Identity elements
Reference code
Name and location of repository
Level of description
Item
Title
D7802-1
Date(s)
- 1939-01-07 (Creation)
Extent
Name of creator
Content and structure elements
Scope and content
New Pierce County Prosecutor Thor Tollefson was sworn in on January 9, 1939 succeeding Harry H. Johnston, Democrat. His parents had operated a meat market and grocery store on McKinley Hill. After his father's death in 1915, Thor, as eldest son, left school and worked in various lumber mills and shipyards to help support the family. He was finally able to enter high school at the age of 21, holding down a job in the mills at night, and obtained his law degree from the University of Washington in 1930. Mr. Tollefson served as county prosecutor from 1938-1946. A delegate to numerous Republican state conventions, he was elected as a Republican to the 80th Congress in 1946 and to the eight succeeding Congresses. After his last term in office, he was appointed Director of Fisheries for the State of Washington and also the special assistant to the Governor in charge of international fisheries negotiations. Thor Tollefson passed away in Tacoma on December 30, 1982, at the age of 81. (T. Times 1-9-39, p. 1) ALBUM 4.
Tollefson, Thor C., 1901-1982; Lawyers--Tacoma--1930-1940;