Asa Shinn Mercer
American politician
Died when: 78 years 65 days (938 months)Star Sign: Gemini
Asa Shinn Mercer (June 6, 1839 – August 10, 1917) was the first president of the Territorial University of Washington and a member of the Washington State Senate.
He is remembered primarily for his role in three milestones of the old American West: the founding of the University of Washington, the Mercer Girls, and the Johnson County War.
Mercer Island in Lake Washington and Mercer Street in Seattle are named not for Asa, but rather his brother Thomas.
Seattle Public Schools operates Asa Mercer International Middle School in Seattle's Beacon Hill neighborhood.
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