S.G. Cosgrove scrapbook, 1907-1909.

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S.G. Cosgrove scrapbook, 1907-1909.

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The S.G. Cosgrove scrapbook contains clippings of articles, as well as a few photographs, letters, and items of ephemera related to the campaign, election, and subsequent death (while in office) of Governor Samuel Goodlove Cosgrove of Washington State. Articles in the scrapbook are arranged mainly chronologically and range in date from May 17, 1907 (with an early announcement of Cosgrove's run for governor in the Republican primary) to March 31, 1909 (with articles about his funeral). The clippings are from a variety of Washington State newspapers. Also included is a letter appointing Cosgrove's son, Howard, as secretary to the governor signed by the then Secretary of Washington State, Samuel Nichols, on January 26, 1909. Finally, there is a photo printed with blue ink on cloth of a group of young athletes, probably a football team. The scrapbook, which includes an alphabetical index of newspapers represented by the clippings, was likely compiled by donor George C. Kinnear's parents or grandparents (Kinnear was the son of Roy J. Kinnear and Samuel G. Cosgrove's daughter, Myrn Cosgrove).

1 v. ; 40 centimeters.

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Republican Party (Wash.)

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Cosgrove, S. G. (Samuel Goodlove), 1847-1909.

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S.G. Cosgrove (1847-1909) was the sixth governor of Washington State, although he served for only two months due to his death from illness. Born in Ohio, Cosgrove served as a Union officer in the Civil War and worked as a teacher before moving to Pomeroy, Washington in 1882. He was mayor of Pomeroy for five terms, while also practicing the law. In 1908, he ran for governor of Washington State in the Republican primary and won after a tally of second-choice candidates showed he had the majority v...