CLARENCE DANIEL MARTIN was born in Cheney, Washington and received a bachelor of arts degree in 1906. After his father's death, he became president and general manager of the F.M.…

ARTHUR B. LANGLIE was born in Lanesboro, Minnesota. He received B.A. and LL.B. degrees from the University of Washington. In 1909 he moved to Bremerton, Washington, where he practiced law.…

Born in Des Moines, Iowa, MONRAD CHARLES WALLGREN moved to Galveston, Texas as a child and then to Everett, Washington after the Galveston hurricane of 1900. He graduated from the…

Born in Tacoma, Washington, ALBERT DEAN ROSELLINI received B.A. and LL.B. degrees from the University of Washington. Before being elected governor, he served as Assistant Deputy Prosecuting Attorney of King…

DANIEL JACKSON EVANS was born in Seattle, Washington. He received a bachelor's degree in 1948 and a master's degree in 1949, both from University of Washington. Evans served as a…

DIXY LEE RAY, Washington State's 17th governor, was born in Tacoma, Washington. She received a bachelor's (1937) and a master's (1938) degree from Mills College and a Ph.D. in marine…

JOHN DENNIS SPELLMAN was born in Seattle, Washington. He graduated class valedictorian from Seattle University and earned a law degree from Georgetown University School of Law. Spellman served in the…

BOOTH GARDNER was born in Tacoma, Washington. He received a bachelor's degree in business from the University of Washington in 1958 and a master's degree in business administration from Harvard…

MICHAEL LOWRY was born and raised in the Whitman County town of St. John, where his father managed a grain operation. He graduated from Washington State University in 1962. He…

GARY LOCKE was born into an immigrant family and spent his first six years in Seattle's Yesler Terrace, a public housing project for families of World War II veterans. He…

Chris Gregoire became Washington’s 22nd governor in 2005. As governor, Gregoire led her state through several billion dollars in reductions and a transformative agenda to build a 21st government. She…