Eliza A. Forbes - (birth-death dates?):
Eliza A. Forbes of King County, Washington Territory was elected Justice of the Peace November 4, 1884. She, and Mrs. J. Anderson, were the first two women to be elected to this office in the Territory. Forbes ran against against a Mr. Langland and beat him by only eight votes.
Party Affiliation:
Unknown
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Resources:
"Female J.P.," Seattle Daily Post Intelligencer, November 9, 1884, p. 4.