Henry McBride

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Henry McBride

Henry McBride (born February 7, 1856 in Farmington , Utah , † October 7, 1937 in Seattle , Washington ) was an American politician and from 1901 to 1905 the fourth governor of the state of Washington.

Early years

McBride was originally to be raised to be a clergyman in the Episcopal Church . For this purpose he attended Trinity College in Connecticut . For health reasons, however, he had to break off this training. In 1882 he moved to the Washington Territory , where he worked as a teacher and studied law at the same time. Upon his admission to the bar, McBride became a district attorney for two counties. Then he was appointed by Governor Elisha P. Ferry as a judge at a higher regional court ( Superior Court ). McBride was a member of the Republican Party and was elected lieutenant governor of his state alongside the Democrat John Rankin Rogers in 1900 .

Washington governor

When Governor Rogers died of pneumonia on December 26, 1901, McBride fell to his post. His constitutional task was to end his predecessor's term of office, which ran until January 9, 1905. During this time he advocated the establishment of a railway committee to limit the power of the railway companies. In 1902, two valleys (Yakima and Okanogan) were drained. New arable land for agriculture should soon be created there. At the same time, McBride tried to carry out reforms within his party that brought him the enmity of the conservative party wing. After McBride refused to dismiss the University of Washington executive board at the request of the Republican party leadership, the cloth between him and the party was finally cut. As a result of this falling out, McBride was not nominated as a candidate for the upcoming gubernatorial election in 1904.

Another résumé

After the end of his governorship, McBride withdrew from politics and devoted himself to his business interests. Among other things, he was President of the Saving and Loan Association . He also worked as a lawyer and in the wood industry. Henry McBride died in 1937. He was married to Alice Garrett.

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