Don Eldridge

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Don Eldridge
Representative Don Eldridge, Speaker of the House.jpg
Eldridge in 1967
34th Speaker of the Washington House of Representatives
In office
January 9, 1967 – March 12, 1970
Preceded byRobert M. Schaefer
Succeeded byTom Copeland
Member of the Washington House of Representatives
from the 40th district
In office
January 12, 1953 – March 12, 1970
Preceded byEmma Abbott Ridgway
Succeeded byD. James Costanti
Personal details
Born(1919-12-26)December 26, 1919
Mount Vernon, Washington, U.S.
DiedOctober 16, 2007(2007-10-16) (aged 87)
Olympia, Washington, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Professionproperty manager

Don Delos Eldridge (December 26, 1919 – October 16, 2007) was an American politician.

Born in Mount Vernon, Washington, he served briefly in the United States military. Eldridge went to Mount Vernon High School, Mount Vernon Junior College, and Washington State University. Eldridge then received his degree in education from Western Washington University and then worked in his family's stationary business and local newspaper in Mount Vernon. He served in the Washington House of Representatives 1952–1970 as a Republican and was the speaker. In 1970, Eldridge was appointed to the Washington State Liquor Control Board and served until 1979. He was a member of the first Washington Redistricting Commission in 1983.[1] He was in the property management business in Olympia, Washington. He died in Olympia, Washington.[2][3][4]

Notes[]

  1. ^ "Clipped From Spokane Chronicle". Spokane Chronicle. 1983-06-07. p. 23. Retrieved 2020-04-22.
  2. ^ Don Delos Eldridge-obituary
  3. ^ 'Former WA Speaker Don Eldridge dies,' The Seattle Times, October 23, 2007
  4. ^ Oral History-Don Eldridge


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