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Lawrence Edward Gossett is an American politician and activist who served as a member of the nonpartisan King County Council,representing District 10 from 1994 to 2006 and District 2 from 2006 to 2020. Gossett served as chair of the Council in 2007 and 2013.
John Harte McGraw was an American attorney,businessman,and politician who served as the second governor of Washington from 1893 to 1897.
Highline College is a public community college in Des Moines,Washington. Highline was founded in 1961 as the first community college in King County,Washington. The main campus covers 80 acres (320,000 m2). As of 2015,there were approximately 17,000 students and 350,000 alumni of the college.
Washington,officially the State of Washington,is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the Western United States. Named for George Washington—the first U.S. president—the state was formed from the western part of the Washington Territory,which was ceded by the British Empire in 1846,by the Oregon Treaty in the settlement of the Oregon boundary dispute. The state is bordered on the west by the Pacific Ocean,Oregon to the south,Idaho to the east,and the Canadian province of British Columbia to the north. It was admitted to the Union as the 42nd state in 1889. Olympia is the state capital;the state's largest city is Seattle. Washington is often referred to as Washington state to distinguish it from the nation's capital,Washington,D.C.
HistoryLink is an online encyclopedia of Washington state history. The site has more than 8,100 entries and attracts 5,000 daily visitors. It has 500 biographies and more than 14,000 images.
Judson Toll Jennings was an American librarian. Jennings served as the Director of the Seattle Public Library from 1907 to 1942. Upon retirement,Jennings became the first chair of a new King County Rural Library District,the predecessor to the modern-day King County Library System.
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Seattle Naval Hospital was a military hospital created during World War II in the city of Shoreline,Washington,for convalescing naval sailors in the Pacific Theater of the War. In 1945,there were over 2000 patients and 600 staff members at the hospital. After the war,the facility was converted into a tuberculosis sanitarium (Firland) until 1973. Since then the location has been used by the Washington State Department of Social and Health Services to house developmentally disabled adults.
Edward Heavey was an American lawyer and politician who served as a member of the King County Council,representing the 8ty district from 1969 to 1976. A member of the Democratic Party,he previously served as a member of the Washington House of Representatives,representing the 31st district from 1967 to 1969.
Les S. Thomas is an American businessman and politician serving as a member of the Kent City Council since 2004. A member of the Republican Party prior to 2014 and an Independent since 2014,he previously served as a member of the King County Council and the Washington House of Representatives.
William H. Reams was an American politician who served as a member of the King County Council from 1969 to 1990. A member of the Republican Party,he represented the 3rd district.
Robert Gaines is an American politician who served as a member of the King County Council from 1977 to 1978. A member of the Democratic Party,he represented the 9th district.
Paul Barden is an American politician who served as a member of the King County Council from 1974 to 1994. A member of the Republican Party,he represented the 7th district.
Ed Munro was an American politician who served as a member of the King County Council from 1969 to 1974. A member of the Democratic Party,he represented the 7th district.
Carolyn Edmonds is an American politician who served as a member of the King County Council from 2002 to 2006. A member of the Democratic Party,she represented the 1st district.
Audrey Lindgren Gruger was an American politician who served as a member of the King County Council from 1982 to 1994. A member of the Democratic Party,she represented the 1st district.
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- ↑ "Sullivan, Cynthia (b. 1949)". Historylink. Retrieved October 2, 2021.
- ↑ "King County Councilmembers, 1969-present". Historylink. Retrieved October 2, 2021.
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