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Interior officials and President Eisenhower regarding progress on Guam. Elvidge desired to clarify how
and which federal laws were to be applied to Guam, especially in light of the Organic Act. He also
expressed interest in the territory having its own representative in Congress, asserting, “I think Guam
should have representation. They are not a large unit, but they are an integrated part of the United States.

Most Worshipful Brother Ford Quint Elvidge was called from labor at the age of 87 on July 14, 1982.
According to his obituary in the Seattle Times, he had served as a past president of the Seattle Bar
Association, the College Club and the University of Washington Law School Alumni Association and
was a former member of the board of the Washington State Bar Association. Elvidge was also a past
president of the Seattle chapter of the English-speaking Union and served as legal counsel to the British
consul in Seattle. In 1966, Queen Elizabeth II conferred on him the title of honorary commander of the
Most Excellent Order of the British Empire.

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