Joel Pritchard

Joel Pritchard
14th Lieutenant Governor of Washington
In office
January 11, 1989 – January 15, 1997
GovernorBooth Gardner
Mike Lowry
Preceded byJohn Cherberg
Succeeded byBrad Owen
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Washington's 1st district
In office
January 3, 1973 – January 3, 1985
Preceded byThomas Pelly
Succeeded byJohn Miller
Member of the Washington Senate
from the 36th district
In office
January 9, 1967 – January 11, 1971
Preceded byCharles Moriarty
Succeeded byJohn S. Murray
Member of the Washington House of Representatives
from the 36th district
In office
January 12, 1959 – January 9, 1967
Preceded byGladys Kirk
Succeeded byJohn S. Murray
Personal details
Born
Joel McFee Pritchard

(1925-05-05)May 5, 1925
Seattle, Washington, U.S.
DiedOctober 9, 1997(1997-10-09) (aged 72)
Olympia, Washington, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
SpouseJoan Sutton
Children4
EducationMarietta College
Military service
AllegianceUnited States
Branch/serviceUnited States Army
Years of service1944–1946
RankSergeant
Battles/warsWorld War II

Joel McFee Pritchard (May 5, 1925 – October 9, 1997) was an American businessman and politician who served in the U.S. House of Representatives and as the 14th Lieutenant Governor of Washington as a member of the Republican Party. Pritchard also invented the game of pickleball, along with two friends, in 1965.