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Politician members in Arizona

Richard Fielding Harless (1905-1970) — also known as Richard F. Harless — of Phoenix, Maricopa County, Ariz. Born in Kelsey, Upshur County, Tex., August 6, 1905. Democrat. Lawyer; Maricopa County Attorney, 1939-42; U.S. Representative from Arizona at-large, 1943-49; defeated, 1954, 1958, 1960; candidate for Governor of Arizona, 1948, 1950; candidate for mayor of Phoenix, Ariz., 1963. Member, Sigma Nu; Phi Delta Phi; Phi Delta Kappa; Delta Sigma Rho; Elks; Woodmen; Optimist Club. Died in Phoenix, Maricopa County, Ariz., November 24, 1970 (age 65 years, 110 days). Interment at Greenwood Memory Lawn Cemetery, Phoenix, Ariz.   Relatives: Son of William Crousin Harless and Mary Matilda (Pennington) Harless; married, June 8, 1934, to Margaret Leone Harris; married 1948 to Meredith Howard.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial — OurCampaigns candidate detail   Renz L. Jennings (1899-1983) — also known as Lorenzo Jennings — of Phoenix, Maricopa County, Ariz. Born in Taylor, Navajo County, Ariz., August 5, 1899. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; member of Arizona state house of representatives, 1931-32; Maricopa County Attorney, 1933-34; candidate for U.S. Senator from Arizona, 1934, 1964; candidate for U.S. Representative from Arizona, 1942; superior court judge in Arizona, 1949-60; justice of Arizona state supreme court, 1960-64; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Arizona, 1960, 1968 (alternate). Mormon. Member, Eagles; Moose; Woodmen of the World. Suffered a heart attack in his swimming pool, and drowned, in Phoenix, Maricopa County, Ariz., February 11, 1983 (age 83 years, 190 days). Interment at Phoenix Memorial Park & Mortuary, Phoenix, Ariz.   Relatives: Son of Cyrus Morgan Jennings and Hannah Jane (Hansen) Jennings; brother of Irving Anthony Jennings; married 1927 to Leola Lesueur; father of Renz D. Jennings; second cousin four times removed of Jonas Mapes; third cousin twice removed of George Hammond Parshall; third cousin thrice removed of David Parshall Mapes and George Mortimer Beakes.   Political families: Mapes-Jennings-Denby-Harrison family of New York and Arizona; Bache-Dallas family of Pennsylvania and New York (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial — OurCampaigns candidate detail   James Minotto (1891-1980) — of Phoenix, Maricopa County, Ariz. Born in Berlin, Germany, February 17, 1891. Democrat. Naturalized U.S. citizen; banker; rancher; member of Arizona state senate, 1933-34, 1938-40, 1943-44; candidate for Governor of Arizona, 1934; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Arizona, 1956. German and Italian ancestry. Member, Elks; Woodmen of the World; Moose. Died in Phoenix, Maricopa County, Ariz., August 15, 1980 (age 89 years, 180 days). Cremated; ashes interred at Skull Valley Cemetery, Skull Valley, Ariz.   Relatives: Married 1916 to Idamay Swift; married 1944 to Julia Elizabeth Franklin.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial — OurCampaigns candidate detail

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