Reah Whitehead

Reah Mary Whitehead (April 11, 1883 – October 13, 1972)

Early life Reah Mary Whitehead was born on April 11, 1883, in Kansas City, Missouri, the daughter of Stanley E. Whitehead and Esther Gideon.

She attended the University of Washington School of Law. She graduated and passed the Washington State Bar examination in 1905.

In 1931, at 48 years old, Reah Whitehead married Frank Sidney Harrison, a retired grocery man. They later divorced and Harrison died in 1955.

After her marriage she lived in an old rectory, restored as manor. She spent the summers in a cabin on Lake Sammamish, commuting daily to Seattle.

Whitehead retired in 1941 and was replaced by Evangeline Starr. She died on October 13, 1972, at 89 years old.