William Gardner McLaren

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1. [S1634] 1880 U.S. census, Jasper County, Iowa, population schedule, Poweshiek Township, p. 4, enumeration district (ED) 95, dwelling 46, family 46, Robert McLaren household; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 15 September 2012); citing NARA microfilm publication T9, roll 346.
2. [S1658] Washington Department of Health, death certificate 822 (18 January 1969), William Gardner McLaren; Center for Health Statistics, Olympia.
3. [S1643] 1910 U.S. census, King County, Washington, population schedule, Seattle City, Ward 7, enumeration district (ED) 139, sheet 1-B, dwelling 6, family 18, William G McLaren household; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 17 September 2012); citing NARA microfilm publication T624, roll 1660.
4. [S1641] "World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 17 September 1918), William Gardner McLaren, serial no. 1270, order no. 957, Draft Board 12, Seattle, King, Washington; citing World Wor I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, NARA microfilm publication M1509, no specific roll cited.
5. [S1642] 1920 U.S. census, King County, Washington, population schedule, Precinct 266, Seattle City, enumeration district (ED) 329, sheet 2-B, dwelling 39, family 40, William G. McLaren household; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 17 September 2012); citing NARA microfilm publication T625, roll 1931.
6. [S1644] 1930 U.S. census, King County, Washington, population schedule, Seattle City, enumeration district (ED) 17-204, sheet 14-A [written], dwelling 141, family 144, William G. McLaren household; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 17 September 2012); citing NARA microfilm publication T626, roll 2503.
7. [S1645] 1940 U.S. census, King County, Washington, population schedule, Seattle City, enumeration district (ED) 40-148, sheet 9-B, line(s) 59-60, family 188, William G Mc Laren household; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 17 September 2012); citing NARA microfilm publication T627, roll 4378.
8. [S1661] "W. G. M'Laren Gets Job Vacated by Todd," The Seattle Sunday Times, 05 May 1912, p. 24, col. 3; digital images, GenealogyBank (http://www.genealogybank.com : accessed 19 September 2012), Historical Newpaper Archive.
   

   W.G M'LAREN GETS JOB VACATED BY TODD

   As Predicted In Times Week Ago, Capable First Assistant Succeeds to Head of Attorney's Office.

   JUDGE HANFORD GIVES USUAL OATH OF OFFICE

   Few Changes Expected in Office - Incumbent Has Risen Rapidly in Chosen Profession During Last Few Years

   William G. McLaren yesterday was appointed by Judge Cornelius H. Hanford of the United States district court to the office of United States attorney for the Western district of Washington, succeeding Elmer E. Todd, resigned.  The appointment was made at the request of Attorney-General Wickersham, and will hold in effect until President Taft sends to Congress the name of his successor.
   Although the fact that Attorney McLaren was to be named was forecasted in The Times last Sunday, not until yesterday, when word was received from the national capitol finally accepting Mr. Todd's resignation, did the appointment become official.
   In the telegram apprising the local office of its acceptance, the attorney-general officially expressed deep regret that Mr. Todd could not consent to hold the office again.  The message was both a tribute to the former United States attorney and an expression of confidence in his successor, who was recommended by Mr. Todd for the temporary appointment.
   Immediately following the announcement in court by Mr.. Todd that his resignation had been accepted, Judge Hanford administered the oath of office to Attorney McLaren, and the latter assumed charge of the affairs of the office, of which he has been temporarily in charge since Mr. Todd severed his government connection April 30.
   W. G. McLaren has risen successively from the position of second assistant district attorney to the head of the office, being first appointed an assistant by Attorney Todd in 1908, and becoming chief assistant in January of this year.
   Prior to his appointment he had been city attorney of Everett for four years, coming to that city from Iowa in 1902 and making a remarkable legal record while there.  As city attorney he fought the recall provision to the city charter through to the supreme court of the state, winning his case and establishing a precedent.
   After coming to Seattle in 1910 he became associated with the firm of Shorett, McLaren & Shorett, and engaged in condemnation suits undertaken by Duwamish waterway commissioners in the south end.  He has also handled practically all of the civil work of the district attorney's office under Mr. Todd's direction.
   Mr. McLaren is a graduate of Grinnell College in Iowa, and holds a Phi Beta Kappa key for scholarship while an undergraduate.  He was married in Everett two years ago.
   Under Attorney McLaren's direction, the government this week will begin the presentation of cases to the federal grand jury, which will convene for the May term of court.  At the same time he will undertake the prosecution of those cases scheduled on the federal criminal calendar, many of which are of considerable importance.
   Attorney McLaren has not as yet announced any changes in the personnel of his office.  Louis E. Shela will continue as second assistant and C. W. McKercher as chief clerk.  His successor as first assistant has not yet been named..

