The Political Graveyard: Maricopa County, Ariz.

Maricopa County
Arizona

Maricopa County information:

Population: 3,072,149 (2000); 2,122,101 (1990)
Land area 9,204 square miles.
County seat: Phoenix
Maricopa County official web site.
Capital Impact: Maricopa County -- officials, addresses, and political, economic, education data
Fedstats/Mapstats: Maricopa County -- data on agriculture, population, immigration, business, crime, environment
Maricopa County AZGenWeb page -- genealogical, historical information and queries
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Maricopa County page at Interment.Net (Cemetery Records Online).

Neighboring areas:

North: Yavapai County
Northeast: Gila County
Southeast: Pinal County; Pima County
Southwest: Yuma County
Northwest: La Paz County

The Political Graveyard:

Selected officials of Maricopa County
Politicians who were born in Maricopa County
Politicians who lived in Maricopa County
Politicians who died in Maricopa County
Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Maricopa County

Assignment of birthplaces, deathplaces, and cemeteries to counties is subject to error. The intent is to locate places according to current county names and boundaries. If you don't find what you're looking for, check other nearby counties, the unassigned page, or the Gazetteer. Any corrections to county locations would be greatly appreciated. See contact information on the Main Page.

Selected officials of Maricopa County

(not intended to be complete)

Carl Hayden (County Treasurer, 1905-06) Carl Hayden (Sheriff, 1907-12) Richard F. Harless (County Attorney, 1939-42)

Christ Church of the Ascension Memorial Garden
Paradise Valley, Maricopa County, Arizona

Politicians buried here:

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.
- Cross-reference: L. Brent Bozell
- See also Goldwater family of Arizona
- 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

Unknown Locations
Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona

Politicians buried here:

Richard Gordon Kleindienst (1923-2000) — also known as Richard G. Kleindienst — of Phoenix, Maricopa County, Ariz. Born in Winslow, Navajo County, Ariz., August 5, 1923. Son of Alfred Kleindienst (postmaster, Winslow, Arizona). Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; lawyer; member of Arizona state house of representatives, 1953-54; Arizona Republican state chair, 1956-60, 1962-63; member of Republican National Committee from Arizona, 1956-60, 1962-63; delegate to Republican National Convention from Arizona, 1960, 1964; candidate for Governor of Arizona, 1964; U.S. Attorney General, 1972-73. Episcopalian. Member, American Bar Association; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Elks. Pleaded guilty in 1974 to failing to testify fully in Senate investigation of favoritism toward ITT Corporation; the sentence was suspended. Tried and found not guilty of perjury in 1981, but his license to practice law was suspended for a year. Died, of lung cancer, in Prescott, Yavapai County, Ariz., February 3, 2000. Interment somewhere.
- Books by Richard Kleindienst: Justice: The Memoirs of Attorney General Richard Kleindienst (1985, out of print)
Sidney Preston Osborn (1884-1948) — also known as Sidney P. Osborn — of Arizona. Born in Phoenix, Maricopa County, Ariz., May 17, 1884. Son of Neri Osborn; married to Marjorie Grant and Gladys Smiley. Democrat. Newspaper reporter; delegate to Arizona state constitutional convention, 1910; secretary of state of Arizona, 1912-18; Governor of Arizona, 1941-48; defeated, 1938; died in office 1948. Died, from Lou Gehrig's disease, in Phoenix, Maricopa County, Ariz., May 25, 1948. Interment somewhere.
- See also: National Governors Association biography; Wikipedia article.

Arizona Cemetery
Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona

Politicians formerly buried here:

Charles Debrille Poston (1825-1902) — of Arizona. Born near Elizabethtown, Hardin County, Ky., April 20, 1825. Delegate to U.S. Congress from Arizona Territory, 1864. Died June 24, 1902. Original interment at Arizona Cemetery; reinterment in 1925 at Poston Butte, Florence, Ariz.
- See also: congressional biography.

Arizona Veterans Cemetery
Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona

Politicians buried here:

Eldon Dean Rudd (1920-2002) — also known as Eldon D. Rudd — of Scottsdale, Maricopa County, Ariz. Born in Camp Verde, Yavapai County, Ariz., July 15, 1920. Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; lawyer; U.S. Representative from Arizona 4th District, 1977-87. Catholic. Died, of congestive heart failure, in Scottsdale, Maricopa County, Ariz., February 8, 2002. Interment at Arizona Veterans Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.

