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Show THE RECORD OF DEATH. Ex-Gov.rnor Waterman, of California, Die. After a (trier IllueKi. San Dikuo, April 13. F'.x-Governor Waterman died yesterday morning of pneumonia, after'a brief illness. R. W. Waterman was born in Herkimer Herki-mer county, New York, in 120. He moved to Sycamore, Illinois, at an early nge anil when he grow up engaged in mercantile pursuits. Ho came to California in 18,r0. mining for two years, and relumed to Illinois, but came back to California in 1873, locating at San Bernardino. Ho was part owner of rich mines in San Diegn county, engaged en-gaged in farming on a large scalo and owned a vast amount of land. In 1886 ho was elected lieutenant-governor on the republican ticket, the only repub-4ioar. repub-4ioar. elected. The democratic governor, gov-ernor, Washington Bartlett. died in a short time and Waterman tilled out the term. |