   
9. [S1666] Washington Department of Health, death certificate 278 (10 May 1918), Robert McLaren; Center for Health Statistics, Olympia.
10. [S1671] "Today's News of Interest to Women," The Seattle Daily Times, 27 November 1919, p. 18, col. 3; digital images, GenealogyBank (http://www.genealogybank.com : accessed 24 September 2012), Historical Newpaper Archive.
    

    On Tuesday evening, November 25, at 7 o'clock took place the marriage of Miss Carrie May Eddy, daughter of Mrs. R. L. Fenton, to Mr. Burton Kenneth Carr, both of Seattle.  The wedding took place at the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. G. McLaren, cousins of the groom.  The ceremony was performed by Rev. M. A. Matthews in the presence of the members of the immediate families of the bride and groom.  The rooms were beautifully decorated in wild huckleberry and salal and a profusion of yellow and white chrysanthemums.  After the ceremony a buffet supper was served.  Mr. and Mrs. Carr left for Victoria, B.C.  The bride's traveling suit was of blue with a velvet hat of the same shade.  They were both students at the University of Washington, Mrs. Carr being a member of the Chi Omega and Mr. Carr of the Sigma Chi Fraternity.

    
11. [S1695] "Washington, Marriage Records, 1865-2004," index and images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 12 October 2012), No. 67467, entry for Burton K. Carr and Carrie M. Eddy, 25 November 1919; Washington State Archives, Olympia, Washington.
12. [S1662] "W. G. M'Laren Gets Bar Post," The Seattle Daily Times, 13 January 1937, p. 13, col. 1; digital images, GenealogyBank (http://www.genealogybank.com : accessed 20 September 2012), Historical Newpaper Archive.
    

    W.G M'LAREN GETS BAR POST

    William G. McLaren, Seattle attorney and president of the Washington State Bar Association, was nominated unanimously at the American Bar Association's national convention in Columbus, Ohio, to be a member of the association's board of governors, it was announced today.
    Mr. McLaren returned yesterday from the meeting in Columbus, which he attended last week as state association delegate to the A. B. A.
    Mr. McLaren, former president of the Seattle Bar Association, was nominated as the board member representing the Ninth United States Court Circuit, comprising Pacific Coast states.
    The Seattle attorney will be elected formally this summer at a national association meeting in Kansas City, MO.  He succeeds Charles A. Beardsley of Oakland, Calif.  Nine other governors from nine court circuits and officers of the national organization for the board of governors.

    
13. [S1638] "Obituaries - Mrs. Robert McLaren," The Seattle Daily Times, 23 February 1937, p. 23, col. 1; digital images, GenealogyBank (http://www.genealogybank.com : accessed 16 September 2012), Historical Newpaper Archive.
    

    OBITUARIES
    

    MRS. ROBERT McLAREN

    Funeral services for Mrs. Agnes G. McLaren, 82 years old, will be held at 12 o'clock tomorrow at the Bonney - Watson Parlors.  Burial will be in Sumner, where she resided before moving to Seattle three years ago.  Mrs. McLaren died Sunday at her home, 3329 E. Madison St.
    Surviving are two sons, William G. and John B. McLaren, both of Seattle.  Mrs. McLaren was the widow of Robert McLaren.
    

    
14. [S1660] Washington Department of Health, death certificate 875 (21 February 1937), Agnes G. McLaren; Center for Health Statistics, Olympia.
15. [S1663] "Death Takes Mrs. William G. McLaren," The Seattle Times, 02 January 1963, p. 51, col. 4; digital images, GenealogyBank (http://www.genealogybank.com : accessed 20 September 2012), Historical Newpaper Archive.
    

