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Politician Writers in Arizona

Raymond Charles Moley (1886-1975) — also known as Raymond Moley; Ray Moley — Born in Berea, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, September 27, 1886. Mayor of Olmsted Falls, Ohio; university professor; member of the "Brain Trust" which advised President Franklin D. Roosevelt; U.S. Assistant Secretary of State, 1933; broke with Roosevelt in 1936, and later became senior advisor to Republicans Wendell Willkie, Barry Goldwater, and Richard Nixon; columnist for Newsweek magazine; received the Medal of Freedom in 1970. Irish and French ancestry. Died February 18, 1975 (age 88 years, 144 days). Interment somewhere in Phoenix, Ariz.   Relatives: Son of Felix James Moley and Agnes (Fairchild) Moley; married 1916 to Eva Dall; married 1949 to Frances Hebard.   See also Wikipedia article   Jean Westwood (1923-1997) — also known as Jean Miles — of West Jordan, Salt Lake County, Utah; Scottsdale, Maricopa County, Ariz. Born in Price, Carbon County, Utah, November 22, 1923. Democrat. Mink raiser; writer; staff member for U.S. Rep. David S. King, 1965-66; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Utah, 1972; Chairman of Democratic National Committee, 1972; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Arizona, 1996. Female. Died, of pituitary cancer, in American Fork Hospital, American Fork, Utah County, Utah, August 18, 1997 (age 73 years, 269 days). Burial location unknown.   Relatives: Daughter of Francis Marion Miles and Nettie (Potter) Miles; married 1941 to Richard E. Westwood.   See also Wikipedia article   John Richard Williams (1909-1998) — also known as John R. Williams; Jack Williams — of Phoenix, Maricopa County, Ariz. Born in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif., October 29, 1909. Republican. Program director, KOY radio station; director, KetchikanUC radio station; newspaper columnist; mayor of Phoenix, Ariz., 1956-60; Governor of Arizona, 1967-75; delegate to Republican National Convention from Arizona, 1972. Episcopalian. Member, Jaycees. Died August 24, 1998 (age 88 years, 299 days). Burial location unknown.   Relatives: Son of James Maurice Williams and Laura (LaCossitt) Williams; married, June 5, 1942, to Vera May.   Personal motto: "It's another beautiful day in Arizona. Leave us all enjoy it."   See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier

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