Boswell, H. James. American Blue Book Western Washington, Seattle, Lowman and Hanford Co., 1922. p. 142. FREDERICK M. DUDLEY, of Seattle is General Attorney for the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway. Mr. Dudley is a native of California and was born in 1861. He was educated in the university of California, and was admitted to the bar in 1885. Mr. Dudley was named as Corporation Counsel for the City of Spokane, serving in that capacity for three years. It happens that I myself resided in Spokane during two years of that period, and I know personally of the magnificent record which he made in that office. I doubt if any man has ever held that same office who saved Spokane more money during his administration than did Mr. Dudley. From 1887 to 1899 he served successively as Land Attorney, General Land Attorney and division Counsel for the Northern Pacific Railway. In 1907 Mr. Dudley went with the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway as attorney for Idaho, and the county of Spokane. This office he retained for about three years and as a result of his capacity as a lawyer and the marked success he enjoyed in handling important railway litigation he was made General Attorney in 1910, and still serves in that capacity. In his court work, Mr. Dudley is one of the most thorough and painstaking men I have ever seen in conduct of a trial. I have seen numerous instances of opposing counsel attempting to catch him "napping" so to speak, but in each instance he was fully aware, in advance, of their move and invariably blocked it by being prepared with answer. A man of considerable personal magnetism, a deep thinker and close student of human nature he has enjoyed a measure of success that is well founded. It is characteristic of Mr. Dudley that during his entire career in the practice of law he has closely followed and abided by the ethics of his profession. 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.