Person:John Leary (2)

He served as mayor of Seattle, Washington, from August 3, 1884 to August 3, 1885. He was born in New Brunswick, Canada and lived briefly in Maine before settling in the Pacific Northwest. He arrived in Seattle in 1869 and was admitted to the Washington state bar in 1871. He was a highly successful and prominent businessman with investment holdings in banking, railroading, newspaper publishing, real estate development, logging, and coal mining enterprises. In addition to serving as mayor, he served three terms as a member of the Seattle City Council. In 1892, he ran again for mayor, losing to James T. Ronald, a future district court judge. Later in the year, he married Eliza P. Ferry, daughter of Washington's first elected governor, Elisha P. Ferry. At the time of his death he held an estimated fortune in excess of two million dollars. (Find-a-Grave bio by: Nils M. Solsvik Jr.)

King County, Washington, 1900 census:^[2]

Leary, John Head 63 yrs (b. Oct 1836) (marr. 9 yrs) b. Canada (parents, b. Ireland) (imm. 1856) Banker

      Eliza Wife 48 yrs (b. Jul 1852) [no children?] b. Maine[?] (parents, b. Illinois/Maine[?])

Terry, James Lodger 50 yrs (b. Aug 1850) (Single) b. Illinois (parents, b. Illinois) [occupation illegible]

      P. [m] Lodger 39 yrs (b. Aug 1870) (Single) b. Illinois (parents, b. Illinois) Lawyer

      Sarah Lodger 79 yrs (b. Sep 1830) (Widow) b. Maine[?] (parents, b. Maine[?])

Evans, Amanda Lodger 24 yrs (b. Mar 1876) (Single) b. Missouri (parents, b. Kentucky) Domestic

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3} Find A Grave.

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2. ↑ ^2.0 2.1 King, Washington, United States. 1900 U.S. Census Population Schedule
   ED 99, p. 33B, 22/22 (208 Madison).