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Seattle Fishing Industry Leader Wakefield A Biography
Lee H. Wakefield rose from farm beginnings in Island, Washington to become a key figure in the Seattle fishing and canning sector. He held multiple posts in Alaska and Washington before guiding Apex Fish Company and helping form the Wilson Fisheries Company, later driving national bank ties with Seaboard Bank.
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Lee Howard Wakefield
Lee H. Wakefield
Island
San Juan County
Washington
W. E. Sutherland
Alaska
Wrangell
Stikine
Hawkan
Long Island
A.ge
Howkan
U. S. Mail Service
Olympic Mining
Wakefield
Sylvester
Anacortes
Washand
Apex Fish Company
Seattle
Apex Fish Co
Alaska Herring & Sardine Company
Wakefieldecame
Seaboard Bank
Federal Re- Bank
J. L. “A Properties
Company, Meat Packers of
Chicago
Wilson & Company
J. L. Company
Lissee
Apex
Seattle National Ae Co
All
The
Wilson Fisheries Company