John Truax (February 12, 1877 – May 14, 1930) was an American politician in the state of
Washington. He served in the
Washington House of Representatives from 1913 to 1915. Truax died in 1930 in an accident in which he drowned after driving his car off of a
ferry
A ferry is a ship, watercraft or amphibious vehicle used to carry passengers, and sometimes vehicles and cargo, across a body of water. A passenger ferry with many stops, such as in Venice, Italy, is sometimes called a water bus or water taxi ...
into the river in
Richland, Washington.
References
Republican Party members of the Washington House of Representatives
People from Calhoun County, Michigan
1877 births
1930 deaths
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