Greenwood Memorial Park
Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona

Politicians buried here:

Ernest William McFarland (1894-1984) — also known as Ernest W. McFarland — of Florence, Pinal County, Ariz. Born near Earlsboro, Pottawatomie County, Okla., October 9, 1894. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; superior court judge in Arizona, 1935-41; U.S. Senator from Arizona, 1941-53; defeated, 1952, 1958; Governor of Arizona, 1955-59; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Arizona, 1964; justice of Arizona state supreme court, 1965-70. Methodist. Member, American Judicature Society; American Legion; Freemasons; Shriners; Jesters; Elks; Knights of Pythias; Odd Fellows. Died in Phoenix, Maricopa County, Ariz., June 8, 1984. Interment at Greenwood Memorial Park.
- See also: congressional biography; National Governors Association biography.
Levi Stewart Udall (1891-1960) — of Arizona. Born in St. Johns, Apache County, Ariz., January 20, 1891. Son of David King Udall and Eliza Luella (Stewart) Udall (1855-1937); nephew of William Thomas Stewart; half-brother of John Hunt Udall, Jesse Addison Udall and Don Taylor Udall; married 1914 to Louise Lee (1893-1974) (granddaughter of John Doyle Lee); half-uncle of John Nicholas Udall; father of Stewart Lee Udall and Morris King Udall; grandfather of Thomas S. Udall and Mark E. Udall; granduncle of Gordon Harold Smith. Democrat. Lawyer; Apache County Attorney, 1923-24, 1927-28; superior court judge in Arizona, 1931-46; justice of Arizona state supreme court, 1947-60; died in office 1960; chief justice of Arizona Supreme Court, 1951-53, 1957-59. Mormon. Died in Wickenburg, Maricopa County, Ariz., May 30, 1960. Interment at Greenwood Memorial Park; cenotaph at St. Johns Cemetery, St. Johns, Ariz.
- See also Udall family of Arizona
Frederick Augustus Tritle (1833-1906) — Born near Chambersburg, Franklin County, Pa., August 7, 1833. Republican. Member of Nevada state senate, 1866; candidate for Governor of Nevada, 1870; candidate for U.S. Senator from Nevada, 1880; Governor of Arizona Territory, 1882-85; delegate to Arizona state constitutional convention, 1891. Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons. Died in Phoenix, Maricopa County, Ariz., November 18, 1906. Interment at Greenwood Memorial Park.
Joseph Henry Kibbey (1853-1924) — also known as Joseph H. Kibbey — of Arizona. Born in Centerville, Wayne County, Ind., March 4, 1853. Son of John F. Kibbey; son-in-law of John A. Burbank. Republican. Justice of Arizona territorial supreme court, 1889; member Arizona territorial council, 1902; Arizona territory attorney general, 1904; delegate to Republican National Convention from Arizona Territory, 1904; Governor of Arizona Territory, 1905-09; candidate for U.S. Senator from Arizona, 1916. Died in Phoenix, Maricopa County, Ariz., June 14, 1924. Interment at Greenwood Memorial Park.
- See also Kibbey-Morton-Burbank family of Indiana
Richard Elihu Sloan (1857-1933) — also known as Richard E. Sloan — of Prescott, Yavapai County, Ariz. Born in Morning Sun, Preble County, Ohio, June 22, 1857. Republican. Member Arizona territorial council, 1888-89; justice of Arizona territorial supreme court, 1889-93, 1897-1909; delegate to Republican National Convention from Arizona Territory, 1908; Governor of Arizona Territory, 1909-12; Judge of U.S. District Court, 1912-13. Presbyterian. Died in Phoenix, Maricopa County, Ariz., December 14, 1933. Interment at Greenwood Memorial Park.
Robert Taylor Jones (1884-1958) — also known as Robert T. Jones — of Arizona. Born in Rutledge, Grainger County, Tenn., February 8, 1884. Democrat. Governor of Arizona, 1939-41. Died in Phoenix, Maricopa County, Ariz., June 11, 1958. Interment at Greenwood Memorial Park.
- See also: National Governors Association biography.
Robert Lee Stump (1927-2003) — also known as Bob Stump — of Tolleson, Maricopa County, Ariz. Born in Phoenix, Maricopa County, Ariz., April 4, 1927. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; farmer; member of Arizona state house of representatives, 1959-67; member of Arizona state senate, 1967-76; U.S. Representative from Arizona 3rd District, 1977-2003. Seventh-Day Adventist. Died in Phoenix, Maricopa County, Ariz., June 20, 2003. Interment at Greenwood Memorial Park.
- See also: congressional biography; votes in Congress from the Washington Post.
Richard Fielding Harless (1905-1970) — also known as Richard F. Harless — of Phoenix, Maricopa County, Ariz. Born in Kelsey, Upshur County, Tex., August 6, 1905. Son of William Crousin Harless and Mary Matilda (Pennington) Harless; married, June 8, 1934, to Margaret Harris (died 1939). Democrat. Lawyer; Maricopa County Attorney, 1939-42; U.S. Representative from Arizona at-large, 1943-49; candidate in primary for Governor of Arizona, 1948. Member, Elks; Optimist Club; Woodmen; Delta Sigma Rho; Phi Delta Kappa; Phi Delta Phi; Sigma Nu. Died in Phoenix, Maricopa County, Ariz., November 24, 1970. Interment at Greenwood Memorial Park.
- See also: congressional biography.
Frances Brawner Weedon (1885-1963) — also known as Frances B. Weedon; Daisy Weedon; Frances Taylor Brawner; Mrs. Robert L. Weedon — of Phoenix, Maricopa County, Ariz. Born in Frankfort, Franklin County, Ky., October 9, 1885. Sister of Walter Brawner. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Arizona, 1952, 1956; member, Arizona State Parks Board, 1957-63. Female. Congregationalist. Member, Order of the Eastern Star. Died, of heart disease, in Phoenix, Maricopa County, Ariz., April 12, 1963. Interment at Greenwood Memorial Park.
Freeda Marks (1885-1976) — also known as Freeda Lewis; Mrs. Barnett E. Marks — of Phoenix, Maricopa County, Ariz. Born July 4, 1885. Married, June 14, 1903, to Barnett Ellis Marks. Republican. Member of Republican National Committee from Arizona, 1924; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Arizona, 1936. Female. Died April 25, 1976. Interment at Greenwood Memorial Park.
Charles H. Akers — of Phoenix, Maricopa County, Ariz. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Arizona Territory, 1900. Interment at Greenwood Memorial Park.

