the 1854 legislature and in 1871, while serving as a Territorial Representative, gave a speech to the Washington Legislature advocating voting rights for women. Suffragist Susan B. Anthony visited Olympia to promote the cause and dined with the Bigelows at their home. The Bigelows were also instrumental in promoting public education in the territory. Daniel helped found the Olympia School District and assisted in the construction of the first school in the early 1850s. Bigelow also served as a regent of the University of Washington in 1866 and later founded the Olympia Collegiate Institute, forerunner of the University of Puget Sound. Daniel Bigelow died September 15, 1905, at Olympia, the last surviving member of the first territorial legislature. Ann Elizabeth Bigelow died February 8, 1926. The Bigelows had 9 children. See also Bigelow Neighborhood History of Olympia, Washington References External links Olympia Historical Society and Bigelow House Museum Bigelow Family Mementos available from the Washington State Library The Bigelow Society History of Olympia, Washington 1824 births 1905 deaths Members of the Washington Territorial Legislature 19th-century American politicians Oregon Territory officials Union College (New York) alumni Harvard Law School alumni Regents of the University of Washington People from Ellisburg, New York