Female J.P.,

Forbes, Eliza A.

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. Lan…

Dunlap, Mary

Mary Dunlap of King County, Washington Territory ran unsuccessfully for Constable of her precinct on November 4, 1884. Dunlap lost the contest to her opponent, a Mr. Thompson.

Mrs. J. Anderson's Campaign for Justice of the Peace, 1884

Mary Dunlap's Campaign for Precinct Constable, 1884

Anderson, Mrs. J.

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

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