Show former governor of washington dead san diego cal the death from pneumonia of eugene semple former governor of the territory of washing on occurred saturday governor semple was a son of the late chief justice semple of Illin and 4 as born in 1840 at the american legation at bogota in the united states of columbia where his father was then the american minister president cleveland appointed him governor ot of washington and when it became a otate ho he was the candidate of the democratic party for the same place but was defeated by the republicans |