A. T. Van de Vanter

Aaron T. Van de Vanter (February 25, 1859 – September 15, 1907) was an American politician and businessman in the state of Washington. He was the President of the Washington Central Improvement Company. He was elected as the first mayor of the city of Kent, on May 22, 1890. He also served on the town council in 1893, and was elected to the office of King county Sheriff in 1894. He served in the Washington State Senate from 1891 to 1895.[1][2] He died of heart failure in 1907, as a result of a recent car accident.[3]

A. T. Van de Vanter
Van de Vanter in 1891
Member of the Washington State Senate
In office
January 12, 1903  January 14, 1907
Preceded byT. B. Sumner
Succeeded byRalph D. Nichols
Constituency31st
In office
January 7, 1891  January 14, 1895
Preceded byW. J. Parkinson
Succeeded byJohn Wooding
Constituency24th
Personal details
Born(1859-02-25)February 25, 1859
Sturgis, Michigan, U.S.
DiedSeptember 15, 1907(1907-09-15) (aged 48)
Van Asselt, King County, Washington, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
RelationsWillis Van Devanter
OccupationBusinessman

References

  1. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2018-10-01. Retrieved 2015-02-21.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. "Barton's Legislative Hand-book and Manual of the State of Washington". T.H. Boyd. December 31, 1893. Archived from the original on February 21, 2015. Retrieved February 21, 2015 via Google Books.
  3. Humanities, National Endowment for the (September 16, 1907). "The Seattle star. (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, September 16, 1907, Last Edition, Image 1". Archived from the original on February 21, 2015. Retrieved December 31, 2019 via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.


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