Early Spokane Notable Residents
- Joe Albi, attorney and civic leader
- Kirtland Cutter, architect, known for his work in Spokane, including the Davenport Hotel
- Sonora Smart Dodd, successfully campaigned for the establishment of Father's Day
- James Geraghty, Spokane City Corporate Counsel
- Native Americans
- Chief Garry, one of the Spokane tribes' most prominent and influential leaders during the shift from indigenous to European-American control of their land
- Military
- John Babcock, last Canadian veteran of World War I
- Col. David P. Jenkins, Civil War Colonel, Spokane homesteader, and philanthropist
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