Henry McBride (politician)

Henry McBride (February 7, 1856 – October 7, 1937) was the fourth Governor of Washington state, United States from 1901 to 1905. He was the first governor of Washington to be born in a western state.

Henry McBride
4th Governor of Washington
In office December 26, 1901 – January 9, 1905
Preceded by	John Rankin Rogers
Succeeded by	Albert E. Mead
4th Lieutenant Governor of Washington
In office January 14, 1901 – December 26, 1901
Governor	John Rankin Rogers
Preceded by	Thurston Daniels
Succeeded by	Charles E. Coon
Personal details
Born	(1856-02-07)February 7, 1856 Farmington, Utah Territory
Died	October 7, 1937(1937-10-07) (aged 81) Seattle, Washington
Political party	Republican

Biography

Born in Farmington in the Utah Territory, McBride studied for the priesthood of the Episcopal Church at Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut, but did not complete his course of study due to illness.

Career

McBride moved to Washington Territory in 1882 and taught school at Oak Harbor on Whidbey Island while he studied law. He married Alice Garrett on February 7, 1884.[1] From 1887 to 1889 he was a practicing attorney in partnership with E. M. Carr and Harold Preston. He was prosecuting attorney for the counties of Whatcom, Skagit, and Snohomish from 1889 to 1891.

Appointed by Governor Elisha P. Ferry in 1891, and elected to a full four-year term in 1892, he served as Superior Court Judge for the Skagit and Island counties from 1891 to 1896.

Elected to the office of Lieutenant Governor of the state of Washington in 1900, he became Governor upon the death of Governor John Rankin Rogers on December 26, 1901 and served until 1905. After leaving office, he returned to his law practice, served as president of a savings and loan association, and worked in the lumber business.[2]

Death

McBride died on October 7, 1937, in Seattle, Washington.

References

1. "Henry McBride". Washington Secretary of State. Retrieved October 10, 2012.
2. "Henry McBride". National Governors Association. Retrieved October 11, 2012.

Further reading

• The National Cyclopaedia of American Biography. New York: James T. White and Co., 1910. Vol. 14, p. 447.
• 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

External links

• Washington Secretary of State
• National Governors Association
• https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/11177464

Party political offices
Preceded by Marion E. Hay	Republican nominee for Governor of Washington 1916	Succeeded by Louis F. Hart
Political offices
Preceded by Thurston Daniels	Lieutenant Governor of Washington 1901	Succeeded by Charles E. Coon
Preceded by John Rogers	Governor of Washington 1901–1905	Succeeded by Albert E. Mead