WAUYantisGeorgeFranklin0282.xml Guide to the George Franklin Yantis Papers 1935-1949 Yantis (George Franklin) Papers Special Collections, University of Washington Libraries ©2007 (Last modified: 6/7/2016)
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Finding aid written in English. Finding aid based on DACS (Describing Archives: A Content Standard). University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections 0282 (Accession No. 0282-001) Yantis, George Franklin, 1885-1947 George Franklin Yantis papers 1935-1949 300 items spanning 0.68 cubic feet (2 boxes) Collection materials are in English. Papers of a Washington State lawyer and politician

George Franklin Yantis was born at Olympia, Washington, on October 28, 1885. His father's family were covered-wagon pioneers. He was educated in public schools in Olympia and graduated from the University of Wisconsin Law School in 1913. He practiced law in Olympia from that date until his death. Yantis was Prosecuting Attorney of Thurston County, 1915-1916; city attorney for Olympia, 1932-1934; attorney for the Port of Olympia from 1922; and attorney for PUD #1, Thurston County.

His political career includes several terms as Washington State Legislator, 1931-1933, 1935-1937, 1945; Speaker of the House for regular and special sessions in 1933 and 1945. He served as a member of several governmental research organizations; Northwest chairman for the National Resources Committee, 1937-1939; member of the National Resources Planning Board from 1939-1943.

Mr. Yantis was a lifelong Democrat. He was a member of the State and County Bar Associations as well as the Chamber of Commerce. Yantis died in 1947.

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Donated by Mrs. George F. Yantis, 12/4/1962.

 Yantis, George Franklin, 1885-1947--Archives Coyle, David Cushman, 1887-1969 Delano, Frederic Adrian, 1863-1953 Eliot, Charles William, 1834-1926 Merriam, Charles Edward, 1874-1953 Neal, Mel T Perkins, Frances, 1880-1965 Myers, Guy C. (Guy Charles), 1890-1960 Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945 Kizer, Benjamin H. (Benjamin Hamilton), 1878-1978 Ascher, Charles S. (Charles Stern), 1899-1980 United States. National Resources Planning Board Council of State Governments Personal Papers/Corporate Records (University of Washington)