Don Eldridge Explained

Don Eldridge
Office:34th Speaker of the Washington House of Representatives
Term Start:January 9, 1967
Term End:March 12, 1970
Predecessor:Robert M. Schaefer
Successor:Tom Copeland
State House1:Washington
District1:40th
Term Start1:January 12, 1953
Term End1:March 12, 1970
Predecessor1:Emma Abbott Ridgway
Successor1:D. James Costanti
Party:Republican
Birth Date:26 December 1919
Birth Place:Mount Vernon, Washington, U.S.
Death Place:Olympia, Washington, U.S.
Profession:property manager

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

Early life and education

He was born in Mount Vernon, Washington. He graduated from Mount Vernon High School and Mount Vernon Junior College. While at junior college, he completed the first phase of civilian pilot training in anticipation of joining the United States Army Air Corps.[1] He attended Washington State University for one year and received a degree in education from Western Washington College of Education.[1] He then worked in his family's stationary business and local newspaper in Mount Vernon.

Career

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.[2] He was in the property management business in Olympia, Washington. He died in Olympia, Washington.[1] [3] [4]

Notes and References

  1. http://apps.leg.wa.gov/oralhistory/eldridge.aspx Oral History-Don Eldridge
  2. News: Clipped From Spokane Chronicle. 1983-06-07. Spokane Chronicle. 2020-04-22. 23.
  3. http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/skagitvalleyherald/obituary.aspx?n=don-delos-eldridge&pid=96664580&fhid=5497 Don Delos Eldridge-obituary
  4. 'Former WA Speaker Don Eldridge dies,' The Seattle Times, October 23, 2007