Background
SPELLMAN, John was born on December 29, 1926 in Seattle, Washington, District of Columbia, United States. Son of Sterling B. Spellman and Lela A. Cushman.
SPELLMAN, John was born on December 29, 1926 in Seattle, Washington, District of Columbia, United States. Son of Sterling B. Spellman and Lela A. Cushman.
Seattle University (Bachelor of Specialized Studies, 1949). Georgetown University (Juris Doctor, 1953). Alpha Sigma Nu; Phi Delta Phi.
Elected King County Executive, Seattle, 1969-1981. Governor, State of Washington, 1985. Vice Chair, United States.
Coastal Zone Management Advisory Commission, 1974-1976. Member, United States. Export/Import Bank Advisory Council, 1985.
Chair, National Governor’s Association Committee on International Trade and Foreign Affairs, 1983-1985.
Practiced in, Seattle, 1954-1967. Commissioner King County, 1967-1969. Executive, 1969-1981.
Governor State of Washington, Olympia, 1981-1985. Of counsel Carney Stephenson Badley Smith & Spellman, Seattle, since 1985. Vice chair United States Coastal Zone Management Advisory Commission, 1974—1976.
Member United States Export/Import Bank Advisory Council, 1984—1985. Professor administrative law Seattle University, 1992—2004. Served with United States Naval Reserve, World World War World War II.
Chairman Evergreen Safety Council, member board Gerald P. Murphy Cancer Institute, TVW, Camp Brotherhood, Sierra Club Seattle. Member American Bar Association, Washington State Bar Association.
Married Lois Elizabeth Murphy, February 20, 1954. Children: Margo, Bart, David, Jeffrey, Teresa, Katherine.