| Birth: | Aug. 2, 1879
Buffalo Gap (Taylor County)
Taylor County
Texas, USA | | Death: | Dec. 15, 1963
Phoenix
Maricopa County
Arizona, USA | 
Governor of Arizona (1937-1939). Elected Governor of Arizona in 1936, much of his administration was focused on combating the effects of the Great Depression. A Minimum Wage Law was enacted, unfair sales practices were outlawed, and the Federal Social Security Act was implimented. He did not seek reelection in 1938. He served on the Arizona Supreme Court from 1942 to 1953, serving as Chief Justice of the state from 1944 until his retirement in 1953. (bio by: Thomas Fisher)
Family links:
Parents:
Monroe Agee Stanford (1850 - 1921)
Margaret Joannah Gamble Stanford (1850 - 1924)
Spouse:
Ruth Butchee Stanford (1880 - 1957)*
Children:
Roscoe Agee Stanford (1919 - 1998)*
Lois Stanford Palmer (1924 - 2004)*
*Calculated relationship
Search Amazon for Rawghlie Stanford | | | Burial:
Greenwood Memory Lawn Cemetery
Phoenix
Maricopa County
Arizona, USA |
Maintained by: Find A Grave
Originally Created by: Thomas Fisher
Record added: Apr 08, 2006
Find A Grave Memorial# 13889101 |
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