<p>House Representative for Yakima County.
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Edward Whitson (Oct. 6, 1852-Oct. 15, 1910) was born in Oregon. He was an auditor in Yakima County, Washington from 1875 to 1876, and a member of the Washington Territorial Legislature from 1877 to 1878. He read law to enter the bar in 1879, and was mayor of North Yakima from 1886 to 1888, also maintaining a private practice. On March 10, 1905, Whitson was nominated seat on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Washington, and served until 1910</p>
<ul><li>Subjects (LCSH): Whitson, Edward, 1852-1910; Judges--Washington (State)--Portraits; Legislators--Washington (State)--Portraits; Men--Washington (State)--Portraits</li></ul>
<bdi><a href="https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q97056787" class="extiw" title="d:Q97056787"><span title="American photographer and dentist">A. B. Woodard</span></a>
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1877<div style="display: none;">date QS:P571,+1877-00-00T00:00:00Z/9</div>
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