Asa Shinn Mercer

Americaan politician and executive

1839 CE to 1917 CE

Asa Shinn Mercer (June 6, 1839 – August 10, 1917) is the first president of the Territorial University of Washington and a member of the Washington State Senate.

He is remembered primarily for his role in three milestones of the old American West: the founding of the University of Washington, the Mercer Girls, and the Johnson County War.

Mercer Island in Lake Washington and Mercer Street in Seattle are named not for Asa, but rather his brother Thomas.

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