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Pearl Thrasher

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Born(1917-12-12)December 12, 1917
DiedJanuary 23, 1970(1970-01-23) (aged 52)
Pearl G. Thrasher
Thrasher c. 1944
Member of the Washington House of Representatives
from the 31st district
In office
January 8, 1945 – January 13, 1947
Serving with Lloyd Lindgren
Preceded byEmma Taylor Harman
Tom Carslay
Succeeded byAsa T. Jones
Harry F. Kittelman
Personal details
Born(1917-12-12)December 12, 1917
DiedJanuary 23, 1970(1970-01-23) (aged 52)
PartyDemocratic
Other political
affiliations
Communist (disputed)
Progressive (1948)
Spouse
Charles Elmer Thrasher
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(m. 1936; div. 1947)​
[1][2]
Children3
OccupationAircraft electrician

Pearl Gladys Thrasher (née Kingsley; December 12, 1917 – January 23, 1970) was an American aircraft electrician[3] and politician who served as a member of the Washington House of Representatives from 1945 to 1947. She represented Washington's 31st legislative district as a Democrat.[4]

In 1954, former Communist Party functionary Barbara Hartle testified before the House Un-American Activities Committee that several prominent state Democrats were secret Communists,[5] naming Thrasher among them.[6]

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