- On June 28, 1905, the town of Sultan in Snohomish County is officially incorporated as a town of the fourth class. The voters of the small logging community, located at the confluence of the Sultan and Skykomish rivers a few miles east of Monroe, unanimously approved incorporation on June 10, 1905, and also elected their first mayor, Hartford M. Meredith (1840-1907), and other town officials.
- Zachary Taylor (allthetropes.org)
“Old Rough And Ready,” who served in three wars. According to legend, he was elected without ever having voted before. He also died soon after taking office- to quote Badass of the Week: “One of the toughest, most badass generals and commanders in American history was replaced by some dude named Millard.”