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Politicians in Insurance in Arizona

Lewis Williams Douglas (1894-1974) — also known as Lewis W. Douglas — of Phoenix, Maricopa County, Ariz.; Sonoita, Santa Cruz County, Ariz. Born in Bisbee, Cochise County, Ariz., July 2, 1894. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Arizona state house of representatives, 1923-25; U.S. Representative from Arizona at-large, 1927-33; director of the U.S. Budget, 1933-34; vice-president and director, American Cyanamid Co., 1934-38; president, Mutual Life Insurance Company of New York, 1940-47; U.S. Ambassador to Great Britain, 1947-50. Episcopalian. Member, American Philosophical Society; Council on Foreign Relations. Died in Tucson, Pima County, Ariz., March 7, 1974 (age 79 years, 248 days). Cremated.   Relatives: Son of James Stuart Douglas and Josephine Leah (Williams) Douglas.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — U.S. State Dept career summary — NNDB dossier   Kenneth Warren Dyal (1910-1978) — also known as Kenneth W. Dyal; Ken Dyal — of San Bernardino, San Bernardino County, Calif.; Oakland, Alameda County, Calif. Born in Bisbee, Cochise County, Ariz., July 9, 1910. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; postmaster at San Bernardino, Calif., 1947-54 (acting, 1947-49); insurance executive; U.S. Representative from California 33rd District, 1965-67. Mormon. Member, American Legion; Kiwanis. Died in Oakland, Alameda County, Calif., May 12, 1978 (age 67 years, 307 days). Interment at Montecito Memorial Park, Colton, Calif.   Relatives: Descendant *** of George Washington Dyal.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page   Robert Edward Kersting (b. 1916) — also known as Robert Kersting — of Phoenix, Maricopa County, Ariz. Born in Clinton, Clinton County, Iowa, August 26, 1916. Democrat. Lawyer; test pilot and executive, Howard Aircraft Co.; president, Red Rock Ranches and Arizona Aviation Co.; secretary, treasurer, director, Savage Industries, Inc., Sun States Land and Development Co.; director, general counsel, Insurance Corporation of America; president, general counsel, Yavapai Hotels Corp.; director, Prescott Utilities Corp.; member of Arizona Democratic State Central Committee, 1951-70; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Arizona, 1956 (alternate), 1960. Episcopalian. Member, American Bar Association; Phi Gamma Delta; Phi Delta Phi; Moose; Fraternal Order of Police. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.   Relatives: Son of Augustus Henry Kersting and Eva (Schaub) Kersting; married, February 29, 1968, to Fracine Bassett.   Stanley F. Withe (1892-1984) — of Burlington, Hartford County, Conn.; Sun City, Maricopa County, Ariz. Born in Springfield, Hampden County, Mass., June 15, 1892. Republican. Insurance business; member of Connecticut state house of representatives from Burlington, 1953-54. Died in Sun City, Maricopa County, Ariz., January 19, 1984 (age 91 years, 218 days). Burial location unknown.   Relatives: Married to Inga Grau.

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