Durham, N. N.  "Spokane and the Inland Empire; History of the City of Spokane
and Spokane County Washington."  Vol. 3.  S. J. Clarke Publishing Co., 1912.  
Vol. 2.

WILLIAM L. SAX

	William L. Sax, who is serving his second term as mayor of Colville, in
addition to the discharge of the duties of which office he is also conducting an
abstract business, was born in Schoharie county. New York, on the 26th of July,
1861. His parents were Peter and Rebecca (Richtmyer) Sax, both of whom are now
deceased, her father having passed away in 1905 and the mother in 1893. In the
maternal line he is descended from one of the old Dutch families of the Empire
state.
	After the completion of his preliminary education, which was acquired in the
common schools of Kansas, William L. Sax engaged in teaching. When he had
acquired sufficient means he took a course in the State Normal school at
Emporia, Kansas, continuing to attend this institution at various periods until
he was twenty-four years of age. He was compelled to depend upon his own efforts
for further study and taught school between times, in order to acquire the money
to defray the expenses of his education. His close application, hard study and
confinement undermined his health and he was forced to seek another climate, so
he went to Colorado and spent a year in the mountains. In 1888 he came to
Washington, locating near Spokane where he engaged in teaching, later following
the same vocation in both Spokane and Stevens County until 1896. In the latter
year he withdrew from the work of the school room to take the position of deputy
county treasurer. After serving in this capacity for two years he was elected
county superintendent of schools, discharging the duties of this office with
rare efficiency and satisfaction for five years.
	In 1901, he bought an abstract business that has since been incorporated as
the Stevens County Abstract Company. He continues to be identified with this
company and is recognized as one of the most capable men in this line in the
city, his books being complete in every respect and kept up to date with the
county records. On the 12th of January, 1892, Mr. Sax was married to Miss Minnie
A. Morgan, a daughter of Newell C. Morgan, a veteran of the Civil war, and unto
them have been born two sons: Karl, who assists his father in the abstract
business; and Paul, who is still in school.
	Fraternally Mr. Sax is a Mason, having taken the degrees of the blue lodge,
and he also belongs to the Odd Fellows and has filled all of the chairs in the
latter lodge. In his political views he is a socialist and takes an active
interest in all municipal affairs, having filled the mayoralty chair since 1909.
He was elected to this office on both occasions on an independent ticket, and
has made a most efficient and generally highly satisfactory executive. Mr. Sax
is a member of the Chamber of Commerce, of which he has been president, and
takes an active interest in all of the work of this organization, being one of
the progressive citizens of the community whose support is accorded to every
movement advanced to promote the public welfare.



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Submitted to the Washington Biographies Project in May 2015 by Diane Wright.
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