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John Littleton Ahearn (1914-2004) —
also known as John Ahearn —
of Phoenix, Maricopa
County, Ariz.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., November
30, 1914.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Arizona, 1964; candidate for Arizona
state attorney general, 1968; member of Arizona
Democratic State Committee, 1970-86; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Arizona, 1972,
1976,
1984.
Catholic.
Died June 23,
2004 (age 89 years, 206
days).
Interment at National Memorial Cemetery of Arizona, Phoenix, Ariz.
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Jon Amores (b. 1964) —
of Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Phoenix, Maricopa
County, Ariz., September
16, 1964.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates 30th District, 1995-97.
Catholic. Member, American Bar
Association; American
Arbitration Association; Rotary.
Still living as of 1997.
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Henry Fountain Ashurst (1874-1962) —
also known as Henry F. Ashurst; "The Cowboy
Senator"; "Fountain"; "Dean of
Inconsistency"; "Five-Syllable Henry";
"Silver-Tongued Sunbeam of the Painted
Desert" —
of Prescott, Yavapai
County, Ariz.
Born near Winnemucca, Humboldt
County, Nev., September
13, 1874.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Arizona
territorial House of Representatives, 1896; member of Arizona
territorial senate, 1902; Coconino
County District Attorney, 1905-08; delegate
to Arizona state constitutional convention, 1911; U.S.
Senator from Arizona, 1912-41.
Catholic.
Famed for saying "No senator can change his mind quicker than I." Actor
in a cameo role in the 1962 movie
Advise & Consent.
Suffered a stroke,
and died two weeks later, in Georgetown University Hospital,
Washington,
D.C., May 31,
1962 (age 87 years, 260
days).
Interment at Mountain
View Cemetery, Prescott, Ariz.
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Bruce Edward Babbitt (b. 1938) —
also known as Bruce Babbitt —
of Arizona.
Born in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., June 27,
1938.
Democrat. Lawyer; Arizona
state attorney general, 1975-78; Governor of
Arizona, 1978-87; candidate for Democratic nomination for
President, 1988;
U.S.
Secretary of the Interior, 1993-2001.
Catholic. Member, Council on
Foreign Relations; Trilateral
Commission.
Still living as of 2014.
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Raul Hector Castro (1916-2015) —
also known as Raul H. Castro; "Ambassador on
Horseback" —
of Tucson, Pima
County, Ariz.; Nogales, Santa Cruz
County, Ariz.
Born in Cananea, Sonora,
June
12, 1916.
Democrat. Lawyer; Pima
County Attorney, 1954-58; superior court judge in Arizona,
1959-60; U.S. Ambassador to El Salvador, 1964; Bolivia, 1968-69; Argentina, 1977-80; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Arizona, 1972;
Governor
of Arizona, 1975-77; resigned 1977; candidate for Presidential
Elector for Arizona.
Catholic. Mexican
ancestry.
Died in San Diego, San Diego
County, Calif., April
10, 2015 (age 98 years, 302
days).
Interment at Sedona Community Cemetery, Sedona, Ariz.
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Cesar Chavez (1927-1993) —
also known as César Estrada Chávez —
of Delano, Kern
County, Calif.
Born in Yuma, Yuma
County, Ariz., March
31, 1927.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; farm
worker; co-founded
the National Farm Workers Association, which became the United Farm
Workers; delegate to Democratic National Convention from California,
1968.
Catholic. Mexican
ancestry.
Awarded posthumously the Medal
of Freedom, in 1994.
Died in San Luis, Yuma
County, Ariz., April
23, 1993 (age 66 years, 23
days).
Interment at Cesar Chavez National Monument, Keene, Calif.
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William Cronin (c.1863-1963) —
also known as Will Cronin —
of Yonkers, Westchester
County, N.Y.; Tucson, Pima
County, Ariz.
Born in Waterford, Ireland,
about 1863.
Democrat. Chair of
Westchester County Democratic Party, 1933-39; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from New York, 1936;
postmaster at Yonkers,
N.Y., 1936-51 (acting, 1936).
Catholic. Irish
ancestry. Member, Elks.
Died, of cancer,
in Tucson, Pima
County, Ariz., March
10, 1963 (age about 100
years).
Interment at Holy
Hope Cemetery, Tucson, Ariz.
