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  Askren, William David
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NameWilliam David Askren
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Tacoma, Washington , United States
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Born October 01, 1885
DiedOctober 21, 1964 (79 years)
ContributorRalphie
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Jul 17, 2010 02:33pm
Tags Divorced - Married - Freemason - Presbyterian -
InfoPierce County prosecuting attorney 1919-1920
Pierce County Superior Court judge 1921-1924
Supreme Court justice 1925-1928

Notably survived a point-blank assassination attempt on his own doorstep in 1920 at the hands of a woman he had recently prosecuted. The publicity aided Askren in his campaign for the superior court the following year.

The Washington High Bench, Sheldon p77.

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