Eliza A. Forbes' Campaign for Justice of the Peace, 1884

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Eliza A. Forbes' Campaign for Justice of the Peace, 1884

Campaign Title

Eliza A. Forbes' Campaign for Justice of the Peace, 1884

Candidate

Forbes, Eliza A.

Marital Status

Political Office - Local

Justice of the Peace

Campaign Success

Yes

Political Party During Campaign

Political Office Type

City/Town

Seattle

State/Territory

Washington State

Region

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Eliza A. Forbes of King County, Washington Territory was elected Justice of the Peace November 4, 1884. She, and Mrs. J. Anderson, were the first two women to be elected to this office in the Territory. Forbes ran against against a Mr. L...