Boswell, H. James. American Blue Book Western Washington. Seattle, Lowman and
Hanford Co., 1922. p. 95.

A. E. CROSS is a native son of Missouri, where he was born in 1885.  His early
education was in public schools, from which he graduated in 1890.  His legal
training was in the University of Washington, from which he graduated in 1905
with the degree of LL. B., and the George Washington University, from which he
graduated in 1906 with the LL. B. degree.  For five years he was assistant
prosecuting attorney of Grays Harbor county under Prosecuting Attorneys
Campbell and Stewart.  He also served as city attorney of Aberdeen.  As city
attorney, Mr. Cross made one of the best officials that office has ever had.
He has had intrusted to him for disposition, come of the most important
matters to come up in the municipal government, and he has at all times
mastered each situation.  I very seriously doubt if there is a better
qualified lawyer on matters of a municipal character than Mr. Cross, who has
many times demonstrated his capacity for the position he holds.  He strongly
disapproves any effort to obscure the justice of a case through resort to a
maze of technicalities, contending that merit, and merit alone, should
prevail.  A man of pleasing personality, he has attained a measure of success
that is indeed. well deserved.  Mr. Cross is the son of James C. Cross,
formerly a prominent attorney of Aberdeen, but now retired and living in Los
Angeles, California.  Mr. Cross married Miss Mary Hyde, in 1907, and they have
two children, a boy and a girl.  He is a member of the Elks, Knights of
Pythias, Moose, Chamber of Commerce, and the county and state bar
associations.

Submitted by: Judy Bivens

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