu cap'ure re.ers-
to shout when Lee surrendered at Ap-
pomatox; commanded his company
as second lieutenant when Lee sur
rendered; was wounded Nav 10. 1864.
at Spottsylvapia. and October 10. 1864.
at Cedar Creek. Va: mustered ont
June %, 1865. aged 20 wears: in No
vember 1867. ioined the engineer hat
talon of the u. s. Army. and came to
the Pacific coast in 1865: served in
California, Arizona, Oregon, Washing
ton and Alaska; engaged and wounded
in Modoc war, and specially men,
toned in official returns for gallantry,
ETC., January II, 1873; has been in
Washington Territory most of the
time since 1873; has been in Spokane
county since December, 1883, living in
Deep Creek precinct as a small ram
cher; was delegate to the Republican
ierritOIiai convention NJ EilehsDurgh
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GEORGE BROWNE.
Mr.. Browne received very large
majority for Representative from
Pierce county, showing that his popu-
larity is well grounded. He is a ma