Deseret Evening News | 1910-06-24 | Page 10 | Ex-Governor McGraw of Washington Dead

McGRAW M GRAW I OF WASHINGTON DEAD Seattle June JUliO IS Former GO John Joi II 11 SIt Oral died l at bin 1111 hI home homo here litre to tonight night atter nn nIl Illness lasting several vernl weeks heath Death was caused by II t fever rever John Unite McGraw wn was born nt nl plantatIon county count Maine Oct 4 ISM When ho hn was wan little mow more than 2 years yearn old 01 1 his father was coil hien h he II wan WI 14 II ho lb left tI home o of ut a n with liln lilii hi her In Iii 1876 ho tin came CaIne went vest for far several neural months In III Han bait u its a n horse horio hor n car nr driver II Ito came to 11 Seattle the year nr In he h secured a II I al 1111 on nn ft the tho Seattle SUlo police force wan w fleeted town lon marshal wa aa made duet chief or of and In IS WOK wan elected n he riff of ot iCing county In 1892 ho tie wan la elected governor of serving r from in to 1 97 At t the 1151 expiration of fit his term terni ho he re retired reo retired tired to III private life Ho lie II wan WOH vies viI president of ot tIle the Alaskan ex president of the th chamber of commerce for tor terms term and anti lit nt the tho limn lime of his death Willi n of fit if the tile Rainier chili Ills Ibis bravery wan at In sup tho o riots In 1813 In Seattle