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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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Rosemary DeCamp (1910-2001) —
Born in Prescott, Yavapai
County, Ariz., November
14, 1910.
Democrat. Actress; honored guest, Democratic National Convention,
1960.
Female.
Died, from pneumonia,
in Torrance, Los Angeles
County, Calif., February
20, 2001 (age 90 years, 98
days).
Cremated.
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Tom Liddy (b. 1962) —
of Chandler, Maricopa
County, Ariz.
Born in Poughkeepsie, Dutchess
County, N.Y., July 20,
1962.
Republican. Lawyer;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Arizona 1st District, 2000; chair of
Maricopa County Republican Party, 2003-05; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Arizona, 2004;
talk show host.
Still living as of 2012.
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Lee Marvin (1924-1987) —
of Tucson, Pima
County, Ariz.
Born in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., February
19, 1924.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II;
actor; honored guest, Democratic National Convention,
1960.
Died, from a heart
attack, in Tucson Medical
Center, Tucson, Pima
County, Ariz., August
29, 1987 (age 63 years, 191
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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