Wickliffe Stratton (1869–1936) was the fourth

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of Washington from 1901 to 1905. He was a Republican and originally from

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state. Elected at the age of 30 to be the Attorney General, he had previously served as the

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City Attorney and Pacific County Prosecutor. While only in office for a single term his concerns were to preserve and promote the state's power to collect taxes. Stratton took several of the towns of Washington to court to make sure they collected taxes on liquor sold and reported it to the state. He also successfully challenged the Northern Pacific Railroad and was able to establish that it was not exempt from paying taxes on the land in Washington state.

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1869 births 1936 deaths Washington (state) attorneys general 20th-century Washington (state) politicians {{US-law-bio-stub