Boswell, H. James. American Blue Book Western Washington, Seattle, Lowman and Hanford Co., 1922. p. 155. WINGATE, S. D.: A LAWYER well known in the northwest is S. D. Wingate, of the firm of Wingate & Benz, of Seattle. Mr. Wingate is a native of Maryland and was born in 1873. His early educational training was had in the public schools, following which he attended Oxford Academy, Oxford, Penn., for four years. He then attended the Presbyterian College of Pennsylvania, from which he graduated with the A. B. degree in 1894, It was in 1904 that he located in Seattle and has met with pronounced success in practice. He strongly disapproves any effort to confuse court or jury, his contention being that matters should be adjusted upon a plane of merit, and in accordance with the law. Mr. Wingate is a man of considerable civic pride, and has always given freely of his time in helping to advance any project having for its purpose the advancement of Seattle, and the state. A man of pleasing personality and a close student of human nature he has attained a measure of success in his profession that is well founded. Mr. Wingate in 1907, married Miss Pina E. White. He is a member of the Masonic fraternity, Masonic club, Chamber of Commerce, and the County and State Bar associations. He has been an elder in the First Presbyterian Church for eighteen years, and teacher of one of the largest Men's Bible Classes of the Pacific coast for the same period of time. Submitted by: Judy Bivens * * * * Notice: These biographies were transcribed for the Washington Biographies Project. Unless otherwise stated, no further information is available on the individual featured in the biographies.