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 1898 - 1982 (83 years)
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| Name |
William Franklin Devin |
| Born |
28 Mar 1898 |
Toledo, Lucas, Ohio U.S.A.  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Died |
Feb 1982 |
King County, Washington U.S.A. |
| Notes |
- Census:
1920 King Co WA Seattle Soundex: ED 24 Sh 1 w/mother (POB = OH)
Graduated Lincoln High School, Seattle, WA 1916
Graduated University of Washington, Seattle, WA 1923
US Army 1917 Fort Lawton
Army Ambulance Corp in Italy & France During WWI
1923-1939 Practiced Law
1939-1942 Elected justice of peace & appointed police judge
1942-1952 Elected Mayor of Seattle, WA
Won elections in 1942, 1944, 1946, 1948 (4 year term)
1952 To Retirement in 1980 Devin, Hamlin, and Erickson: private practice
1947 First American City Executive to visit Japan. Later organized Conference
of Japanese/US Mayors and served as chairman of Seattle-Kobe Sister City
Affiliation Committee. Member of Washington State Bar Assoc., American Legion,
Assoc Washington Cities (President 1948), Phi Delta Phi; long time elder of
Presbyterian Church & was a senior elder at the time of his death.
Received many honors (Refer to Seattle Post-Intelligencer, Thurs, 4 Feb 1982)
POD from Soc. Sec. Index
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| Person ID |
I1309 |
Devin Timber | William Devin Progeny |
| Last Modified |
28 Mar 2010 |
| Father |
Oliver Peyton Devin, b. 08 Oct 1864, Patoka, Gibson, Indiana U.S.A. , d. 1934 (Age 69 years) |
| Mother |
Mina Marie Kern, b. 1864, Ohio U.S.A. , d. 23 May 1943, Seattle, King, Washington U.S.A. (Age 79 years) |
| Married |
1888 |
St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri U.S.A. |
| Family ID |
F0376 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family |
Helen Hogue, b. 02 May 1899, d. 01 Jan 1992, Washington U.S.A. (Age 92 years) |
| Married |
03 Sep 1924 |
| Children |
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| Last Modified |
28 Mar 2010 |
| Family ID |
F0378 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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