Fred Sylvester Breen was an American politician.
Fred Tuttle Colter was an Arizona rancher and farmer,as well as being the state senator for Apache County beginning with Arizona's second state legislature in 1915. Colter spent six terms in the Arizona Senate. He also led the fight on Arizona's behalf to maintain control over the water from the Colorado River,coining the slogan,"Save the Colorado for Arizona". He was a close ally of the state's first governor,George W. P. Hunt. Prior to his election to the state senate,Colter had served as the state's fair commissioner.
The 3rd Arizona State Legislature,consisting of the Arizona State Senate and the Arizona House of Representatives,was constituted from January 1,1917,to December 31,1918,during the first term of Thomas Edward Campbell,which was contested,and he left office after serving less than a year and the third term of George W. P. Hunt as Governor of Arizona,in Phoenix. The number of senators and representatives remained constant at 19 and 35,respectively. The Republicans made modest gains in both houses,gaining 4 seats in both the Senate and the House,leaving Democrats with a 14–5 majority in the Senate and 31–4 majority in the House.
Charles M. Roberts was an American politician who served in the first Arizona State Senate.
William Wilson Pace was an American politician and cattleman from Arizona. He was a member of three territorial legislatures prior to statehood,and was a member of the Arizona State Senate in the 1st Arizona State Legislature.
George H. Chase (1843-1918) was a politician in Arizona,who served in the first two state legislatures as a state senator.
H. A. Davis (1879-1946) was an American politician from Arizona,who served as a senator in the 1st Arizona State Legislature. He was also a newspaperman and owned a printing business.
C. B. Wood was a politician from Arizona who served in the 1st Arizona State Legislature. He was also heavily involved in the Arizona State Fair,was a Maricopa County under-sheriff,had a real estate company,and was postmaster of Phoenix.
John T. Hughes was a politician from Arizona who served in the 1st Arizona State Legislature. He was also a newspaper man,editing and publishing his father's paper,the Arizona Daily Star,and an attorney,the first native-born Arizonan to be admitted to the Arizona bar. Additionally,he had several mining and real estate interests.
Delmore Dean Crabb was an American politician from Arizona who served in the Arizona state senate during the 2nd Arizona State Legislature. In addition to his brief political career,Crabb was a cattle rancher in both Arizona and California.
Ernest R. Hall was an Arizona politician who served a single term in the Arizona State Senate during the 3rd Arizona State Legislature. He ran several other times for the state legislature,mostly for the State Senate,but once for the State House of Representatives. He also ran three times for Arizona Secretary of State,winning in the 1920 election. Other offices he held were justice of the peace and postmaster,both in the Salome,Arizona area. He was a combat veteran of World War I,and was a very successful farmer in Maricopa County for several decades.
Frank O. Mattox was an American politician from Arizona who served two terms in the Arizona State Legislature. His first term was in the 1st Arizona State Legislature,where he served in the state House of Representatives,as the sole representative from Navajo County. His second term was during the 3rd Arizona State Legislature,where he also represented Navajo County,but this time in the State Senate.
W. A. Parr was an American politician from Arizona. He served a single term in the Arizona State Senate during the 4th Arizona State Legislature,holding the seat from Navajo County. In addition,he served two terms in the Arizona Territorial Legislature,both in the lower house. He was a contractor and an undertaker.
Anthony A. Johns was an American politician from Arizona. He served a single term in the Arizona State Senate during the 4th Arizona State Legislature,holding one of the two seats from Yavapai County,as well as serving as President of the Senate. He also held one of the seats from Yavapai County in the Arizona House of Representatives three times,in the 2nd,3rd and 13th Arizona State Legislatures,serving as the Speaker of the House during the 3rd Legislature. He was a long-time resident of Prescott,and one of the largest sheepherders in Yavapai County. Other business interests included mining and construction. Other offices held included a regent for the University of Arizona,chairman of the Arizona Highway Commission,chief of the Prescott Fire Department,president of the Arizona Wool Growers Association,and vice-president of the National Wool Growers Association.
Charles Payne Hicks was an American politician from Arizona. He served a single term in the Arizona State Senate during the 4th Arizona State Legislature,holding one of the two seats from Yavapai County.
Charles E. Larson was an American politician from Arizona. He served a single term in the Arizona State Senate during the 5th Arizona State Legislature,holding the seat from Coconino County. While he lived in Arizona he engaged in the sheep-raising business,and later moved to Los Angeles where he manufactured lamps.
James Curtin was an American politician from Arizona. He served a single term in the Arizona State Senate during the 5th Arizona State Legislature,holding the seat from Navajo County. He was one of the largest sheep ranchers in Arizona,at one point serving on the state's Sheep Sanitary Board. He was elected as one of the two delegates from Navajo County to the Arizona Constitutional Convention in 1910. At other points he was the sheriff of Apache County and the treasurer of Navajo County.
Charles E. Burton was an American politician from Arizona. He served a single term in the Arizona State Senate during the 5th Arizona State Legislature,holding one of the two seats from Yavapai County.
A. J. Eddy (1880-1976) was an American politician from Arizona. He served a single term in the Arizona State Senate during the 5th Arizona State Legislature,holding the two seat from Yuma County. He also served two terms in the Arizona House of Representatives,and was a long time deputy attorney for Yuma County. He was a veteran of the Spanish-American War,and in 1922 set a legal precedent when his testimony became the first time forensic ballistics was used in the conviction of a murderer in the United States.
William W. Midgley (1872-1949) was an American politician from Arizona. He served a single term in the Arizona State Senate during the 10th Arizona State Legislature,holding the seat from Coconino County. A rancher and merchant,Midgley also ran for the Republican nomination for the governorship of Arizona.
