Clarence C. Dill: The Life of a Western Politician

by Kerry E. Irish

Book Overview

Born into a poor Ohio farm family in 1884, Clarence C. Dill immigrated as a young man to Spokane, Washington. There, despite being a virtual stranger, a political newcomer, and a Democrat in a Republican stronghold, he won election as Washington's Fifth District Representative to Congress. Reelected in 1916 as a Woodrow Wilson progressive, Dill opposed American entry into World War I. Voters promptly removed him from office in 1918--his political...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0874221900
• ISBN13: 9780874221909
• Release Date: March 2000
• Publisher: Washington State University Press
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.2" x 8.8"