23. Twenty-third District

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23. Twenty-third 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
Charles T. Fay	Visualize	A delegate from the Twenty-third District, the sixty year old farmer lived in Steilacoom. Born in Massachusetts in 1828, Fay came to Puget Sound in 1874 and moved to Steilacoom in 1878. He was county commissioner of Pierce county in 1886. Fay served on the State, County and Municipal Indebtedness Committee.	23. Twenty-third District (This negotiation)
Henry M. Lillis	Visualize	A Republican from the Twenty-third District, the thirty-three year old teacher lived in Tacoma where he was a member of the city council. Lillis served on the following committees: Education and Educational Institutions; Miscellaneous Subjects, Schedule and Future Amendments; Printing, Mileage and Contingent Expenses.	23. Twenty-third District (This negotiation)
Robert S. More	Visualize	A Democrat from the Twenty-third District, the sixty-one year old farmer lived in Puyallup. Born in Scotland, More came to the United States in 1831 and to Puget Sound in 1853. He had been a county commissioner since 1854 and was a member of the territorial legislature in 1857-58 and 1871. He took part in the Indian wars and helped build the Naches road. More served on the following committees: Water and Water Rights; Harbors, Rivers, Tidewaters and Navigable Streams.	23. Twenty-third District (This negotiation)