    Death Takes Mrs. William G. McLaren

    Mrs. Nelle S. McLaren, of 1214 Parkside E., wife of William G. McLaren, Seattle attorney, died yesterday at her home.
    Funeral services will be at 1 o'clock tomorrow in the Buttterworth Funeral Home.  Burial will be in Acacia.
    Active in community work, Mrs. McLaren was a board member of the Ruth School for Girls.  She was a former member of the board of directors of the Y. W. C. A. and a former member of the Board of Deaconesses of the First Presbyterian Church.
    Mrs. McLaren also was a member of the Sunset Club.
    Besides her husband, she is survived by three nieces and a nephew.

    
16. [S1665] E. I. M. Sterling, "Veteran Seattle Lawyer Is Glad He Came West," The Seattle Times, 21 October 1965, p. 15, col. 2-3; digital images, GenealogyBank (http://www.genealogybank.com : accessed 20 September 2012), Historical Newpaper Archive.
    

    Veteran Seattle Lawyer Is Glad He Came West

    By E. I. M. Sterling
    William G. McLaren, who will mark his 90th birthday anniversary here next Thursday, had no regrets today that he followed the advice of an uncle to practice law in the West.
    "My uncle told me that everyone was talking about opportunities in the Puget Sound area," McLaren recalled.
    "He suggested that I start my practice of law here," McLaren said.  "And I'm certainly glad that I did.  It's been a thrilling occupation and I've had a thrilling time."
    McLaren, born and reared in Iowa, resides at 1214 Parkside Drive E.
    The attorney, who began his Puget Sound-area practice in 1902, was active in the firm of Evans, McLaren, Lane, Powell & Moss until several years ago when he lost his sight.
    He is a former president of the Seattle-King County Bar Association, a past director of the American Judicature Society and a former governor of the American Bar association.
    He also is a former Everett city attorney and an assistant United States attorney in Seattle - "in the days when Seattle district covered the entire state."
    He originated and sponsors an annual contest in legal draftmanship at the University of Washington.
    Despite his failing eyesight, McLaren maintains an interest in world affairs.
    He "reads" four magazines a month - "they are records that the library sends me."
    McLaren's opinions on the developments in law and government reflect his interest.
    He believes there is too much government regulation.
    Of court developments, he said: "I think we're going too far in the direction of protecting constitutional rights of an accused and disregarding the rights of the public to be protected from crime."
    The attorney offers no secrets on long life.
    "I suppose I simply inherited it," he said, adding that his two grandmothers lived to be 90 and 94.
    "And I figured out once that all my relatives on my mother's side of the family lived to an average of 85," he said.
    McLaren still tries to keep himself fit.  He goes for short walks as often as he can.
    He plans to mark his birthday anniversary with a party in his home for a small group of friends.

    
17. [S1646] "Funeral Set For William McLaren, 93," The Seattle Times, 20 January 1969, p. 27, col. 2; digital images, GenealogyBank (http://www.genealogybank.com : accessed 18 September 2012), Historical Newpaper Archive.
    

    Funeral Set For William McLaren, 93
    

    William G. McLaren, 93, of 1214 Parkside Drive E., a Seattle attorney 53 years, died Saturday.
    Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. tomorrow at Butterworth's Mortuary, with burial in Acacia.
    A native of Iowa, Mr. McLaren graduated from Grinnell College in Iowa in 1898.  He received an honorary doctor-of-law degree from the college in 1948.  He was a city attorney for Everett three terms.  He retired in 1961 as senior partner in the firm of Evans, McLaren, Lane, Powell & Beeks.  He was past president of the Washington State and Seattle-King County Bar Associations.  He was a member of the State Board of Bar examiners.
    Mr. McLaren was a member of the board of governors of the American Bar Association, and chairman of the board of the Union Federal Savings & Loan Association.  He also was a member of the Rainier Club, the Broadmoor Golf Club and the Seattle Tennis Club, and an honorary member of the Order of the Coif, a national legal honorary.
    His wife, Nellie, died in 1963.
    Remembrances may be made to Lighthouse for the Blind.

    
18. [S1647] Acacia Memorial Park and Funeral Home (Seattle, King, Washington, United States), William G. McLaren grave marker, Cedar Garden, Lot 33C - 2; photographed 17 September 2012 by Vince Larkin (cemetery employee).