Background
Clinton, Gordon Stanley was born on April 13, 1920 in Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada. Son of John H. and Gladys (Hall) Clinton.
Clinton, Gordon Stanley was born on April 13, 1920 in Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada. Son of John H. and Gladys (Hall) Clinton.
Bachelor of Arts in Political Science with honors, University Washington, 1942. Juris Doctor, University Washington, 1947. Postgrad., Naval Finance School, 1945.
Postgrad., Harvard University, 1945. Doctor of Laws (honorary), University Puget Sound, 1957. Doctor of Laws (honorary), Seattle Pacific University, 1960.
Special agent Federal Bureau of Investigation, 1942-1944. Private practice law Seattle, since 1949. Partner Clinton, Fleck, P.S., 1949-1998.
Deputy prosecuting attorney King County, 1947-1949. Judge pro-tem Municipal Court, Seattle, 1949-1952. Special attorney City Council of Seattle.
Mayor City of Seattle, 1956-1964. Chairman executive committee Japan-American Conference Mayors. Advisory board United States Conference Mayors, 1956-1964.
Member Presidential Commission Intergovtl. Relations, 1959-1960, chairman advisory board Pacific Center International Studies, Edmonds Community College. Vice president Western region, civic committee People to People.
Founder, chairman Kobe-Seattle Affiliation Committee, Marine Employees Commission.
The life with Christ is not only to live in the atmosphere of your local church. God made his children creative, productive, and therefore able to make the whole world a better place.
God seeks to transform relationship with and between people. If politics is about how we choose to live together and to treat one another, there is surely a place for discerning the activity of God in politics.
There are different understandings about the Bible's authority in our lives. The task of every believer is to use different Bible translations and commentaries in order to discover the word of God.
Member Washington Board Education, 1966-1970. Trustee Seattle Pacific College, 1964-1970, Alaska Methodist University, 1979-1984. Board directors Young Men’s Christian Association, Wesley Foundation, Town Affiliation Association.
President First Methodist Home, Inc., 1969-1972. Member board missions Methodist Church. Delegate General Conference Methodist Church.
President, chief Seattle council Boy Scouts American, 1988-1990. Lieutenant (junior grade) United States Naval Reserve, 1944-1946. Member American Bar Association, American Municipal Association (executive committee since 1957, president 1962), Washington State Bar Association, Seattle Bar Association, National Conference of Christians and Jews (citation 1964), Japan-American Society Seattle (president 1973), Phillipine-American Society Pacific Northwest (president 1988-1998), Phi Delta Phi, Shriners.
Married Florence H. Vayhinger, December 19, 1942. Children: Barbara H. Clinton Tompkins, Gordon Stanley Junior, Deborah Ruth.