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History and Government—Congressional Biographies—WashingtonJoel McFee PRITCHARD
(1925-1997)
PRITCHARD, Joel McFee, a
Representative from Washington; born in Seattle, King County,
Wash., May 5, 1925; attended the public schools; Marietta College,
1946-1947; served in the United States Army, 1944-1946, with rank
of sergeant; employed, Griffin Envelope Co., Seattle, Wash.,
president, 1948-1971; member, state house of representatives,
1953-1966; member, state senate, 1966-1970; delegate, Republican
National Convention, 1956; elected as a Republican to the
Ninety-third and to the five succeeding Congresses (January 3,
1973-January 3, 1985); did not seek reelection to the Ninety-ninth
Congress; elected lieutenant governor of Washington in 1988;
reelected in 1992 for the four-year term beginning January 13,
1993; died October 9, 1997, in Olympia, Wash.
Bibliography
Pritchard, Joel M. Joel M. Pritchard: An Oral
History/Interviewed by Anne Kilgannon. Olympia, WA: Washington
State Oral History Program, Office of the Secretary of State,
2000.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
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