Papago Park
Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona

Politicians buried here:

George Wylie Paul Hunt (1859-1934) — also known as George W. P. Hunt — of Globe, Gila County, Ariz. Born in Huntsville, Randolph County, Mo., November 1, 1859. Son of George Washington Hunt and Sarah Elizabeth (Yates) Hunt; married, February 24, 1904, to Duett Ellison. Democrat. Rancher; merchant; member of Arizona territorial legislature, 1892-1900, 1904-10; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Arizona Territory, 1900; delegate to Arizona state constitutional convention, 1910; Governor of Arizona, 1912-17, 1917-19, 1923-29, 1931-33; U.S. Minister to Siam, 1920-21. Member, Sons of the American Revolution. Died in Phoenix, Maricopa County, Ariz., December 24, 1934. Interment at Papago Park.
- See also: National Governors Association biography.

Rosedale Cemetery
Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona
Location maps, from U.S. Census Tiger Map Server:

Politicians buried here:

Benjamin Joseph Franklin (1839-1898) — of Kansas City, Jackson County, Mo. Born near Maysville, Mason County, Ky., 1839. Father of Alfred Franklin. Democrat. Member of Kansas state senate, 1860; served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; U.S. Representative from Missouri 8th District, 1875-79; U.S. Consul in Hankow, 1885-90; Governor of Arizona Territory, 1896-97. Episcopalian. Died of heart disease, May 18, 1898. Interment at Rosedale Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.

