Seattle Mayor. He served as mayor of Seattle, Washington from November 1897 to March 1904. He was appointed to the office of mayor by the Seattle City Council, after being chosen on the 65th ballot, to fill the remaining term of William D. Wood, who had resigned his office to take part in the Alaskan gold rush. He spent his early years in Illinois and Iowa, acquiring an education in the field of law. He was admitted to the Iowa State Bar Association in 1870 and began his legal career in Washington, Washington County, Kansas, before being elected to the office of county prosecutor for two years. From 1877 to 1880 he served as a member of the Kansas State Legislature, and from 1880 to 1882 as an Assistant United States Attorney. He arrived in Seattle in 1882 setting up a joint law firm with William R. Andrews. In 1890 he was appointed as a judge to the King County Superior Court by Governor Elisha P. Ferry, a position he held before being elected to the office of Seattle mayor.
Seattle Mayor. He served as mayor of Seattle, Washington from November 1897 to March 1904. He was appointed to the office of mayor by the Seattle City Council, after being chosen on the 65th ballot, to fill the remaining term of William D. Wood, who had resigned his office to take part in the Alaskan gold rush. He spent his early years in Illinois and Iowa, acquiring an education in the field of law. He was admitted to the Iowa State Bar Association in 1870 and began his legal career in Washington, Washington County, Kansas, before being elected to the office of county prosecutor for two years. From 1877 to 1880 he served as a member of the Kansas State Legislature, and from 1880 to 1882 as an Assistant United States Attorney. He arrived in Seattle in 1882 setting up a joint law firm with William R. Andrews. In 1890 he was appointed as a judge to the King County Superior Court by Governor Elisha P. Ferry, a position he held before being elected to the office of Seattle mayor.
Bio by: Nils M. Solsvik Jr.
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