Territorial Governor Watson C. Squire papers, 1884-1887.

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Territorial Governor Watson C. Squire papers, 1884-1887.

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General subject and correspondence files documenting official government issues, concerns and activities, including pardon, clemency and appointment documents. The files typically include incoming and outgoing correspondence, reports, and other material pertaining to particular issues. Of particular interest are his files advocating Washington's admission to the Union, and the anti-Chinese riots of 1885-1886.

1 cubic ft.

Washington State Archives, Southwest Regional Branch

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SNAC Resource ID: 8065126

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Squire, Watson C. (Watson Carvosso), 1838-1926

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Watson C. Squire was born in 1838 in New York and graduated from Wesleyan University in 1859. He was principal of the Moravia Institute in New York when the Civil War began. Over the next two years he fought as a Union soldier in the New York Volunteers 19th Infantry Regiment and served at Harper's Ferry under Gen. Nathaniel Banks. Following his graduation from Cleveland Law School in 1862, he answered the call for more men, raised the 7th Independent Company of Ohio Sharpshooters, and was commi...

Washington Territory. Governor (1884-1887 : Squire)

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Watson C. Squire was born in Cape Vincent, N.Y., in 1838. He graduated from Wesleyan University in 1859 and from the Cleveland Law School in 1862. He was principal of the Moravia Institute in New York when he volunteered for service with the Union Army. By the end of the Civil War he had risen to the rank of colonel. After the war he became manager of the Remington Arms Company and traveled widely, promoting their products. In 1876 he invested in Seattle property and made his home t...