What is John Spellman?
{{Infobox officeholder |name = John Spellman |image = JohnDSpellman.jpg |order = 18th [[List of governors of Washington|Governor of Washington]] |lieutenant = [[John Cherberg]] |term_start = January 14, 1981 |term_end = January 16, 1985 |predecessor = [[Dixy Lee Ray]] |successor = [[Booth Gardner]] |office1 = 1st [[King County Executive]] |term_start1 = May 1, 1969 |term_end1 = January 14, 1981 |predecessor1 = ''Office established'' |successor1 = [[Ron Dunlap (politician)|Ron Dunlap]] | office2 = [[King County Council|King County Commissioner]] | term_start2 = January 1, 1968 | term_end2 = May 1, 1969 | predecessor2 = Scott Wallace | successor2 = ''Office abolished'' |birth_name = John Dennis Spellman |birth_date = {{birth date|1926|12|29}} |birth_place = [[Seattle]], Washington, U.S. |death_date = {{death date and age|2018|1|16|1926|12|29}} |death_place = Seattle, Washington, U.S |resting_place=Calvary Cemetery , [[Seattle, Washington]], U.S. |party = [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] |spouse = {{marriage|Lois Murphy|February 20, 1954}} |children = 6 | occupation = {{hlist|Lawyer|politician}} |education = [[Seattle University]] {{small|([[Bachelor of Business|BBA]])}}<br>[[Georgetown University]] {{small|([[Juris Doctor|JD]])}} |allegiance = United States |branch = United States Navy |serviceyears = 1944–1946 |battles = [[World War II]] }} '''John Dennis Spellman''' (December 29, 1926 &ndash; January 16, 2018) was an [[Americans|American]] politician. Spellman was born in [[Seattle]], [[Washington]]. He was the [[List of Governors of Washington|18th Governor of Washington]] between 1981 and 1985 and the first [[King County Executive]] from 1969 to 1981. As of 2015, he was the last [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] to serve as Governor of Washington. Spellman died on January 16, 2018 at a hospital in Seattle of [[pneumonia]] caused from a fall at the age of 91.<ref>[https://www