John Douglas Driggs (June 16,1927 –December 11,2014) was an American politician. He served as mayor of Phoenix,Arizona from 1970 to 1974.
He was an alumnus of Stanford University,where he earned an MBA degree. He then worked for Western Savings. [1] [2] Driggs was married to Gail and had five sons,19 grandchildren and seven great grandchildren.
Driggs is a city in the western United States in eastern Idaho,and is the county seat of Teton County. Part of the Jackson,WY-ID Micropolitan Statistical Area,it is located in Teton Valley,the headwaters of the Teton River. The population was 1,660 at the 2010 census,up from 1,100 in 2000.
Donald James Atchison is a Canadian politician who was Mayor of Saskatoon,the largest city in the central Canadian province of Saskatchewan,from 2003 to 2016. Atchison was elected mayor four times,tied for the most after mayoral terms were extended beyond one year in 1954. When he lost his bid for a fifth term in 2016,he left office as the longest-serving mayor in the city's history at 13 years.
Camelback Mountain is a mountain in Phoenix,Arizona,United States. The English name is derived from its shape,which resembles the hump and head of a kneeling camel. The mountain,a prominent landmark of the Phoenix metropolitan area,is located in the Camelback Mountain Echo Canyon Recreation Area between the Arcadia neighborhood of Phoenix and the town of Paradise Valley. It is a popular recreation destination for hiking and rock climbing.
Seaton Schroeder was an admiral of the United States Navy. He contributed to the development of the Driggs-Schroeder rapid-fire gun.
James Pederson,is an American businessman,co-founder of the commercial development firm The Pederson Group,and was the Chairman of the Arizona Democratic Party from 2001 to 2005. In 2006,he ran for a seat in the United States Senate,losing to incumbent Jon Kyl.
Clifford Emerson Wright,was a Canadian politician who served as the mayor of Saskatoon,the largest city in the central Canadian province of Saskatchewan,from 1976 to 1988. At the time he left office after 12 years,he was the longest-serving mayor in the city's history,although his tenure has since been surpassed by Don Atchison,who was mayor for 13 years.
John Fletcher Driggs was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan.
John Driggs may refer to:
The Driggs family is an American business family descended from Joseph Driggs of Middletown and East Haddam,Connecticut.
Adam Dorsey Driggs is an American attorney,politician,and as of 2017,a judge of the Maricopa County Superior Court in Arizona. Driggs previously served in both chambers of the Arizona State Legislature.
Junius ElMarion Driggs was the CEO and co-founder of now-defunct Western Savings and Loan. He was also the president of the Mesa Arizona Temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from 1975 to 1980.
Joseph Smith Jessop was an early patriarch in the Mormon fundamentalist movement and,with John Y. Barlow,co-founder of Short Creek,Arizona,home to the polygynous Short Creek Community.
Gregory John Stanton is an American lawyer and politician who is the U.S. representative from Arizona's 4th congressional district,serving since 2019. A Democrat,he was previously mayor of Phoenix from 2012 to 2018,and was on the Phoenix City Council from 2000 until 2009.
John Lewis is an American politician. He served as the mayor of Gilbert,Arizona from 2009 to 2016 when he resigned his post to become president and CEO of East Valley Partnership. Lewis is a member of the Republican Party.
John M. Allen is an American politician and who currently serves as the County Treasurer for Maricopa County. A Republican,Allen was a member of the Arizona House of Representatives representing District 15 from January 2013 until 2021. Allen previously served non-consecutively from January 2001 until January 2005 in the District 7 and 11 seats.
The Pioneer and Military Memorial Park is the official name given to seven historic cemeteries in Phoenix,Arizona. The cemeteries were founded in 1884 in what was known as "Block 32". On February 1,2007,"Block 32" was renamed Pioneer and Military Memorial Park. The Pioneer and Military Memorial Park is listed in the National Register of Historic Places. The historic Smurthwaite House,which is also listed in the National Register of Historic Places,is located on the grounds of the Pioneer and Military Memorial Park and is used as the cemetery's main office. Pioneer and Military Memorial Park is the final resting place of various notable pioneers of Arizona.
The 1974 Arizona gubernatorial election took place on November 5,1974. Incumbent Governor Jack Williams decided not to run for a fourth term as governor. Former United States Ambassador to Bolivia Raúl Héctor Castro,who was the Democratic nominee in 1970,won the Democratic nomination again in 1974,and narrowly won the general election,defeating Republican nominee Russell Williams by 0.85%. Castro was sworn into his first and only term as governor on January 6,1975.
The 2018–19 Phoenix mayoral special election was held on November 6,2018,to elect the new Mayor of Phoenix,Arizona. The election was officially nonpartisan;candidates ran on the same ballot. In the initial round of the election,since no candidate reached 50 percent plus one vote,a runoff election was held on March 12,2019,between the top two finishers.
John C. Giles is an American politician serving as the 40th mayor of Mesa,Arizona. A Republican,Giles previously served as a member of the Mesa City Council from 1996 to 2000. Giles was elected mayor of Mesa in a 2014 special election following the resignation of Mayor Scott Smith.
Heritage and Science Park,located between East Monroe,East Washington,North 5th and North 7th Streets in downtown Phoenix,Arizona includes Heritage Square –a historic site anchored by the Rosson House –the Arizona Science Center,and the building of the former Phoenix Museum of History.