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Accountant Politicians in Arizona

  Alexander Vincent Dye (1876-1956) — of Douglas, Cochise County, Ariz. Born in Flora, Clay County, Ill., February 11, 1876. Bookkeeper; college professor; U.S. Consul in Nogales, 1909-13; assistant general manager of a mining corporation, 1913-17. Died in Tryon, Polk County, N.C., June 2, 1956 (age 80 years, 112 days). Interment at Calvary Episcopal Church Cemetery, Fletcher, N.C.
  Relatives: Son of Alexander E. Dye and Mary (Hudsteth) Dye; married to Margaret Scott.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
Dan E. Garvey Dan Edward Garvey (1886-1974) — also known as Dan E. Garvey — of Tucson, Pima County, Ariz.; Phoenix, Maricopa County, Ariz. Born in Vicksburg, Warren County, Miss., June 19, 1886. Democrat. Railroad accountant; Pima County Treasurer, 1935-38; secretary of state of Arizona, 1942-48; appointed 1942; Governor of Arizona, 1948-51; defeated in primary, 1950. Died in Phoenix, Maricopa County, Ariz., February 5, 1974 (age 87 years, 231 days). Interment at Evergreen Memorial Park, Tucson, Ariz.
  See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial — OurCampaigns candidate detail
  Image source: Who's Who in United States Politics (1950)
  John Lewis — of Gilbert, Maricopa County, Ariz. Accountant; staff member for U.S. Sen. Jake Garn; mayor of Gilbert, Ariz., 2009-. Still living as of 2014.
  Samuel Mardian Jr. (1919-2015) — also known as Sam Mardian, Jr. — of Phoenix, Maricopa County, Ariz. Born in Pasadena, Los Angeles County, Calif., June 24, 1919. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; accountant; construction executive; campaign manager for Gov. Howard Pyle, 1954; mayor of Phoenix, Ariz., 1960-64; delegate to Republican National Convention from Arizona, 1972. Methodist. Member, Kiwanis. Died in Phoenix, Maricopa County, Ariz., November 23, 2015 (age 96 years, 152 days). Interment at Paradise Memorial Gardens, Scottsdale, Ariz.
  Relatives: Son of Samuel Z. Mardian and Akabe (Lekerian) Mardian; married, December 1, 1942, to Lucy Keshian.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Harry Sidney Ruppelius (1912-1964) — of Maricopa County, Ariz. Born in Arizona, 1912. Democrat. Accountant; Speaker of the Arizona State House of Representatives, 1955-56. Presbyterian. Died in 1964 (age about 52 years). Burial location unknown.
  Della Tovrea Stuart (1888-1969) — also known as Della Gillespie; Della Tovrea; Mrs. E. A. Tovrea; Mrs. William P. Stuart — of Phoenix, Maricopa County, Ariz.; Prescott, Yavapai County, Ariz. Born in Blanco, Blanco County, Tex., October 8, 1888. Democrat. Auditor; director and vice-president, Tovrea Packing Co., 1919-46; president, Central Arizona Broadcasting Co., 1937-44; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Arizona, 1936; member of Arizona Democratic State Central Committee, 1940; member of Democratic National Committee from Arizona, 1940-56. Female. Quaker. Member, Daughters of the American Revolution. Died January 17, 1969 (age 80 years, 101 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Daughter of James Steele Gillespie and Irene (Anderson) Gillespie; married, December 18, 1906, to Edward A. Tovrea; married, November 16, 1936, to William P. Stuart.
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