Washington State Constitutional Convention 1889

Washington's first constitutional convention met between July and August 1889 to draft the state's foundational text.

03. Third District

This is one of the 26 delegations in the convention, accounting for 3 of 95 people who took part.

Members (3):

Name Visualize Details Delegations
Hiram E. Allen Visualize An uninstructed delegate from the Third District, the thirty-two year old lawyer lived in Spokane Falls. Born in Indiana, Allen came to Olympia, Washington, in 1872, and moved to Spokane Falls in 1880. Allen served on the following committees: Education and Educational Institutions; Apportionment and Representation; Homestead and Property Exemptions. 03. Third District (This negotiation)
Thomas C. Griffitts Visualize A Democrat from the Third District, the thirty-one year old lawyer lived in Spokane Falls. Born in Illinois, he moved to Utah at the age of twenty-three and came to Spokane Falls in 1884. Griffitts served on the following committees: Judicial Department; County, City and Township Organization; credentials; rules for Convention. 03. Third District (This negotiation)
H. F. Suksdorf Visualize A Democrat from the Third District, the forty-six year old lawyer lived in Spangle. Born in Germany in 1843, he came to the United States in 1858 and to Washington in 1883. He was graduated from the Iowa State University and at the time of the Convention was engaged in farming near Spangle. Suksdorf served on the following committees: Revenue and Taxation; Printing, Mileage and Contingent Expenses; State, School and Granted Lands. 03. Third District (This negotiation)