Samuel G. Cosgrove

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Samuel Goodlove Cosgrove (April 10, 1847 — March 28, 1909) was the sixth governor of the state of Washington, and was from Pomeroy, Washington. He was a U.S. Civil War veteran and educator. He served for one day (January 27, 1909) before leaving for California for health reasons. He died in California shortly thereafter. He is buried in the Masonic Cemetery in Tumwater, Washington, with his wife Zephronie and their daughter-in-law. He was a Republican.

[edit] References

• Stewart, Edgar I. Washington: Northwest Frontier, New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Co., 1957, p 203.

[edit] Further Reading

• Meany, Edmond S (1915). Governors of Washington : territorial and state. University of Washington,. Available online through the Washington State Library's Classics in Washington History collection

[edit] External links

• HistoryLink, William Howard Taft and Republicans win general elections in Washington on November 3, 1908.

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