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History of WashingtonSelect a County: Our on-site database does not include an historic photo for Washington, do you have one you would like to contribute? Contact Us! 15% - 35% off all Products ยป The Ready Store Biographies:George E. Cole Biography George E. Cole, delegate to congress, was born in Trenton, N.Y., Dec. 23, 1826; son of Nathan and Laura (Hills) Cole; grandson of James and Mary (Talcott) Hills, and a descendant of the early settlers on the Connecticut plantations. He was educated at Hobart Hall institute, removed to Iowa in 1849 and crossed the plains to California and thence to Oregon in 1850. He settled in what was subsequently Corvallis, Ore., and served in the territorial legislature, 1851-53. He was married in 1853 to Mary, daughter of W. L. Cardwell of Corvallis, Ore. He engaged in steamboating, 1854-55; was postmaster at Corvallis in 1858, and was clerk of the U.S. district court at Portland, Ore., 1859-60. In 1861 he removed to Washington Territory and engaged in trade, residing at Walla Walla. In 1862 he was in the storage and commission business at Lewiston, returning to his home in Walla Walla in the following year. In 1863 he was elected as a Union Democrat, a delegate from Washington Territory to the 38th congress. In November, 1866, he was appointed and commissioned governor of the territory and served till March 4, 1867, when he retired. He returned to Oregon and engaged in constructing the Oregon and California railroad. He was appointed postmaster of Portland, Ore., by President Grant in 1873, was reappointed by President Hayes in 1877 and declined reappointment from President Garfield in 1881. He was engaged in constructing the Northern Pacific railroad, 1881-82, and in 1883 purchased a section of railroad land near Cheney, Spokane county, Wash., where he made his home. A Biography of Elisha Peyre Ferry Elisha Peyre Ferry, governor of Washington, was born in Monroe, Mich., Aug. 9, 1825. He attended the common schools, removed to Waukegan, Ill., in 1840; was admitted to the bar at Fort Wayne, Ind., in 1845 and practised at Waukegan. He was presidential elector in 1852 and 1856; mayor of Waukegan, 1859; member of the Illinois constitutional convention, 1861; state bank commissioner, 1861-63; a member of the staff of Governor Yates, 1861-63; and after the war was appointed one of the direct-tax commissioners for the state of Tennessee. In 1869 he removed to Washington Territory where he was surveyor general and in 1872 was appointed governor by President Grant, holding this office until 1880 when he removed to Seattle. In 1867 he gave up his law practice and became president of the Puget Sound national bank. On Oct. 1, 1889, he was elected governor of the state of Washington and served until 1893. He died in Seattle, Wash., Oct. 14, 1895. Local History and Genealogy Links:
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