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Ella Wintler
Ella Wintler (August 10, 1885 - April 17, 1975) was an American politician who served as a member of the Washington House of Representatives for 20 years including several non-consecutive terms from 1939 to 1965. She represented Washington's 17th and then 49th legislative districts as a Republican. In her final term in office (1963–65), she was elected Speaker Pro Tempore. Early life and education Wintler was born and lived most of her life in Vancouver, Washington. She was the youngest of nine children to father John Jacob Wintler, a Swiss immigrant, and mother Sarah Butler Wintler, who arrived in Vancouver in 1878 having driven mules there from Carthage, Missouri. A 1903 graduate of Vancouver High School, she then taught at several schools before enrolling at the University of Washington. She graduated with her A.B. and A.M. degrees in 1910 and then taught German in Mount Vernon, Washington until 1916. She then returned to Vancouver and taught German, English, and s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Washington (state)
Washington (), officially the State of Washington, is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the Western United States. Named for George Washington—the first U.S. president—the state was formed from the western part of the Washington Territory, which was ceded by the British Empire in 1846, by the Oregon Treaty in the settlement of the Oregon boundary dispute. The state is bordered on the west by the Pacific Ocean, Oregon to the south, Idaho to the east, and the Canadian province of British Columbia to the north. It was admitted to the Union as the 42nd state in 1889. Olympia is the state capital; the state's largest city is Seattle. Washington is often referred to as Washington state to distinguish it from the nation's capital, Washington, D.C. Washington is the 18th-largest state, with an area of , and the 13th-most populous state, with more than 7.7 million people. The majority of Washington's residents live in the Seattle metropolitan area, the center of trans ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
