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George Wylie Paul Hunt
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AliasesGeorge HuntGeorge W. P. HuntGovernor HuntBirth 1859-11-01Death1934-12-24BirthplaceHuntsville, MissouriAffiliationsDemocratic PartyOccupationsArizona Territorial RepresentativeUnited States Minister to SiamGovernor of ArizonaArizona Territorial Council PresidentMayor of GlobePlace of ResidencePhoenix, ArizonaGlobe, ArizonaBiographical NoteGeorge W. P. Hunt was Arizona's first state Governor. He would go on to serve a total of 7 terms as Governor:
1st term: 1912-1915
2nd term: 1915-1917
3rd term: 1917-1917 (following his win in Hunt v. Campbell)
4th term: 1923-1925
5th term: 1925-1927
6th term: 1927-1929
7th term: 1931-1933
Hunt died of heart failure at his home in Phoenix on Christmas Eve, 1934. He is buried in the pyramid-shaped tomb at Papago Park, near the Phoenix Zoo.More InformationWikipedia
1st term: 1912-1915
2nd term: 1915-1917
3rd term: 1917-1917 (following his win in Hunt v. Campbell)
4th term: 1923-1925
5th term: 1925-1927
6th term: 1927-1929
7th term: 1931-1933
Hunt died of heart failure at his home in Phoenix on Christmas Eve, 1934. He is buried in the pyramid-shaped tomb at Papago Park, near the Phoenix Zoo.More InformationWikipedia
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AgencyArizona Office of the GovernorCollectionArizona Research TopicsEventArizona's Constitutional ConventionsColorado River CompactPlaceGlobePapago ParkTopicGovernment and Politics
George Wylie Paul Hunt. Arizona Memory Project, accessed 19/09/2024, https://azmemory.azlibrary.gov/nodes/view/170833