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Elwood Evans

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Elwood Evans (December 29, 1828 – January 28, 1898) was an attorney, politician, and historian from Washington Territory. He was the mayor of Olympia[1] and served briefly as acting governor of the territory.[2][3] He is known as the pioneer historian of the state of Washington.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Olympia Mayor (1859, 60, 61) - Elwood Evans". olympiawa.gov.
  2. ^ Evans, Elwood (25 June 2018). Elwood Evans papers. OCLC 702126616 – via Open WorldCat.
  3. ^ "Evans, Elwood, 1828-1898 @ SNAC". snaccooperative.org.
  4. ^ Maceachern, John (25 June 1961). "Elwood Evans, Lawyer-Historian". The Pacific Northwest Quarterly. 52 (1): 15–23. JSTOR 40487548.

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