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Robert Stetson Macfarlane, a 1922 graduate of the
School of Law, is remembered for his extraordinary professional and
community accomplishments in Seattle and King County.
During his career he served as a superior court judge and
president of the Northern Pacific Railway. He was considered the
major architect of the complicated transactions that merged four
railroads, including the Northern Pacific, into the Burlington
Northern in 1969.
He served as the director of several companies, including the
American Smelting and Refining Co., Northern States Power Co., the
St. Paul Companies, and the Pacific National Bank of Seattle. He also
served for 17 years as a member of the Seattle School Board.
A staunch supporter of the University of Washington, he was named
Distinguished Alumnus of the Year in 1953. His family and the
Burlington Northern established the Macfarlane Fund to recognize his
affection for the Law School and his lifelong respect for scholarship
and the law.
When William H. Gates Hall was built, the family designated part
of the Fund for the building. The Macfarlane Lounge (Room 447) honors
Mr. Macfarlane and features his portrait. See Dean George Schatzki,
The Robert S. Macfarlane Family
Establishes Memorial Library Fund, Condon Current and Annual Giving
Report, 1982-83, at 7.
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