before her time on the council Bertha Knight Landes, council member 1922–1926, then elected the city's first female mayor David Levine, council member 1931–1962 Wing Luke, council member 1962–1965, first Asian American elected official in Washington State John Miller, council member 1972–1979, later a Republican congressman A. W. Piper, pioneer, baker, socialist member 1877–1879. Eponym of Pipers Creek and Piper Orchard Norm Rice, council member 1978–1989, then elected the city's first African American mayor Peter Steinbrueck, council member 1997–2007, architect Reginald H. Thomson, council member 1916–1922. City Engineer and visionary. Championed the Denny Regrade, 1904 Great Northern Tunnel, development of the Cedar River watershed, railroad, electricity and sewage infrastructure improvements and member of team that designed Lake Washington's first floating bridge. Jeanette Williams, council member 1969–1989 Henry Yesler, council member 1884–1885, Seattle pioneer, sawmill-owner, and twice mayor Notes External links Archives Hugh DeLacy Papers. 1938–1985. 4.87 cubic feet (11 boxes, 1 map tube, 1 package). Contains records from DeLacy's service with the Seattle City Council from 1938–1939. Frederick G. Hamley Papers. 1933–1963. 6.83 cubic feet. Contains records from Hamley's service with the Seattle City Council from 1935–1936. Austin E. Griffiths Papers. 1891–1952. 11.73 cubic feet (25 boxes). Contains records from Griffiths' career as Settle city councilman from 1910–1913. City Council Washington city councils