gl/eieran Attorney Tom Siiger g‘Was Early Cor This is another of the series of articles being run on Sno- homish County pioneers, spon— sored by the Snohomish COunty Museum Association to call at— tention to Museum Week and Pioneer Day in June. One of Everett’s pioneer attor- neys and prior to that one of the county’s early educators is Thomas A, Stiger, another old timer who is interested in seeing a county museum established. Born Sept. 19, 1873, at Bucyrus, Ohio, Stiger was raised on his father’s farm. He attended Bald— win University and graduated from Ohio State University’s School of Law in 1899. Stiger came to Snoho‘mish Coun- ty the following year, 1900, and started teaching in Edmonds. For two years he was a principal at Granite Falls after which he served a four-year term as county superintendent of schools. ‘ 'In 1908 Stiger turned to the ipractice. for which he had been ileducated, opening his own law of- ‘fice. He served as county prose- outing attorney from 1918 to 1922. While _a_ laWyer he continued his interestin education, serving for ten years as a director or the Ev- erettSchool District. He also has niy Educator served on the state board mi ed11~ cation. Married in. 1904 to "Miss Anna Raymond of Bellingham, the Sti— gers have three children, Louise Graham, Thomas R. Stiger, Sno— homish County superior court judge, and John W. Stiger. A staunch Republican, Stiger is a member of the Masons, Knights of Pythias and Elks. He has been] active in the work of the First Bap- tist Church and for ten years- served on the board of the YMCA.- 10102: Moq , Author: , Accession/Object ID: 2005.72.12, Object Name: Newspaper, Title: , Description: "Veteran Attorney Tom Stiger was early county educator", OCR Text: gl/eieran Attorney Tom Siiger g‘Was Early Cor This is another of the series of articles being run on Sno- homish County pioneers, spon— sored by the Snohomish COunty Museum Association to call at— tention to Museum Week and Pioneer Day in June. One of Everett’s pioneer attor- neys and prior to that one of the county’s early educators is Thomas A, Stiger, another old timer who is interested in seeing a county museum established. Born Sept. 19, 1873, at Bucyrus, Ohio, Stiger was raised on his father’s farm. He attended Bald— win University and graduated from Ohio State University’s School of Law in 1899. Stiger came to Snoho‘mish Coun- ty the following year, 1900, and started teaching in Edmonds. For two years he was a principal at Granite Falls after which he served a four-year term as county superintendent of schools. ‘ 'In 1908 Stiger turned to the ipractice. for which he had been ileducated, opening his own law of- ‘fice. He served as county prose- outing attorney from 1918 to 1922. While _a_ laWyer he continued his interestin education, serving for ten years as a director or the Ev- erettSchool District. He also has niy Educator served on the state board mi ed11~ cation. Married in. 1904 to "Miss Anna Raymond of Bellingham, the Sti— gers have three children, Louise Graham, Thomas R. Stiger, Sno— homish County superior court judge, and John W. Stiger. A staunch Republican, Stiger is a member of the Masons, Knights of Pythias and Elks. He has been] active in the work of the First Bap- tist Church and for ten years- served on the board of the YMCA.- 10102: Moq , Granite Falls Historical Society,Documents (articles, clippings, letters, papers),General Articles & Documents,General Articles,General Articles 05,Newspaper (2005.72.12),Newspaper (2005.72.12) 1, Newspaper (2005.72.12) 1