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Jennings family of Phoenix, Arizona

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This specific family group is a subset of the much larger Four Thousand Related Politicians group. An individual may be listed with more than one subset.

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  Irving Anthony Jennings (1896-1972) — also known as Irving A. Jennings — of Phoenix, Maricopa County, Ariz. Born in Taylor, Navajo County, Ariz., May 21, 1896. Republican. Lawyer; candidate for U.S. Senator from Arizona, 1940. Died in Phoenix, Maricopa County, Ariz., July 6, 1972 (age 76 years, 46 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Cyrus Morgan Jennings and Hannah Jane (Hansen) Jennings; brother of Renz L. Jennings; married, March 8, 1924, to Emogene Mercer; uncle of Renz D. Jennings; second cousin four times removed of Jonas Mapes; third cousin twice removed of George Hammond Parshall; third cousin thrice removed of David Parshall Mapes and George Mortimer Beakes.
  Political family: Jennings family of Phoenix, Arizona (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also OurCampaigns candidate detail
  Renz L. Jennings (1899-1983) — also known as Lorenzo Jennings — of Phoenix, Maricopa County, Ariz. Born in Taylor, Navajo County, Ariz., August 5, 1899. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; member of Arizona state house of representatives, 1931-32; Maricopa County Attorney, 1933-34; candidate for U.S. Senator from Arizona, 1934, 1964; candidate for U.S. Representative from Arizona, 1942; superior court judge in Arizona, 1949-60; justice of Arizona state supreme court, 1960-64; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Arizona, 1960, 1968 (alternate). Mormon. Member, Eagles; Moose; Woodmen of the World. Suffered a heart attack in his swimming pool, and drowned, in Phoenix, Maricopa County, Ariz., February 11, 1983 (age 83 years, 190 days). Interment at Phoenix Memorial Park & Mortuary, Phoenix, Ariz.
  Relatives: Son of Cyrus Morgan Jennings and Hannah Jane (Hansen) Jennings; brother of Irving Anthony Jennings; married 1927 to Leola Lesueur; father of Renz D. Jennings; second cousin four times removed of Jonas Mapes; third cousin twice removed of George Hammond Parshall; third cousin thrice removed of David Parshall Mapes and George Mortimer Beakes.
  Political family: Jennings family of Phoenix, Arizona (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial — OurCampaigns candidate detail
  Renz D. Jennings (born c.1942) — of Phoenix, Maricopa County, Ariz. Born in Phoenix, Maricopa County, Ariz., about 1942. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Arizona state house of representatives, 1969-70; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Arizona, 1972, 1988, 1996; member, Arizona Corporation Commission, 1985-99. Still living as of 2016.
  Relatives: Son of Renz L. Jennings; nephew of Irving Anthony Jennings; second cousin five times removed of Jonas Mapes; third cousin thrice removed of George Hammond Parshall.
  Political family: Jennings family of Phoenix, Arizona (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also OurCampaigns candidate detail

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