Green Acres Cemetery
Scottsdale, Maricopa County, Arizona

Politicians buried here:

Joseph Edward Karth (1922-2005) — also known as Joseph E. Karth — of St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minn. Born in New Brighton, Ramsey County, Minn., August 26, 1922. Married to Charlotte Nordgren. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; international representative, Oil, Chemical, and Atomic Workers union; member of Minnesota state house of representatives, 1950-58; U.S. Representative from Minnesota 4th District, 1959-77; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Minnesota, 1960. Presbyterian. Member, American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars. Died May 29, 2005. Interment at Green Acres Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography; Find-A-Grave page.

Unknown Location
Tempe, Maricopa County, Arizona

Politicians buried here:

Jesse Addison Udall (1893-1980) — also known as Jesse A. Udall — of Arizona. Born near Eagar, Apache County, Ariz., June 24, 1893. Great-grandson of Jefferson Hunt; son of David King Udall and Ida Frances (Hunt) Udall (1858-1915); brother of John Hunt Udall and Don Taylor Udall; half-brother of Levi Stewart Udall; married, June 7, 1917, to Lela Lee (1895-1976) (granddaughter of John Doyle Lee); uncle of John Nicholas Udall; half-uncle of Stewart Lee Udall and Morris King Udall; granduncle of Thomas S. Udall and Mark E. Udall; grandfather of Gordon Harold Smith. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; Graham County Attorney; member of Arizona state house of representatives, 1931-38; superior court judge in Arizona, 1939-42, 1953-58; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; justice of Arizona state supreme court, 1960-72. Mormon. Died, in St. Joseph's Hospital, Phoenix, Maricopa County, Ariz., April 18, 1980. Interment somewhere.
- See also Udall family of Arizona

Double Butte Cemetery
Tempe, Maricopa County, Arizona

Politicians buried here:

Carl Trumbull Hayden (1877-1972) — also known as Carl Hayden — of Tempe, Maricopa County, Ariz.; Phoenix, Maricopa County, Ariz. Born in Hayden's Ferry (now Tempe), Maricopa County, Ariz., October 2, 1877. Son of Charles Trumbull Hayden and Sallie Calvert (Davis) Hayden; married, February 15, 1908, to Nan Downing. Democrat. Flour mill business; Maricopa County Treasurer, 1905-06; Maricopa County Sheriff, 1907-12; U.S. Representative from Arizona at-large, 1912-27; U.S. Senator from Arizona, 1927-69. Protestant. Member, American Legion; Sons of the American Revolution; Freemasons; Elks; Knights of Pythias; Rotary. Served a record 56 consecutive years in Congress. Died in Mesa, Maricopa County, Ariz., January 25, 1972. Cremated; ashes interred at Double Butte Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
- Books about Carl Hayden: Jack L. August, Jr., Vision in the Desert: Carl Hayden and Hydropolitics in the American Southwest
Benjamin Baker Moeur (1869-1937) — also known as Benjamin B. Moeur — of Arizona. Born in Decherd, Franklin County, Tenn., December 22, 1869. Democrat. Governor of Arizona, 1933-37. Died in Tempe, Maricopa County, Ariz., March 16, 1937. Interment at Double Butte Cemetery.
- See also: National Governors Association biography.
John Howard Pyle (1906-1987) — also known as Howard Pyle — of Arizona. Born in Sheridan, Sheridan County, Wyo., March 25, 1906. Republican. Governor of Arizona, 1951-55. Died in Tempe, Maricopa County, Ariz., November 29, 1987. Interment at Double Butte Cemetery.
- Cross-reference: Samuel Mardian, Jr.
- See also: National Governors Association biography.
John Robert Murdock (1885-1972) — also known as John R. Murdock — of Tempe, Maricopa County, Ariz. Born in Homestead, Lewis County, Mo., April 20, 1885. Democrat. U.S. Representative from Arizona, 1937-53 (at-large 1937-51, 1st District 1951-53). Died in Phoenix, Maricopa County, Ariz., February 14, 1972. Interment at Double Butte Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.

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Selected officials of Maricopa County

Politicians who were born in Maricopa County

Politicians who lived in Maricopa County

Politicians who died in Maricopa County

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Maricopa County