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Dennis Webster DeConcini (b. 1937) —
also known as Dennis DeConcini —
of Tucson, Pima
County, Ariz.
Born in Tucson, Pima
County, Ariz., May 8,
1937.
Democrat. Lawyer;
administrative aide to Gov. Samuel
P. Goddard, 1965-67; Pima
County Attorney, 1973-76; U.S.
Senator from Arizona, 1977-95; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Arizona, 2000,
2008.
Catholic.
Still living as of 2014.
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Frank Earl Flynn (1883-1965) —
also known as Frank E. Flynn —
of Forsyth, Rosebud
County, Mont.; White Salmon, Klickitat
County, Wash.; Aberdeen, Brown
County, S.Dak.; Prescott, Yavapai
County, Ariz.; Phoenix, Maricopa
County, Ariz.
Born in Lake City, Wabasha
County, Minn., June 24,
1883.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Yavapai
County Attorney, 1931-32; U.S.
Attorney for Arizona, 1935-53.
Catholic. Member, American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Knights
of Columbus; Elks.
Died in September, 1965
(age 82
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Robert Flynn and Joan (Fitzgerald) Flynn; married, November
26, 1920, to Laura Maxwell. |
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Floyd R. Gibson (1910-2001) —
of Independence, Jackson
County, Mo.
Born in Prescott, Yavapai
County, Ariz., March 3,
1910.
Democrat. Lawyer; banker;
member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Jackson County 7th District,
1941-46; member of Missouri
state senate 8th District, 1947-59; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Missouri, 1956,
1960.
Catholic. Member, Phi
Delta Phi.
Died October
4, 2001 (age 91 years, 215
days).
Interment at Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Raytown, Mo.
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Paul Anthony Gosar (b. 1958) —
also known as Paul Gosar —
of Flagstaff, Coconino
County, Ariz.; Prescott, Yavapai
County, Ariz.
Born in Rock Springs, Sweetwater
County, Wyo., November
27, 1958.
Republican. Dentist;
U.S.
Representative from Arizona, 2011-18 (1st District 2011-13, 4th
District 2013-18).
Catholic. Basque
and Slovene
ancestry. Member, American
Dental Association.
Still living as of 2018.
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Raúl M. Grijalva (b. 1948) —
of Tucson, Pima
County, Ariz.
Born in Tucson, Pima
County, Ariz., February
19, 1948.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Arizona, 2003-18 (7th District 2003-13, 3rd
District 2013-18); delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Arizona, 2004,
2008.
Catholic. Hispanic
ancestry.
Still living as of 2018.
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M. J. Hannon (1868-1936) —
of Clifton, Greenlee
County, Ariz.; Morenci, Greenlee
County, Ariz.
Born in Ireland,
1868.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Arizona, 1928;
Speaker
of the Arizona State House of Representatives, 1929-32; delegate
to Arizona convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.
Catholic.
Died in 1936
(age about
68 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Jane Dee Hull (b. 1935) —
of Phoenix, Maricopa
County, Ariz.
Born in Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo., August
8, 1935.
Republican. Member of Arizona
state house of representatives 18th District, 1979-93; Speaker of
the Arizona State House of Representatives, 1989-92; secretary
of state of Arizona, 1995-97; Governor of
Arizona, 1997-2003.
Female.
Catholic.
Still living as of 2014.
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Walter Francis Kane Jr. (1915-1978) —
also known as Walter F. Kane —
of Leavenworth, Leavenworth
County, Kan.; Sun City, Maricopa
County, Ariz.
Born in Leavenworth, Leavenworth
County, Kan., October
14, 1915.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; postmaster at Leavenworth,
Kan., 1967, 1969-74 (acting, 1967, 1969-71).
Catholic. Member, Rotary;
Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died, in Boswell Hospital,
Sun City, Maricopa
County, Ariz., May 22,
1978 (age 62 years, 220
days).
Interment at Mt. Calvary Cemetery, Leavenworth, Kan.
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Relatives: Son
of Mary Ann (Beyer) Kane and Walter Samuel Francis Kane; married to
Leah L. McKenna. |
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James Francis McNulty Jr. (1925-2009) —
also known as James McNulty, Jr. —
of Arizona.
Born in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., October
18, 1925.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Arizona
state senate, 1969-74; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Arizona, 1980; U.S.
Representative from Arizona 5th District, 1983-85.
Catholic.
