Leonard A. Sawyer | |
Office: | 37th Speaker of the Washington House of Representatives |
Term Start: | January 8, 1973 |
Term End: | January 22, 1976 |
Predecessor: | Thomas A. Swayze Jr. |
Successor: | John L. O'Brien (acting) |
Office1: | Minority Leader of the Washington House of Representatives |
Term Start1: | January 11, 1971 |
Term End1: | January 8, 1973 |
Predecessor1: | John L. O'Brien |
Successor1: | Thomas A. Swayze Jr. |
State House2: | Washington |
District2: | 25th |
Term Start2: | January 10, 1955 |
Term End2: | January 10, 1977 |
Predecessor2: | Tom Montgomery |
Successor2: | George W. Walk |
Party: | Democratic |
Birth Name: | Leonard Alson Sawyer |
Birth Date: | 18 May 1925 |
Birth Place: | Puyallup, Washington, U.S. |
Death Place: | Seatac, Washington, U.S. |
Profession: | Lawyer |
Alma Mater: | University of Washington |
Children: | 5 |
Leonard Alson Sawyer (May 18, 1925 – August 19, 2015) was a lawyer and politician in the American state of Washington.[1] He represented the 25th district (Pierce County) as a Democrat initially elected in 1955, serving until 1975.[2] He was Speaker of the House from 1973 to 1977.[3] He was born in Puyallup, Washington and attended the University of Washington Law School. A veteran of World War II in the United States Navy, Sawyer was an attorney.[4] On August 19, 2015, Sawyer died at the age of 90.[5]