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Goldwater family of Prescott, 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. Naturalized U.S. citizen; mayor of Prescott, Ariz., 1885. Jewish. Died in San Francisco, Calif., 1903 (age about 82 years). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Father of Morris Goldwater; grandfather of Barry Morris Goldwater; great-grandfather of Barry Morris Goldwater, Jr. (1938-).
  Political family: Goldwater family of Prescott, Arizona.
  Morris Goldwater (1852-1939) — of Prescott, Yavapai County, Ariz. Born in London, England, January 16, 1852. Mayor of Prescott, Ariz., 1879; member Arizona territorial council, 1890; delegate to Arizona state constitutional convention, 1910. Jewish. Died April 11, 1939 (age 87 years, 85 days). Interment at Masonic Cemetery, Prescott, Ariz.
  Relatives: Son of Michael Goldwater (1821-1903).
  Political family: Goldwater family of Prescott, Arizona.
  Barry Morris Goldwater (1909-1998) — also known as Barry M. Goldwater; "Mr. Conservative" — of Phoenix, Maricopa County, Ariz.; Scottsdale, Maricopa County, Ariz. Born in Phoenix, Maricopa County, Ariz., January 1, 1909. 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. Jewish ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Sigma Chi. Received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1986. Died in Paradise Valley, Maricopa County, Ariz., May 29, 1998 (age 89 years, 148 days). Cremated; ashes interred at Christ Church of the Ascension Memorial Garden, Paradise Valley, Ariz.; statue at Goldwater Memorial Park, Paradise Valley, Ariz.
  Relatives: Married, September 22, 1934, to Margaret Johnson (died 1985); married, February 9, 1992, to Susan Shaffer Wechsler; father of Barry Morris Goldwater, Jr. (1938-); grandson of Michael Goldwater.
  Political family: Goldwater family of Prescott, Arizona.
  Cross-reference: L. Brent Bozell — Raymond Moley
  Campaign slogan: "In your heart, you know he's right."
  Opposition slogan: "In your guts, you know he's nuts."
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile — Find-A-Grave memorial — OurCampaigns candidate detail
  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 — Scott Farris, Almost President: The Men Who Lost the Race but Changed the Nation
  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. U.S. Representative from California, 1969-83 (27th District 1969-75, 20th District 1975-83); candidate in Republican primary for U.S. Senator from California, 1982; Constitution candidate for Vice President of the United States, 2008. Member, Young Americans for Freedom; Sons of the American Revolution. Still living as of 2008.
  Relatives: Son of Barry Morris Goldwater and Margaret (Johnson) Goldwater; great-grandson of Michael Goldwater (1821-1903).
  Political family: Goldwater family of Prescott, Arizona.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
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