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Washington State Constitutional Convention 1889

Washington's first constitutional convention met between July and August 1889 to draft the state's foundational text.

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Louis Sohns

Quill platform ID: p16628.

A Republican from the Twelfth District, the sixty-two year old manufacturer and banker lived in Vancouver. Born in Germany, Sohns came to Washington in 1852 where he engaged in manufacturing and established and became president of the First National Bank of Vancouver. He was mayor of Vancouver for six years, and he was a trustee of the Washington School for Defective Youths. Sohns served on the following committees: Preamble and Bill of Rights; Apportionment and Representation; Revenue and Taxation; rules for Convention.

Member of 12. Twelfth District —Washington State Constitutional Convention 1889.

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Washington State Constitutional Convention 1889

Louis Sohns