Show ex governor mcgraw dead seattle former cormer governor john H mcgraw died at his home here thursday night after an illness lasting several weeks death was caused by typhoid fever john harte mcgraw was born nt at barker plantation penobscot county maine october 4 1850 lie he came to seattle in 1876 in quick sue succession he secured a position on the seattle police force was waa elected town mars mar shale halwas was made chet ch ef of police and in 1882 watt waa elected sheriff ot of king county in 1892 lie ho was elected governor ot of washington serving from 1893 to 1897 at the expiration of ills hta term he retired to private life |