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George Wylie Paul Hunt (1859-1934) —
also known as George W. P. Hunt —
of Globe, Gila
County, Ariz.
Born in Huntsville, Randolph
County, Mo., November
1, 1859.
Democrat. Rancher; merchant;
member of Arizona
territorial legislature, 1892-1900, 1904-10; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Arizona Territory, 1900;
delegate
to Arizona state constitutional convention, 1910; Governor of
Arizona, 1912-17, 1917-19, 1923-29, 1931-33; defeated in primary,
1932, 1934; U.S. Minister to Siam, 1920-21.
Member, Sons of
the American Revolution; Freemasons;
Odd Fellows.
Died, from a heart
attack, in Phoenix, Maricopa
County, Ariz., December
24, 1934 (age 75 years, 53
days).
Interment at Papago
Park, Phoenix, Ariz.
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Ernest William McFarland (1894-1984) —
also known as Ernest W. McFarland —
of Florence, Pinal
County, Ariz.
Born near Earlsboro, Pottawatomie
County, Okla., October
9, 1894.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; superior court
judge in Arizona, 1935-41; U.S.
Senator from Arizona, 1941-53; defeated, 1952, 1958; Governor of
Arizona, 1955-59; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Arizona, 1964;
justice
of Arizona state supreme court, 1965-71.
Methodist.
Member, American
Legion; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Jesters;
Knights
of Pythias; Elks;
Odd Fellows; American
Judicature Society.
Died in Phoenix, Maricopa
County, Ariz., June 8,
1984 (age 89 years, 243
days).
Interment at Greenwood
Memory Lawn Cemetery, Phoenix, Ariz.
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Samuel Roy McKelvie (1881-1956) —
also known as Sam R. McKelvie —
of Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in Fairfield, Clay
County, Neb., April
15, 1881.
Republican. Publisher, The Nebraska Farmer magazine;
member of Nebraska
state house of representatives, 1911-13; Lieutenant
Governor of Nebraska, 1913-15; Governor of
Nebraska, 1919-23; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Nebraska, 1928
(speaker),
1932,
1936,
1944.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd Fellows; Elks.
Died in Arizona, October
6, 1956 (age 75 years, 174
days).
Interment at Wyuka
Cemetery, Lincoln, Neb.
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K. Berry Peterson (b. 1891) —
of Tahlequah, Cherokee
County, Okla.; Tucson, Pima
County, Ariz.
Born in Alamo, Montgomery
County, Ind., July 24,
1891.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Pima
County Attorney, 1922-27; Arizona
state attorney general, 1929-33.
Presbyterian.
Member, American
Legion; Disabled
American Veterans; Sigma
Alpha Epsilon; Phi
Alpha Delta; Odd Fellows; Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Charles Arthur Peterson and Hannah N. (Duckworth) Peterson;
married, September
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