History of Washington, the evergreen state, from early dawn to daylight; With portraits and biographies . THE NEW YORKPUBLIC ASlOR, LENOX AMI TILDBN*POi;NriArn,NSB L HISTORY OF WASHINGTON. 45 moved to Providence, R. I. In he graduated with distin-iriiished honors at Bro\i l^niversity, and was admitted to theBar of Hhode Ishmd in 1857. He was recommended to Presi-dent Pierce by the Bar of his adopted State for the ofliee ofUnited States District Attorney. He was ai)pointed Secretaryof \\ashington Territory in September of 1853, and reached liispost in October, continuing in offic
History of Washington, the evergreen state, from early dawn to daylight; With portraits and biographies . THE NEW YORKPUBLIC ASlOR, LENOX AMI TILDBN*POi;NriArn,NSB L HISTORY OF WASHINGTON. 45 moved to Providence, R. I. In he graduated with distin-iriiished honors at Bro\i l^niversity, and was admitted to theBar of Hhode Ishmd in 1857. He was recommended to Presi-dent Pierce by the Bar of his adopted State for the ofliee ofUnited States District Attorney. He was ai)pointed Secretaryof \\ashington Territory in September of 1853, and reached liispost in October, continuing in office till his death. It was, however, as Acting Governor of the Territorythrough several critical periods that he distinguished himselfand became endeared to its people. His lirst gubernatorial ser-vices were from March 2t3th, 1854, to December 1st of that , during Governor Stevens absence at the Blackfeet conn-cil at Fort Benton, from May 12th, 1855, he acted as Governoruntil .January 19th, 1856. It was during this time that the Ind-ian War was inaugurated, and his adnunistration during thi
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