The Political Graveyard: Engineer Politicians in Arizona

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Engineer Politicians in Arizona

Alexander Oswald Brodie (1849-1918) — also known as Alexander O. Brodie — of Prescott, Yavapai County, Ariz.; Phoenix, Maricopa County, Ariz.; Haddonfield, Camden County, N.J. Born in Edwards, St. Lawrence County, N.Y., November 13, 1849. Republican. Civil and mining engineer; Yavapai County Recorder, 1893-94; colonel in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; candidate for Delegate to U.S. Congress from Arizona Territory, 1898; Governor of Arizona Territory, 1902-05; delegate to Republican National Convention from Arizona Territory, 1904. Died in Haddonfield, Camden County, N.J., May 10, 1918 (age 68 years, 178 days). Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.

Relatives: Son of Joseph Brodie and Margaret (Brown) Brodie; married, December 15, 1892, to Louise Hanlon.

Peter MacDonald (b. 1928) — of Window Rock, Apache County, Ariz. Born in Teec Nos Pos, Apache County, Ariz., December 16, 1928. Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; engineer; delegate to Republican National Convention from Arizona, 1972. Baptist. Navajo Indian ancestry. Still living as of 1972.

Relatives: Son of Dyahthlni Begay and Lucy (Ute) Begay; married, December 18, 1951, to Rubye Fern Wallace.

Thomas Maddock (1883-1971) — also known as Tom Maddock — of Winslow, Navajo County, Ariz.; Williams, Coconino County, Ariz.; Phoenix, Maricopa County, Ariz.; Safford, Graham County, Ariz. Born in Roanoke, Va., 1883. Republican. Civil engineer; member of Arizona state house of representatives, 1912; Arizona State Highway Engineer, 1917-22; candidate for U.S. Representative from Arizona at-large, 1918; candidate for U.S. Senator from Arizona, 1920; Republican candidate for Governor of Arizona, 1926 (primary), 1934; delegate to Republican National Convention from Arizona, 1948. Died in Phoenix, Maricopa County, Ariz., 1971 (age about 88 years). Burial location unknown.

Hoval A. Smith (1876-c.1954) — of Arizona. Born in Iowa, 1876. Republican. Mining engineer; candidate for U.S. Senator from Arizona, 1911. Norwegian ancestry. Advocated the annexation of Sonora from Mexico to the U.S. Died about 1954 (age about 78 years). Interment at Rock Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.

Relatives: Married to Nina R. Smith.

W. Dean Watkins (b. 1931) — of Tucson, Pima County, Ariz. Born in Canton, Stark County, Ohio, 1931. Aeronautical engineer; Prohibition candidate for Vice President of the United States, 2000. Baptist. Still living as of 2000.

Relatives: Grandson of Aaron Sherman Watkins.

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