The Political Graveyard: Goldwater family of Arizona

Goldwater family of Arizona

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Michael Goldwater (1821-1903) — also known as Michael Goldwasser; "Big Mike" — of Prescott, Yavapai County, Ariz. Born in Konin, Poland, 1821. Father of Morris Goldwater; grandfather of Barry Morris Goldwater; great-grandfather of Barry Morris Goldwater, Jr.. Naturalized U.S. citizen; mayor of Prescott, Ariz., 1885. Jewish. Died in San Francisco, Calif., 1903. Burial location unknown.
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Morris Goldwater (1852-1939) — of Prescott, Yavapai County, Ariz. Born in London, England, January 16, 1852. Son of Michael Goldwater. Mayor of Prescott, Ariz., 1879; member Arizona territorial council; delegate to Arizona state constitutional convention, 1910. Jewish. Died April 11, 1939. Interment at Masonic Cemetery, Prescott, Ariz.
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Barry Morris Goldwater (1909-1998) — also known as Barry M. Goldwater — of Phoenix, Maricopa County, Ariz.; Scottsdale, Maricopa County, Ariz. Born in Phoenix, Maricopa County, Ariz., January 1, 1909. Grandson of Michael Goldwater; married, September 22, 1934, to Margaret Johnson (died 1985); married, February 9, 1992, to Susan Shaffer Wechsler; father of Barry Morris Goldwater, Jr.. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; U.S. Senator from Arizona, 1953-65, 1969-87; received one electoral vote for Vice-President, 1960; candidate for President of the United States, 1964. Episcopalian. Member, American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Sigma Chi. Received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1986. Died in Paradise Valley, Maricopa County, Ariz., May 29, 1998. Cremated; ashes interred at Christ Church of the Ascension Memorial Garden, Paradise Valley, Ariz.
- Cross-reference: L. Brent Bozell
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- See also: congressional biography; Internet Movie Database profile; Find-A-Grave page.
- Books by Barry M. Goldwater: Goldwater (1988); With no apologies: The personal and political memoirs of United States Senator Barry Goldwater (1979)
- Books about Barry M. Goldwater: Rick Perlstein, Before the Storm : Barry Goldwater and the Unmaking of the American Consensus; Robert Alan Goldberg, Barry Goldwater; Lee Edwards, Goldwater: The Man Who Made a Revolution
Barry Morris Goldwater, Jr. (b. 1938) — also known as Barry M. Goldwater, Jr. — of Burbank, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif., July 15, 1938. Great-grandson of Michael Goldwater; son of Barry Morris Goldwater and Margaret (Johnson) Goldwater. Republican. U.S. Representative from California, 1969-83 (27th District 1969-75, 20th District 1975-83); candidate in primary for U.S. Senator from California, 1982. Member, Young Americans for Freedom; Sons of the American Revolution. Still living as of 1998.
- See also Goldwater family of Arizona
- See also: congressional biography.

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