Governors of Washington, territorial and state . nterrupted during the civil war. Heserved on the staff of Gov. Yates from 1861 to1865 as assistant adjutant general, with the rank ofcolonel. In this capacity he assisted in organizingand equipping many Illinois regiments. Not longafter the war he came to Washington territory assurveyor general. When his term as state governor ended in 1893 helived in quiet retirement in Olympia and died on October 14, 1895. He was survived byhis widow and four children, who made their homesin Seattle. Mrs. Ferry died in Seattle on January6, 1911. Bot
Governors of Washington, territorial and state . nterrupted during the civil war. Heserved on the staff of Gov. Yates from 1861 to1865 as assistant adjutant general, with the rank ofcolonel. In this capacity he assisted in organizingand equipping many Illinois regiments. Not longafter the war he came to Washington territory assurveyor general. When his term as state governor ended in 1893 helived in quiet retirement in Olympia and died on October 14, 1895. He was survived byhis widow and four children, who made their homesin Seattle. Mrs. Ferry died in Seattle on January6, 1911. Both she and her distinguished husbandhad been earnest and consistent members of theEpiscopal church. Mrs. Ferry found a multitudeof ways to exercise her quiet, motherly charities,while Gov. Ferry not infrequently conducted theservices of the church as lay reader. Two well-known members of the family still living in Seattleare Mrs. Eliza Ferry Leary and Pierre P. Ferry. WILLIAM AUGUSTUS NEWELL W. A. NEWELL Eleventh Territorial Governor1880 to 1884. NO. XI.—WILLIAM AUGUSTUS NEWELL Dr. William Augustus Newell was one of thefew territorial governors who served a full termof four years. He was appointed by President Hayesin 1880. There were three sessions of the legislatureduring his administration. These were the tworegular sessions of 1881 and 1883 and a special ses-sion which he called to assemble on December 2,1881, immediately upon adjournment of the regularsession. In both the regular sessions money wasnot plentiful enough to print both council and housejournals. The house journals alone were session of 1881 had to publish the proceedingsof the extra session and on that account seeminglythe governors message was omitted from its message of 1883 was published in the housejournal and shows a keen appreciation of the needsand prospects of the territory. He touches upon agreat variety of topics, including the hope of state-hood. One reference reveals high asp
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