Boswell, H. James. American Blue Book Western Washington. Seattle, Lowman and Hanford Co., 1922. p. 125. THOMAS P. REVELLE, United States Attorney for the western district of Washington, is a man who is his capacity as Federal prosecutor for the Washington district, has established an enviable record in that office. Mr. Revelle is a native of Maryland and was born in 1868, coming of French ancestry. From the Western Maryland College he graduated in 1893 with the degree of B. A. Ten years later he took his LL. B. degree from the University of Washington, and during the same year (1903) the M. A. degree was conferred upon him by the Western Maryland College. Until 1906 Mr. Revelle was in the ministry. Since them, however, he has been actively engaged in the practice of law, being a member of the firm of Revelle, Revelle, & Revelle, the firm being composed of three brothers, and serving a large and representative clientele. As United States Attorney for the western district of Washington, Mr. Revelle is without question one of the ablest lawyers who has held that position. As a prosecutor I seriously doubt if he has a superior on the coast. Mr. Revelle is one of the most consistent workers I ever knew, a man of high intellectual training and broad vision. The care with which the government's cases are prepared, prior to entering court, indicates much time and patience expended therein. I have heard him in argument before juries, and I never saw a man more forceful nor more directly to the point. He wants to know all there is to be known in every case. If he has reason to believe that a prisoner is not guilty of the offense charged, he is just as ready, just as quick to ask for asQuittal.(sic) Frankly speaking, I do not believe the district has ever had a better capacitated lawyer in the office that Mr. Revelle holds, and in this opinion I find that many of the prominent members of the bar readily agree with me. 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.