- 19. Nineteenth District
Washington State Constitutional Convention 1889
Washington's first constitutional convention met between July and August 1889 to draft the state's foundational text.
19. Nineteenth 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| David E. Durie | Visualize | A delegate from the Nineteenth District, the forty-two year old merchant lived in Seattle. Born in Scotland in 1847, Durie came to the United States in 1864 and to Washington in 1871. He was active in the Indian wars of 1887-88. He had been a member of the Seattle Common Council. Durie served on the following committees: Harbors, Rivers, Tidewaters and Navigable Streams, chairman; State, County and Municipal Indebtedness; rules for Convention. | 19. Nineteenth District (This negotiation) |
| Trusten P. Dyer | Visualize | A Republican from the Nineteenth District, the thirty-three year old lawyer lived in Seattle. Born in Missouri in 1856, Dyer was graduated from Weslyan College. He taught school and studied law, and in 1875 was admitted to the bar. He was chief clerk in the registry department of the St. Louis post office in 1878. In 1887 he came to Washington. Dyer served on the following committees: Elections and Elective Rights; Apportionment and Representation; Revenue and Taxation; reporting proceedings. | 19. Nineteenth District (This negotiation) |
| Thomas T. Minor | Visualize | A Republican from the Nineteenth District, the forty-five year old doctor lived in Seattle. Born in Connecticutt in 1844, Minor was an assistant surgeon in the Civil War. He was graduated from Yale College. He came to Puget Sound in 1868 and to Seattle in 1883 where he served as mayor from 1887-88. Minor served on the following committees: Revision, Adjustment and Enrollment, chairman; State, School and Granted Lands; State Medicine and Public Health. | 19. Nineteenth District (This negotiation) |