Sep. 4, 1838 Brunswick Cumberland County Maine, USA
Death:
Dec. 26, 1901 Washington, USA
Washington Governor. He served as Governor of Washington from 1897 until his death in office in 1901. He was succeeded in office by Washington State Lieutenant Governor Henry McBride. A member of the Washington State Legislature in 1895 he also held elective offices in Kansas, and worked as a school teacher, farmer and pharmacist. (bio by: Nils M. Solsvik Jr.)