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Claude C. Cheshire (c.1889-1960) —
of Nogales, Santa Cruz
County, Ariz.; Flagstaff, Coconino
County, Ariz.
Born in Oregon, about 1889.
Automobile dealer; mayor
of Nogales, Ariz., 1937-39.
Suffered a heart
attack and died, while dining with friends in a restaurant,
Phoenix, Maricopa
County, Ariz., January
29, 1960 (age about 71
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Evan Mecham (1924-2008) —
of Ajo, Pima
County, Ariz.; Glendale, Maricopa
County, Ariz.
Born in Duchesne, Duchesne
County, Utah, May 12,
1924.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II;
automobile dealer; newspaper
publisher; candidate for Arizona
state house of representatives, 1952; member of Arizona
state senate, 1960-62; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Arizona, 1962 (Republican), 1992 (Independent); Governor of
Arizona, 1987-88; defeated, 1964, 1974, 1978, 1982.
Mormon.
Member, John
Birch Society.
Indicted
in 1988 on six felony counts of perjury
and filing a false
campaign report, specifically of failing
to report a $350,000 loan to his campaign by Barry Wolfson, a
real estate developer; later acquitted of these charges. Impeached
by the Arizona House of Representatives on February 5, 1988, on charges
of obstructing
justice and illegally lending
state money to his business; convicted
and removed from office by the Arizona Senate on April 4, 1988. A
recall
election was scheduled against him, but it was cancelled by the
Arizona Supreme Court.
Died, from complications of Alzheimer's
disease, in Phoenix, Maricopa
County, Ariz., February
22, 2008 (age 83 years, 286
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Ralph Armstead Watkins (1903-1968) —
also known as Ralph Watkins —
of Buckeye, Maricopa
County, Ariz.
Born in Fairmount, Grant
County, Ind., October
17, 1903.
Democrat. Automobile dealer; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Arizona, 1948,
1956;
candidate for Governor of
Arizona, 1950; Democratic candidate for U.S.
Representative from Arizona, 1952, 1966 (primary), 1968; treasurer of
Arizona Democratic Party, 1959-63; vice-president, Arizona Television
Company (KetchikanVK), Phoenix; director and board chairman, Memorial
Hospital,
Phoenix.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Kiwanis.
Died in Buckeye, Maricopa
County, Ariz., December
25, 1968 (age 65 years, 69
days).
Interment at Louis B. Hazelton Memorial Cemetery, Buckeye, Ariz.
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