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Gus Arzberger (b. 1921) —
of Willcox, Cochise
County, Ariz.
Born in Willcox, Cochise
County, Ariz., October
29, 1921.
Democrat. Rancher; member of Arizona
state house of representatives 8th District, 1985-88; member of
Arizona
state senate 8th District, 1989-2000.
Still living as of 2000.
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John George Babbitt (1908-1993) —
also known as John G. Babbitt —
of Flagstaff, Coconino
County, Ariz.
Born in Flagstaff, Coconino
County, Ariz., May 19,
1908.
Son of Charles J. Babbitt and Mary (Verkamp) Babbitt.
Rancher; director, Valley National Bank;
member of Arizona
state senate, 1945-48.
Died August 5,
1993 (age 85 years, 78
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Flagstaff, Ariz.
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Smith Wildman Brookhart (1869-1944) —
also known as Smith W. Brookhart —
of Washington, Washington
County, Iowa.
Born near Arbela, Scotland
County, Mo., February
2, 1869.
Son of Abram Colar Brookhart and Cynthia (Wildman) Brookhart.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
school
teacher; lawyer;
farmer; U.S.
Senator from Iowa, 1922-26, 1927-33.
Member, Farm
Bureau; American
Legion; National Rifle
Association; Knights
of Pythias.
Died, from heart
disease, in the Veterans Administration hospital
in Whipple, Yavapai
County, Ariz., November
15, 1944 (age 75 years, 287
days).
Interment at Elm
Grove Cemetery, Washington, Iowa.
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Fred Joe Fritz (1895-1985) —
also known as Fred J. Fritz —
of Clifton, Greenlee
County, Ariz.
Born in Clifton, Greenlee
County, Ariz., July 8,
1895.
Son of Fred J. Fritz and Katie Fritz (Knopp).
Democrat. Cattle raiser; member of Arizona
state house of representatives, 1927-46; Speaker of
the Arizona State House of Representatives, 1945-46; member of Arizona
state senate, 1947-50.
Presbyterian.
Member, Elks.
Died in 1985
(age about
89 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1924
to Kathleen Anderson. |
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Isabella Selmes Greenway (1886-1953) —
also known as Isabella S. Greenway; Isabella Selmes;
Isabella Ferguson; Mrs. John C. Greenway; Mrs. Harry
Orland King —
of Tucson, Pima
County, Ariz.; Ajo, Pima
County, Ariz.; Tucson, Pima
County, Ariz.
Born in Boone
County, Ky., March 22,
1886.
Daughter of Tilden R. Selmes and Martha Macomb (Flandrau) Selmes.
Democrat. Innkeeper;
rancher; owner, Gilpin Air Lines;
manager of copper mining
interests; member of Democratic
National Committee from Arizona, 1928-34; U.S.
Representative from Arizona at-large, 1933-37.
Female.
Died, from coronary
thrombosis, in Tucson, Pima
County, Ariz., December
18, 1953 (age 67 years, 271
days).
Interment at Dinsmore
Homestead Cemetery, Near Burlington, Boone County, Ky.
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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.
Son of George Washington Hunt and Sarah Elizabeth (Yates) Hunt.
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; 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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Robert Edward Kersting (b. 1916) —
also known as Robert Kersting —
of Phoenix, Maricopa
County, Ariz.
Born in Clinton, Clinton
County, Iowa, August
26, 1916.
Son of Augustus Henry Kersting and Eva (Schaub) Kersting.
Democrat. Lawyer; test pilot
and executive, Howard Aircraft
Co.; president, Red Rock Ranches and Arizona Aviation
Co.; secretary, treasurer, director, Savage Industries, Inc., Sun
States Land and
Development Co.; director, general counsel, Insurance
Corporation of America; president, general counsel, Yavapai Hotels
Corp.; director, Prescott Utilities
Corp.; member of Arizona
Democratic State Central Committee, 1951-70; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Arizona, 1956
(alternate), 1960.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Gamma Delta; Phi
Delta Phi; Moose; Fraternal
Order of Police.
Still living as of 1970.
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Robert Lee Stump (1927-2003) —
also known as Bob Stump —
of Tolleson, Maricopa
County, Ariz.
Born in Phoenix, Maricopa
County, Ariz., April 4,
1927.
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; farmer; member of
Arizona
state house of representatives, 1959-67; member of Arizona
state senate, 1967-76; U.S.
Representative from Arizona 3rd District, 1977-2003.
Seventh-Day
Adventist.
Died in Phoenix, Maricopa
County, Ariz., June 20,
2003 (age 76 years, 77
days).
Interment at Greenwood
Memory Lawn Cemetery, Phoenix, Ariz.
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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.
Daughter of Francis Marion Miles and Nettie (Potter) Miles.
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.
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