Pearl Thrasher

Pearl G. Thrasher
Thrasher c. 1944
Member of the Washington House of Representatives
from the 31st district
In office
January 8, 1945 – January 13, 1947
Serving with Lloyd Lindgren
Preceded byEmma Taylor Harman
Tom Carslay
Succeeded byAsa T. Jones
Harry F. Kittelman
Personal details
Born(1917-12-12)December 12, 1917
Mineral, Washington, U.S.
DiedJanuary 23, 1970(1970-01-23) (aged 52)
Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.
PartyDemocratic
Other political
affiliations
Communist (disputed)
Progressive (1948)
Spouse
Charles Elmer Thrasher
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(m. 1936; div. 1947)​
Children3
OccupationAircraft electrician

Pearl Gladys Thrasher (née Kingsley; December 12, 1917 – January 23, 1970) was an American aircraft electrician and politician who served as a member of the Washington House of Representatives from 1945 to 1947. She represented Washington's 31st legislative district as a Democrat.

In 1954, former Communist Party functionary Barbara Hartle testified before the House Un-American Activities Committee that several prominent state Democrats were secret Communists, naming Thrasher among them.

References

  1. ↑ "Marriage Licenses". The News Tribune. Tacoma. May 12, 1936. Retrieved August 31, 2025.
  2. ↑ "Divorce Suit Filed By Ex-state Solon". The Seattle Star. Seattle. June 20, 1947. Retrieved August 31, 2025.
  3. ↑ "Pearl G. Thrasher". Legacy Washington. Washington State Legislature. Retrieved July 31, 2022.
  4. ↑ "State of Washington: Members of the Legislature 1889-2019" (PDF). Washington Legislative Information Center. Brad Hendrickson, Secretary of the Senate; Bernard C. Dean, Chief Clerk House of Representatives. February 2019. Retrieved July 31, 2022.
  5. ↑ "COMMUNISTS: The Atom Maniac". Time. New York. April 12, 1954. Retrieved August 31, 2025.
  6. ↑ Investigation of Communist Activities in the Pacific Northwest Area. Washington, D.C.: United States Government Publishing Office. 1954. pp. 6165, 6173, 6209, 6216. Retrieved August 31, 2025.