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William Franklin DevinVeteran
- Birth
- Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio, USA
- Death
- 2 Feb 1982 (aged 83)Seattle, King County, Washington, USA
- Burial
- Cremated, Location of ashes is unknown
- Memorial ID
- 28034540View Source
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From Historylink.org: William F. Devin was born in Toledo, Ohio, on March 28, 1898, the son of a Presbyterian minister who relocated the family to Richland in 1913. They soon moved on to Seattle, where Devin graduated from Lincoln High School in 1916. He did farm work in Eastern Washington that summer, then enrolled in the University of Washington.
On December 15, 1917, Devin enlisted in the military at Seattle's Fort Lawton. Assigned to the Army Ambulance Corps, he served in both Italy and France during World War I. He was mustered out of the military on May 10, 1919, earned a law degree at UW in 1923, and entered private practice. On September 3, 1924, Devin married Helen Hogue (1899-1992) in the University Presbyterian Church. The couple had two sons, Douglas (1927-2022) and Daniel (1930-2021).
Original Entry: Seattle Mayor. He served four terms as mayor of Seattle, Washington from June 1942 to June 1952. A graduate of the University of Washington School of Law, he was a member of the American, Washington State and Seattle-King County Bar Associations. A veteran of the First World War, he was among the first American troops to land in Italy. He served as chairman of the Seattle-Kobe Sister City Committee following the Second World War and was a key figure in establishing post-war relations with Japan. In addition to serving as mayor he also served as a justice of the peace and a police court judge.
From Historylink.org: William F. Devin was born in Toledo, Ohio, on March 28, 1898, the son of a Presbyterian minister who relocated the family to Richland in 1913. They soon moved on to Seattle, where Devin graduated from Lincoln High School in 1916. He did farm work in Eastern Washington that summer, then enrolled in the University of Washington.
On December 15, 1917, Devin enlisted in the military at Seattle's Fort Lawton. Assigned to the Army Ambulance Corps, he served in both Italy and France during World War I. He was mustered out of the military on May 10, 1919, earned a law degree at UW in 1923, and entered private practice. On September 3, 1924, Devin married Helen Hogue (1899-1992) in the University Presbyterian Church. The couple had two sons, Douglas (1927-2022) and Daniel (1930-2021).
Original Entry: Seattle Mayor. He served four terms as mayor of Seattle, Washington from June 1942 to June 1952. A graduate of the University of Washington School of Law, he was a member of the American, Washington State and Seattle-King County Bar Associations. A veteran of the First World War, he was among the first American troops to land in Italy. He served as chairman of the Seattle-Kobe Sister City Committee following the Second World War and was a key figure in establishing post-war relations with Japan. In addition to serving as mayor he also served as a justice of the peace and a police court judge.
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- Created by:Nils M. Solsvik Jr.
- Added: Jul 4, 2008
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- Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/28034540/william_franklin-devin: accessed), memorial page for William Franklin Devin (28 Mar 1898–2 Feb 1982), Find a Grave Memorial ID28034540;Maintained by Nils M. Solsvik Jr. (contributor46486439).
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