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Item
Title
D7124-3
Date(s)
- 1938-03-09 (Creation)
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(1919-1980)
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Mayor-Elect Dr. John C. Siegle, wife Susan, son John Jr. and daughters Bette (sitting on arm of chair) and Joyce at their home. Dr. Siegle, a dentist by trade, was elected Tacoma's Mayor on March 8, 1938, defeating incumbent George Smitley 18,103 to 14,296. He was the first native Tacoman to be elected to that office. He was ill when he took office and soon took a leave of absence to convalesce. He died April 12, 1939 on a train enroute from California to Tacoma, a scant 10 months after he took office. He became Tacoma's first Mayor to die in office. (Note: image reversed). (T.Times, 3/9/1938, p. 1).
Siegle, John C., 1885-1939; Siegle, John C., 1885-1939--Family;