Arizona Governor. In 1896, he graduated from Arkansas Industrial University, with a medical degree, moved to Tempe, Arizona that same year and established a medical practice. Entering politics, he was a member of the Arizona Constitutional Convention in 1910, served on the Tempe School Board and on the board of Arizona State University. In 1932, he was elected as a Democrat the fourth Governor of Arizona, serving until 1937. As Governor, he initiated sales, luxury, income taxes, reduced property taxes by 40 percent, and submitted a budget to the legislature with a $4.5-million cut in expenditures. Also during his administrations, work began on the Yuma-Gila Reclamation Project, the 21st Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was ratified by Arizona and the spillway of the Boulder Dam was officially opened to provide irrigation water to land within the state. He died just two months after leaving office.
Arizona Governor. In 1896, he graduated from Arkansas Industrial University, with a medical degree, moved to Tempe, Arizona that same year and established a medical practice. Entering politics, he was a member of the Arizona Constitutional Convention in 1910, served on the Tempe School Board and on the board of Arizona State University. In 1932, he was elected as a Democrat the fourth Governor of Arizona, serving until 1937. As Governor, he initiated sales, luxury, income taxes, reduced property taxes by 40 percent, and submitted a budget to the legislature with a $4.5-million cut in expenditures. Also during his administrations, work began on the Yuma-Gila Reclamation Project, the 21st Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was ratified by Arizona and the spillway of the Boulder Dam was officially opened to provide irrigation water to land within the state. He died just two months after leaving office.
Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith
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