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Thomas Taylor Minor (1844-1889) — also known asThomas T. Minor — of Port Townsend,JeffersonCounty, Wash.; Seattle,KingCounty, Wash.Born, of American parents, in Manepy, Ceylon (nowSriLanka),February20, 1844.Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;physician;one of the founders of the Seattle, Lake Shore and EasternRailroad;delegate to Republican National Convention from Washington Territory,1880;mayorof Port Townsend, Wash., 1880-83;mayorof Seattle, Wash., 1887-88.Member,Freemasons.Last seen traveling by canoe to Whidbey Island, with others, on aduck hutingtrip, and wasneverheard from again; presumeddrownedin awatercraftaccident, inPugetSound,December2, 1889 (age45 years, 285days). His canoe was recovered, but his remains werenotfound.

	Relatives: Sonof Eastman Strong Minor and Judith (Manchester) Minor; married,August20, 1872, to Sarah Montgomery; grandfather ofThomasMinor Pelly.
		Political family:Moriarty-Minorfamily of Seattle, Washington.
		The T.T. MinorSchool(built 1890, demolished 1940, rebuilt 1941, closed 2010, renovatedand reopened 2016), inSeattle,Washington, isnamed forhim.  — MinorAvenue,inSeattle,Washington, isnamed forhim.
		See alsoWikipediaarticle —Find-A-Gravememorial