Louis F. Hart

Louis F. Hart
9th Governor of Washington
In office
February 13, 1919 – January 14, 1925
LieutenantWilliam J. Coyle
Preceded byErnest Lister
Succeeded byRoland H. Hartley
7th Lieutenant Governor of Washington
In office
January 15, 1913 – February 13, 1919
GovernorErnest Lister
Preceded byMarion E. Hay
Succeeded byWilliam J. Coyle
Personal details
Born
Louis Folwell Hart

(1862-01-04)4 January 1862
High Point, Missouri, U.S.
Died4 December 1929(1929-12-04) (aged 67)
Tacoma, Washington, U.S.

Louis Folwell Hart (4 January 1862 – 4 December 1929) was an American politician who served as the seventh Lieutenant Governor of Washington from 1913 to 1919 and as the ninth governor of Washington from 1919 to 1925. He was a Republican. He reorganized the state's administrative structure by reducing the number of agencies and the consequent financial economies.[1]

  1. ^ Staff (5 December 1929) "Death Summons Louis F. Hart: Life was Eventful" Centralia Daily Chronicle 38(280): p. 1, 8