Silas A. Holcomb (bon August 25, 1858 in Gibson County, Indiana; died April 25, 1920 in Bellingham, Washington) succeeded Lorenzo Crounse as the ninth Governor of Nebraska, serving between January 3, 1895 and January 5, 1899, including the whole of 1898.
The governor as of 2008 is Washington is a lady, Governor Gregoire.
Robert Love Taylor (born July 31, 1850 in Carter County, Tennessee; died March 31, 1912 in Washington DC) succeeded Peter Turney as the thirtieth Governor of Tennessee, serving between January 21, 1897 and January 16, 1899, including the whole of 1898.
Charles A. Culberson (born June 10, 1855 in Dadeville, Alabama; died March 19, 1925 in Washington DC) succeeded James Stephen Hogg as the twenty-first Governor of Texas, serving between January 15, 1895 and January 17, 1899, including the whole of 1898.
William A. Richards (born March 9, 1849 in Hazel Green, Washington; died July 25, 1912 in Melbourne, Australia) succeeded John E. Osborne as the fourth Governor of Wyoming, serving between January 7, 1895 and Janury 2, 1899, including the whole of 1898.
Teddy Roosevelt was elected governor of New York in 1898.
The first governor of the Washington territory was Isaac Stevens. The first governor of Washington state was Elisha Peyre Ferry.
Brad Owen is the current Lieutenant Governor of Washington State.
Joseph F. Johnston (born March 23, 1843 in Lincoln County, North Carolina; died August 8, 1913 in Washington DC) succeeded William C. Oates as the thirtieth Governor of Alabama, serving between December 1, 1896 and December 1, 1900, including the whole of 1898.
William O. Bradley (born March 18, 1847 in Garrard County, Kentucky; died May 23, 1914 in Washington DC) succeeded John Y. Brown as the thirty-second Governor of Kentucky, serving between December 10, 1895 and December 12, 1899, including the whole of 1898.
Washington Governor's Mansion was created in 1909.
The current governor is Governor Christine Gregoire (D).