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Protestant Politicians in Arizona
(unspecified denomination)

	J. Melvin Goodson (1904-1980) — of Maricopa County, Ariz. Born in Missouri, 1904. Democrat. Banker; Speaker of the Arizona State House of Representatives, 1939-40. Protestant. Died in 1980 (age about 76 years). Burial location unknown.
	Carl Trumbull Hayden (1877-1972) — also known as Carl Hayden — of Tempe, Maricopa County, Ariz.; Phoenix, Maricopa County, Ariz. Born in Hayden's Ferry (now Tempe), Maricopa County, Ariz., October 2, 1877. Son of Sallie Calvert (Davis) Hayden and Charles Trumbull Hayden (1925-1900). Democrat. Flour mill business; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Arizona Territory, 1904; Maricopa County Treasurer, 1905-06; Maricopa County Sheriff, 1907-12; U.S. Representative from Arizona at-large, 1912-27; U.S. Senator from Arizona, 1927-69. Protestant. Member, American Legion; Rotary; Freemasons; Elks; Knights of Pythias; Sons of the American Revolution. Served a record 56 consecutive years in Congress. Died in Mesa, Maricopa County, Ariz., January 25, 1972 (age 94 years, 115 days). Cremated; ashes interred at Double Butte Cemetery, Tempe, Ariz.   Relatives: First cousin four times removed of Jonathan Trumbull; second cousin thrice removed of Joseph Trumbull (1737-1778), Jonathan Trumbull, Jr. and David Trumbull; third cousin twice removed of Benjamin Trumbull, Joseph Trumbull (1782-1861) and Jonathan G. W. Trumbull; fourth cousin once removed of Lyman Trumbull; third cousin once removed of Charles Jenkins Hayden; son of Sallie Calvert (Davis) Hayden and Charles Trumbull Hayden (1925-1900); married, February 15, 1908, to Nan Downing. See Livingston-Seymour-Lee-Williams family of New York.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — OurCampaigns candidate detail   Books about Carl Hayden: Jack L. August, Jr., Vision in the Desert: Carl Hayden and Hydropolitics in the American Southwest
	Richard F. Hensley (b. 1941) — also known as Dick Hensley — of Peoria, Maricopa County, Ariz. Born in Albany, Gentry County, Mo., February 23, 1941. Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy, 1959-63; candidate in primary for U.S. Representative from Arizona, 2000 (3rd District), 2004 (2nd District). Protestant. Member, Rotary; Freemasons; Shriners; American Legion; Elks; Moose. Still living as of 2005.
	James R. Heron (b. 1899) — of Gila County, Ariz. Born in Arizona, 1899. Democrat. Banker; Speaker of the Arizona State House of Representatives, 1941-42. Protestant. Burial location unknown.
	Anthony Arthur Johns (1864-1944) — also known as A. A. Johns — of Yavapai County, Ariz. Born in England, 1864. Democrat. Banker; Speaker of the Arizona State House of Representatives, 1917-18; Arizona Democratic state chair, 1925. Protestant. Died in 1944 (age about 80 years). Burial location unknown.
	John Jacob Rhodes III (b. 1943) — also known as John J. Rhodes III — of Mesa, Maricopa County, Ariz.; Safford, Graham County, Ariz. Born in Mesa, Maricopa County, Ariz., September 8, 1943. Son of John Jacob Rhodes. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam war; lawyer; U.S. Representative from Arizona 1st District, 1987-93; defeated, 1992; delegate to Republican National Convention from Arizona, 2008. Protestant. Member, Rotary. Still living as of 2009.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — votes in Congress from the Washington Post — NNDB dossier

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