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| Record Creator: | Governor, Office of the |
| Description: | This collection consists of 14 photographic portraits and drawings of the governors of Washington Territory, from 1853 to 1889. Portraits include Isaac I. Stevens, William Wallace, Edward S. Salomon, Watson C. Squire, Eugene Semple, George E. Cole, Elisha P. Ferry, Alvan P. Flanders, Richard D. Gholson, Marshall F. Moore, Miles Moore, William A. Newell, William Pickering, Henry M. McGill, (Acting Territorial Governor), and Fayette McMullen.
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| Related Records: | For more information, or to learn about related records, contact the Washington State Archives at (360) 586-1492, or email research@sos.wa.gov. |
| Access Restriction Notes: | These images are open for research. |
| Sources of Transfer | State Government Archives |
| Notes | These images were digitized and indexed by the Washington State Archives.
All notations are in English. |
| Agency History: | The Office of the Governor of Washington State was established on March 17, 1853 when Isaac I. Stevens was appointed territorial governor. During the territorial period, governors were appointed by the President and reported to the U.S. Department of State and later the Department of Interior. Following Washington's admission to the Union on November 11, 1889, the governor became an elected position chosen by qualified electors for a four-year term. Elisha P. Ferry became the first state governor on November 18, 1889. The Washington State Constitution establishes the governor as the state's chief executive officer, vested with supreme executive authority and charged with faithful execution of state laws. |
| Preferred Citation: | [Title of image], [date of image], [photographer if known], Territorial Governors, Portraits, 1853-1889, Washington State Archives, Digital Archives, http://www.digitalarchives.wa.gov, [date accessed]. |
| Record Count: | 14 |
