Byron Collins Van Houten (December 19, 1848 – January 25, 1904) was an American politician in the state of Washington. He served in the Washington State Senate from 1891 to 1897.[1] From 1895 to 1897, he was President pro tempore of the Senate.[2]
B. C. Van Houten | |
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![]() Van Houten in 1895 | |
President pro tempore of the Washington Senate | |
In office January 14, 1895 – January 11, 1897 | |
Preceded by | Trusten P. Dyer |
Succeeded by | W. H. Plummer |
Member of the Washington Senate from the 3rd district | |
In office January 7, 1891 – January 11, 1897 | |
Preceded by | H. W. Fairweather |
Succeeded by | W. H. Plummer |
Personal details | |
Born | Byron Collins Van Houten December 19, 1848 Middlesex, New York, U.S. |
Died | January 25, 1904 Seattle, Washington, U.S. | (aged 55)
Political party | Republican |
He was profiled in the brochure for the Northwest Industrial Exposition held in Spokane Falls in October 1890.
References
edit- ^ "State of Washington : Members of the Legislature Members of the Washington State Legislature 1889 – 2011" (PDF). Leg.wa.gov. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
- ^ Lofquist, Margaret U. (11 January 1983). "The Collins-Cadwell Genealogy: Ancestors and Descendants of Hiram Collins and His Wife Annar Cadwell Collins of Middlesex, New York, with Allied Lines Underwood, Clark, and Van Houten". Gateway Press. Retrieved 11 January 2019 – via Google Books.