<P> When President Benjamin Harrison signed the law admitting Idaho as a U.S. state on July 3 , 1890 , the population was 88,548 . George L. Shoup became the state 's first governor , but resigned after only a few weeks in office to take a seat in the United States Senate . </P>
<P> When President Benjamin Harrison signed the law admitting Idaho as a U.S. state on July 3 , 1890 , the population was 88,548 . George L. Shoup became the state 's first governor , but resigned after only a few weeks in office to take a seat in the United States Senate . </P>
who was president when idaho became a state
who was president when idaho became a state
Benjamin Harrison
Benjamin Harrison