- 13. Thirteenth District
Washington State Constitutional Convention 1889
Washington's first constitutional convention met between July and August 1889 to draft the state's foundational text.
13. Thirteenth 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ozra A. Bowen | Visualize | A Republican from the Thirteenth District, the forty-six year old lumbering and manufacturing businessman lived in Skamakawa. Born in Michigan, Bowen was graduated from Hillsdale College and became part owner and editor of the Coldwater Republican. He had five years experience in the Michigan State Land Office as commissioner and deputy commissioner. He had been a member of the Michigan legislature as well as having engaged in the lumber business there. In 1887 he came to Washington and entered the Columbia River Lumber and Manufacturing Company at Skamakawa. Bowen served on the following committees: County, City and Township Organization; Revenue and Taxation; State, School and Granted Lands; State Seal. | 13. Thirteenth District (This negotiation) |
| James A. Burk | Visualize | A resident of Kalama in the Thirteenth District, Burk was a fifty-six year old farmer and stock raiser. Born in New York in 1833, he came to Washington in 1852 and had served in both houses of the territorial legislature. Burk served on the following committees: Elections and Elective Rights; Agriculture, Manufacturing, Fisheries and Commerce. | 13. Thirteenth District (This negotiation) |
| J. F. Van Name | Visualize | A delegate from the Thirteenth District, the thirty-two year old teacher and lawyer lived in Kelso. Born in Illinois, he came to Washington in 1882. He had been clerk of the second judicial district. Van Name served on the following committees: Apportionment and Representation; Printing, Mileage and Contingent Expenses; Engrossment. | 13. Thirteenth District (This negotiation) |