Thurston County
Washington
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Thurston County
Washington
Cemeteries and Memorial Sites ofPoliticians in Thurston County
Index to Locations EvergreenCemetery Lacey, Thurston County, Washington
UnknownLocation Tumwater, Thurston County, Washington Masonic MemorialPark Tumwater, Thurston County, Washington
|  Samuel Goodlove Cosgrove (1847-1909) — also known as"Washington's One-DayGovernor" —of Pomeroy,GarfieldCounty, Wash.BornApril10, 1847.Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; mayor ofPomeroy, Wash.; alternate delegate to Republican National Conventionfrom Washington,1900;Governorof Washington, 1909; died in office 1909.Died in Paso Robles,San LuisObispo County, Calif.,March28, 1909 (age61 years, 352days).Interment at Masonic Memorial Park.
| Marshall Frank Moore (1829-1870) — also known asMarshall F. Moore — of Sioux City,WoodburyCounty, Iowa; Washington.Born in Binghamton,BroomeCounty, N.Y.,February12, 1829.Common pleas court judge in Iowa, 1850; general in the Union Armyduring the Civil War;Governorof Washington Territory, 1867-69; candidate forDelegateto U.S. Congress from Washington Territory, 1868.Died in Olympia,ThurstonCounty, Wash.,February26, 1870 (age41 years, 14days).Interment at Masonic Memorial Park.
| Obadiah Benton McFadden (1815-1875) — also known asObadiah B. McFadden — of Olympia,ThurstonCounty, Wash.Born in West Middletown,WashingtonCounty, Pa.,November18, 1815.Lawyer;member ofPennsylvaniastate house of representatives, 1843;justice ofOregon territorial supreme court, 1853-54;justice ofWashington territorial supreme court, 1854-61;memberWashington territorial council, 1861;Delegateto U.S. Congress from Washington Territory, 1873-75.Died in Olympia,ThurstonCounty, Wash.,June 25,1875 (age59 years, 219days).Interment at Masonic Memorial Park.
| Victor Monroe (1813-1856) — Born in Glasgow,BarrenCounty, Ky.,November27, 1813.Justiceof Washington territorial supreme court, 1853.Died in Olympia,ThurstonCounty, Wash.,September15, 1856 (age42 years, 293days).Interment at Masonic Memorial Park.
| Clark Biles (1849-1892) — of Tumwater,ThurstonCounty, Wash.BornAugust22, 1849.Mayorof Tumwater, Wash., 1890, 1892; died in office 1892.DiedJanuary4, 1892 (age42 years, 135days).Interment at Masonic Memorial Park.
| George Wiley Biles (1840-1912) — also known asGeorge W. Biles — of Tumwater,ThurstonCounty, Wash.Born in1840.Mayorof Tumwater, Wash., 1872, 1875.Died in1912(ageabout72 years).Interment at Masonic Memorial Park.
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