"Seattle and Environs, 1852-1924." Vol. 2.  Hon. C. H. Hanford, Editor. Pioneer
Historical Pub. Co., 1924.  p. 550.
 
ISRAEL NELSON

     For eighteen years Israel Nelson has been a member of the Seattle bar and
broad experience, constant study and natural aptitude, combined with thorough
training, have brought him success and prominence in his chosen profession. He
was born in Lindsborg, Kansas, August 17, 1880, a son of J. M. and Elizabeth
(Anderson) Nelson, natives of Sweden, who came to the United States in the '60s,
settling in Lindsborg, Kansas. For forty years J. M. Nelson's father has engaged
in the hardware business there and at the age of seventy-two he is still active.
As one of the pioneer business men of Lindsborg he is well known and highly
respected.
     Israel Nelson attended the public schools of his native town and continued
his education in Bethany College at Lindsborg, from which he won the A. B.
degree in 1899. Later he enrolled as a student in the Yale Law School, and was
graduated in 1904. He served his professional novitiate in New York city, and in
May, 1905, came to Seattle, where he has since practiced. From 1911 to 1918 he
was the law partner of Robert C. Saunders, late United States attorney at
Seattle. He is thoroughly familiar with the principles of jurisprudence and his
analytical powers and careful preparation of his cases have won him a liberal
clientele.
     At Lindsborg, Kansas, on August 15, 1906, Mr. Nelson was married to Miss
Esther M. Swenson, a member of a pioneer family of that locality. Her father
settled in Lindsborg in 1865 and was the founder of the First National Bank of
that place, serving as its president. Mr. and Mrs. Nelson have two children:
Helen Clare, who was born in Seattle in 1908; and John Marshall, whose birth
occurred in this city in 1914. Mrs. Nelson is a member of the Ladies Musical
Club and Women's University Club of Seattle and has held soloist positions in
several of the leading churches in the city.
     Mr. Nelson is a republican with independent views and takes a keen interest
in political affairs, having-acted as chairman of the King county republican
central committee. His life has never been a self-centered one and he took the
lead in organizing the Swedish Hospital, of which he is a director. He belongs
to the Washington State Bar Association and enjoys the confidence and respect of
his professional colleagues and the general public as well. He supports all
worthy public enterprises and contributes his share toward the progress of the
city of his choice. Mr. Nelson's residence is at No. 2706 Broadway North.

     
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