Governors of Washington

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GOVERNORS OF WASHINGTON

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Before becoming a state, Washington Territory had fourteen governors appointed by the President of the United States. William H. Wallace was appointed the territory's fourth governor, but never took office due to having also been elected as the territory's congressional delegate. George Edward Cole was appointed the territory's sixth governor and took office, but his appointment was never ratified by the U.S. Senate and he was replaced as governor after four months. Elisha P. Ferry who served as the territory's tenth governor, went on to also serve as the first governor of Washington State. Since achieving statehood in 1853, twenty men and two woman have held the office of Governor of Washington, including Arthur B. Langlie, the only governor to have served two non-consecutive terms.

In the below list, columns can be sorted by clicking on the arrow button in any category heading box. A "C" in the final column denotes a Notable who has been successfully connected to the Big Tree. "N/C" stands for Not Connected.

GOVERNORS OF WASHINGTON TERRITORY

#	Governor	Born	Died	Term	Photo	C
1	Isaac Stevens	1818	1862	1853-1857		C
2	Fayette McMullen	1805	1880	1857-1858		C
3	Richard D. Gholson	1804	1862	1859-1861		C
4	William H. Wallace	1811	1879	1861		C
5	William Pickering	1798	1873	1862-1867		C
6	George Edward Cole	1826	1906	1867		C
7	Marshall F. Moore	1829	1870	1867-1869		C
8	Alvan Flanders	1825	1894	1869-1870		C
9	Edward S. Salomon	1836	1913	1870-1872		C
10	Elisha P. Ferry	1825	1895	1872-1880		C
11	William A. Newell	1817	1901	1880-1884		C
12	Watson C. Squire	1838	1928	1884-1887		C
13	Eugene Semple	1840	1908	1887-1889		C
14	Miles Conway Moore	1845	1919	1889		C

GOVERNORS OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON

#	Governor	Born	Died	Term	Photo	C
1	Elisha P. Ferry	1825	1895	1889-1893		C
2	John McGraw	1850	1910	1893-1897		C
3	John Rankin Rogers	1838	1901	1897-1901		C
4	Henry McBride	1856	1937	1901-1905		C
5	Albert E. Mead	1861	1913	1905-1909		C
6	Samuel G. Cosgrove	1847	1909	1909		C
7	Marion E. Hay	1865	1933	1909-1913		C
8	Ernest Lister	1870	1919	1913-1919		C
9	Louis F. Hart	1862	1929	1919-1925		C
10	Roland H. Hartley	1864	1952	1925-1933		C
11	Clarence D. Martin	1886	1955	1933-1941		C
12	Arthur B. Langlie	1900	1966	1941-1945		C
13	Monrad Wallgren	1891	1961	1945-1949		C
14	Arthur B. Langlie	1900	1966	1949-1957		C
15	Albert Rosellini	1910	2011	1957-1965		C
16	Daniel J. Evans	1925	LIVING	1965-1977		N/C
17	Dixy Lee Ray	1914	1994	1977-1981		C
18	John Spellman	1926	2018	1981-1985		C
19	Booth Gardner	1936	2013	1985-1993		C
20	Mike Lowry	1939	2017	1993-1997		C
21	Gary Locke	1950	LIVING	1997-2005		N/C
22	Christine Gregoire	1947	LIVING	2005-2013		N/C
23	Jay Inslee	1951	LIVING	2013-present		N/C