Died in Tucson, Pima
County, Ariz., June 30,
2009 (age 83 years, 255
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Rose Mofford (b. 1922) —
of Phoenix, Maricopa
County, Ariz.
Born in Globe, Gila
County, Ariz., June 10,
1922.
Democrat. Secretary
of state of Arizona, 1977-88; Governor of
Arizona, 1988-91; candidate for Presidential Elector for Arizona.
Female.
Catholic.
Still living as of 2014.
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Edward Lopez Pastor (b. 1943) —
also known as Ed Pastor —
of Phoenix, Maricopa
County, Ariz.
Born in Claypool, Gila
County, Ariz., June 28,
1943.
Democrat. Assistant to Arizona Gov. Raul
H. Castro, 1971-72; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Arizona, 1972,
1984,
2000,
2004,
2008;
U.S.
Representative from Arizona, 1991-2015 (2nd District 1991-2003,
4th District 2003-13, 7th District 2013-15).
Catholic. Hispanic
ancestry.
Still living as of 2015.
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Rick Renzi (b. 1958) —
of Flagstaff, Coconino
County, Ariz.
Born in Fort Monmouth, Monmouth
County, N.J., June 11,
1958.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Arizona 1st District, 2003-09.
Catholic.
Still living as of 2014.
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Skip Rimsza (b. 1955) —
of Phoenix, Maricopa
County, Ariz.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., March
31, 1955.
Mayor
of Phoenix, Ariz., 1994-2003.
Catholic.
Still living as of 2003.
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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 (age 81 years, 208
days).
Interment at Arizona
Veterans Cemetery, Phoenix, Ariz.
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Frank W. Sharpe Jr. (b. 1897) —
of Cochise
County, Ariz.
Born in Nebraska, 1897.
Democrat. Banker; Speaker of
the Arizona State House of Representatives, 1938.
Catholic.
Burial location unknown.
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William Aloysius Sullivan (b. 1890) —
also known as William A. Sullivan —
of Globe, Gila
County, Ariz.
Born in Calumet, Houghton
County, Mich., August
28, 1890.
Democrat. Organizer, owner, Mine Supply
and Hardware
Co.; mayor of
Globe, Ariz., 1934-46; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Arizona, 1936,
1944
(alternate); secretary of
Arizona Democratic Party, 1936-38; member of Arizona
state senate, 1947-62.
Catholic. Member, Elks; Knights
of Columbus; Rotary;
Toastmasters.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Sylvester J. Sullivan and Mary Ann (Murphy) Sullivan; married, September
2, 1916, to Gertrude Elizabeth Roberts. |
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Esteban Edward Torres (b. 1930) —
also known as Esteban E. Torres —
of La Puente, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Miami, Gila
County, Ariz., January
27, 1930.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict; U.S.
Representative from California 34th District, 1983-99; defeated
in primary, 1974; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
California, 1984,
1988
(co-chair, Rules
Committee; speaker),
1996.
Catholic. Hispanic
ancestry. Member, United
Auto Workers; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Still living as of 2014.
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Mary Rose Wilcox (b. 1949) —
also known as Mary Rose Garrido —
of Phoenix, Maricopa
County, Ariz.
Born in Superior, Pinal
County, Ariz., November
21, 1949.
Democrat. Special assistant to U.S. Sen. Dennis
DeConcini, 1977-83; member Phoenix City Council, 1983-93; Maricopa
County Commissioner, 1993-; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Arizona, 1996,
2000,
2004
(alternate), 2008;
shot
and wounded on August 13, 1997, by Larry Marvin Naman, who was
angry over her support for a quarter-cent sales tax to fund a sports
stadium; newspaper
publisher; restaurant
owner.
Female.
Catholic. Mexican
ancestry.
Still living as of 2009.
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Relatives:
Daughter of John Garrido and Betty (Nunez) Garrido; married 1971 to Earl
V. Wilcox. |
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Harold Francis Youngblood (1907-1983) —
also known as Harold F. Youngblood —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., August
7, 1907.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from Michigan 14th District, 1947-49; defeated,
1934, 1948, 1950, 1952, 1956; candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1958.
Catholic. Member, Elks; Lions.
Died in Tucson, Pima
County, Ariz., May 10,
1983 (age 75 years, 276
days).
Interment at East
Lawn Palms Cemetery & Mortuary, Tucson, Ariz.
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