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Tacoma Mayor 1924
Angelo V. Fawcett

A Civil War veteran, Fawcett left Illinois to find success
in booming Tacoma, arriving on August 15, 1883. Fawcett
and his brother established a farm-implement and seed
company in Tacoma. As their business grew, they
expanded to a wagon company. A. V. Fawcett's business

success led him into part ownership of a hotel and other commercial
endeavors. In 1892 he was elected a county commissioner and was
first elected Tacoma mayor in 1896. Over the next 30 years he won
three more terms. His political and personal life was colorful and often
controversial. Among his successes were a municipal dock, the 11th
Street Bridge, a good municipal water source and convincing Pierce
County voters to purchase and donate land for the U.S. Army's Camp
Lewis southwest of Tacoma. Some of his accomplishments were
obtained through questionable techniques, but he proved to be one
of Tacoma's most resilient politicians.

Washington State Governor— Elected in 1924 and 1928
Roland H. Hartley (1864–1952)

Roland Hill Hartley was a Canadian-American politician.
In 1902 he moved to Everett, Washington, where he
ultimately had interests in several timber companies
and a tugboat company. In 1910 he entered electoral
politics as a Republican and was elected mayor
of Everett, Washington serving one term from 1910 to
1912. He was then elected to the Washington House
of Representatives, serving from 1915 to 1917. In 1925
he was elected the tenth governor of Washington and served until 1933.
Hartley's major accomplishments during his governorship were the
creation of a centralized state highway department and passage of new
state timber laws. Hartley was the first Washington Republican governor
to serve two terms, was defeated for a third term during the Great
Depression, and was succeeded by Democrat Clarence Daniel Martin.