Thomas P. Revelle

Thomas P. Revelle (1868–1941)[1] was a Seattle lawyer and politician who was a proponent for the founding of the city's Pike Place Market. Revelle was born in Maryland but moved to Seattle in 1898 to serve as a minister at a local Methodist church.[1] He studied law at the University of Washington and became a member of the bar. He ran for City Council and served from 1906 to 1911.[1] In 1910 he ran for Congress but lost the election. He served as a United States Attorney for the Western district of Washington. In this capacity Revelle prosecuted and convicted the former Seattle Police official turned bootlegger Roy Olmstead during Prohibition.

References

"Thomas P. Revelle (1868–1941)". Olmstead v. United States: The Constitutional Challenges of Prohibition Enforcement — Historical Background and Documents. Federal Judicial Center. Retrieved 10 December 2012.

External links

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[FJC-1] "Thomas P. Revelle (1868–1941)". Olmstead v. United States: The Constitutional Challenges of Prohibition Enforcement — Historical Background and Documents. Federal Judicial Center. Retrieved 10 December 2012.